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 they have to think, And to cause no sorrow to their parents.

Your herdsmen shall dream, Of multitudes and then of fishes, Of the tortoise-and-serpent, and then of the falcon, banners. The chief diviner will divine the dreams;—How the multitudes, dissolving into fishes, Betoken plentiful years; How the tortoise-and-serpent, dissolving into the falcon, banners, Betoken the increasing population of the kingdom.

This piece is referred to the time of king Yû ( 781 to 771), the unworthy son of king Hsüan. The 'Grand-Master' Yin must have been one of the 'three ,' the highest ministers at the court of Kâu, and was, probably, the chief of the three, and administrator of the government under Yû.

Lofty is that southern hill , With its masses of rocks! Awe-inspiring are you, O (Grand-)Master