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Now is he making a progress through the States, |
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May Heaven accept him as its Son! |
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Truly are the honour and succession come from it to the House of Zhou. |
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To his movements, |
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All respond with tremulous awe. |
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He has attracted and given rest to all spiritual Beings, |
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Even to [the Spirits of] the He, and the highest hills. |
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Truly is the king the sovereign Lord. |
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Brilliant and illustrious is the House of Zhou. |
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He has regulated the positions of the princes; |
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He has called in shields and spears; |
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He has returned to their cases bows and arrows. |
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I will cultivate admirable virtue, |
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And display it throughout these great regions: -- |
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Truly will the king preserve the appointment. |