{"collection":"cfu","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/cfu/bop/bop303.htm","path":"cfu/bop/bop303.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/cfu/bop/bop303.htm","text":"Sacred Texts\u00a0\n Confucianism\u00a0\n Index\u00a0\n Previous\u00a0\n Next\u00a0\n \nBuy this Book at Amazon.com\n \n \nThe Book of Poetry, tr. by James Legge, [1876]\n IX\n \n The Huan; narrative. Celebrating the merit and success of King Wu.\n \n Throughout our myriad regions there is peace;\n \u00a0\u00a0Year after year the plenteous harvest brings.\n Great Heaven in showing favors does not cease,\n \u00a0\u00a0And will with blessing crown Chou's line of kings.\n The martial sovereign, Wu, the confidence\n \u00a0\u00a0He won from all his officers retained.\n Their service would he through the realm dispense,\n \u00a0\u00a0And for his house security thus gained.\n Oh! glorious was he in the sight of Heaven,\n By which to him the throne of Shang was given.\n \n \n \n Next: X. Lai","title":"The Book of Poetry: Section III. The Decade of Min Y\u00fc Hsiao Tz\u016d: IX. Huan","type":"page"}