BOOK III. THE ODES OF P[']EI.

An Officer Bewails the Neglect with which He is Treated 157 A Wife Deplores the Absence of Her Husband 158 The Plaint of a Rejected Wife 159 Soldiers of Wei Bewail Separation from their Families 161 An Officer Tells of His Mean Employment 161 An Officer Sets Forth His Hard Lot 162 The Complaint of a Neglected Wife 163 In Praise of a Maiden 164 Discontent 164 Chwang Keang Bemoans Her Husband's Cruelty 165

[_Books IV, V, and VI are omitted_]