The Book of Songs is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry, comprising 305 works from the 11th to 6th centuries BC, divided into Feng (风 folk songs), Ya (雅 court songs), and Song (颂 hymns).
有客有客,亦白其马。有萋有且,敦琢其旅。有客宿宿,有客信信。 言授之絷,以絷其马。薄言追之,左右绥之。既有淫威,降福孔夷...
于皇武王!无竞维烈。允文文王,克开厥后。嗣武受之,胜殷遏刘,耆定尔功。...