Plain text of Ode 4, Stanzas 1 and 2. The Yi Pu
Abundant is the growth of the buckthorn and shrubby trees, Supplying firewood; yea, stores of it. Elegant and dignified was our prince and king; On the left and the right they hastened to him.
Elegant and dignified was our prince and king; On his left and his right they bore their half-mace cups:—They bore them with solemn gravity, As beseemed such eminent officers.