The Book of Poetry: Book II. The Odes of Shao and the South: VII. Kao Yang
The Book of Poetry, tr. by James Legge, [1876]
2How on their skins of lamb or sheep
The five seams wrought with white silk show!
With easy steps, and self-possessed,
From court, to take their meal, they go.
3Upon their skins of lamb or sheep
Shines the white silk the seams to link.
With easy steps and self-possessed,
They go from court to eat and drink.