Book iii.—­The odes of P’EI.—­
  An Officer Bewails the Neglect with which He is Treated
  A Wife Deplores the Absence of Her Husband
  The Plaint of a Rejected Wife
  Soldiers of Wei Bewail Separation from their Families
  An Officer Tells of His Mean Employment
  An Officer Sets Forth His Hard Lot
  The Complaint of a Neglected Wife
  In Praise of a Maiden
  Discontent
  Chwang Keang Bemoans Her Husband’s Cruelty

[Books IV., V., and VI. are omitted]

Book VII.—­The odes of Ch’ing.—–­
  The People’s Admiration for Duke Woo
  A Wife Consoled by Her Husband’s Arrival
  In Praise of Some Lady
  A Man’s Praise of His Wife
  An Entreaty
  A Woman Scorning Her Lover
  A Lady Mourns the Absence of Her Student Lover—–­

Book VIII.—­The odes of Ts’e.—­
  A Wife Urging Her Husband to Action
  The Folly of Useless Effort
  The Prince of Loo

Book IX.—­The odes of wei.—­
  On the Misgovernment of the State
  The Mean Husband
  A Young Soldier on Service

Book X.—­The odes of T’ang.—­
  The King Goes to War
  Lament of a Bereaved Person
  The Drawbacks of Poverty
  A Wife Mourns for Her Husband

Book XI.—­The odes of Ts’in.—­
  Celebrating the Opulence of the Lords of Ts’in
  A Complaint
  A Wife’s Grief Because of Her Husband’s Absence
  Lament for Three Brothers
  In Praise of a Ruler of Ts’in
  The Generous Nephew

Book XII.—­The odes of Ch’in.—­
  The Contentment of a Poor Recluse
  The Disappointed Lover
  A Love-Song
  The Lament of a Lover

Book XIII.—­The odes of kwei—­
  The Wish of an Unhappy Man

Book xiv.—­The odes of TS’AOU.—­
  Against Frivolous Pursuits

Book XV.—­The odes of pin.—­
  The Duke of Chow Tells of His Soldiers
  There is a Proper Way for Doing Everything

Part II.—­Minor Odes of the Kingdom.

Book I.—­Decade of LUH ming.—­
  A Festal Ode
  A Festal Ode Complimenting an Officer
  The Value of Friendship
  The Response to a Festal Ode
  An Ode of Congratulation
  An Ode on the Return of the Troops

Book ii.—­The decade of pih hwa.—­
  An Ode Appropriate to a Festivity

Book iii.—­The decade of t’ung kung.—­
  Celebrating a Hunting Expedition
  The King’s Anxiety for His Morning Levee
  Moral Lessons from Natural Facts