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Title: Chinese Literature Comprising The Analects of Confucius, The Sayings of Mencius, The Shi-King, The Travels of Fâ-Hien, and The Sorrows of Han

Author: Anonymous

Release Date: November 17, 2003 [EBook #10056]

Language: English

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CHINESE LITERATURE

COMPRISING

THE ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS, THE SAYINGS OF MENCIUS, THE SHI-KING, THE TRAVELS OF FÂ-HIEN, AND THE SORROWS OF HAN

WITH CRITICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES BY

EPIPHANIUS WILSON, A.M.

REVISED EDITION

1900

THE ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS

Introduction

BOOK

I. On Learning—Miscellaneous Sayings
II. Good Government—Filial Piety—The Superior Man
III. Abuse of Proprieties in Ceremonial and Music
IV. Social Virtue—Superior and Inferior Man
V. A Disciple and the Golden Rule—Miscellaneous
VI. More Characteristics—Wisdom—Philanthropy
VII. Characteristics of Confucius—An Incident
VIII. Sayings of Tsang—Sentences of the Master
IX. His Favorite Disciple's Opinion of Him
X. Confucius in Private and Official Life
XI. Comparative Worth of His Disciples
XII. The Master's Answers—Philanthropy—Friendships
XIII. Answers on the Art of Governing—Consistency
XIV. Good and Bad Government—Miscellaneous Sayings
XV. Practical Wisdom—Reciprocity the Rule of Life
XVI. Against Intestine Strife—Good and Bad Friendships
XVII. The Master Induced to Take Office—Nature and Habit
XVIII. Good Men in Seclusion—Duke of Chow to His Son
XIX. Teachings of Various Chief Disciples
XX. Extracts from the Book of History

THE SAYINGS OF MENCIUS

Introduction

Book I. King Hwuy of Lëang.— Part I

[Books II., III., and IV. are omitted]

Book V. Wan Chang.— Part I

THE SHI-KING

Introduction

Part I.—Lessons from the States.

BOOK I.—THE ODES OF CHOW AND THE SOUTH.— Celebrating the Virtue of King Wan's Bride Celebrating the Industry of King Wan's Queen In Praise of a Bride Celebrating T'ae-Sze's Freedom from Jealousy The Fruitfulness of the Locust Lamenting the Absence of a Cherished Friend Celebrating the Goodness of the Descendants of King Wan The Virtuous Manners of the Young Women Praise of a Rabbit-Catcher The Song of the Plantain-Gatherers The Affection of the Wives on the Joo

BOOK II.—THE ODES OF SHAOU AND THE SOUTH.— The Marriage of a Princess The Industry and Reverence of a Prince's Wife The Wife of Some Great Officer Bewails his Absence The Diligence of the Young Wife of an Officer The Love of the People for the Duke of Shaou The Easy Dignity of the Officers at Some Court Anxiety of a Young Lady to Get Married

BOOK III.—THE ODES OF P'EI.— An Officer Bewails the Neglect with which He is Treated A Wife Deplores the Absence of Her Husband The Plaint of a Rejected Wife Soldiers of Wei Bewail Separation from their Families An Officer Tells of His Mean Employment An Officer Sets Forth His Hard Lot The Complaint of a Neglected Wife In Praise of a Maiden Discontent Chwang Keang Bemoans Her Husband's Cruelty

[Books IV., V., and VI. are omitted]

BOOK VII.—THE ODES OF CH'ING.—- The People's Admiration for Duke Woo A Wife Consoled by Her Husband's Arrival In Praise of Some Lady A Man's Praise of His Wife An Entreaty A Woman Scorning Her Lover A Lady Mourns the Absence of Her Student Lover—-

BOOK VIII.—THE ODES OF TS'E.— A Wife Urging Her Husband to Action The Folly of Useless Effort The Prince of Loo

BOOK IX.—THE ODES OF WEI.— On the Misgovernment of the State The Mean Husband A Young Soldier on Service

BOOK X.—THE ODES OF T'ANG.— The King Goes to War Lament of a Bereaved Person The Drawbacks of Poverty A Wife Mourns for Her Husband

BOOK XI.—THE ODES OF TS'IN.— Celebrating the Opulence of the Lords of Ts'in A Complaint A Wife's Grief Because of Her Husband's Absence Lament for Three Brothers In Praise of a Ruler of Ts'in The Generous Nephew

BOOK XII.—THE ODES OF CH'IN.— The Contentment of a Poor Recluse The Disappointed Lover A Love-Song The Lament of a Lover

BOOK XIII.—THE ODES OF KWEI— The Wish of an Unhappy Man

BOOK XIV.—THE ODES OF TS'AOU.— Against Frivolous Pursuits

BOOK XV.—THE ODES OF PIN.— The Duke of Chow Tells of His Soldiers There is a Proper Way for Doing Everything

Part II.—Minor Odes of the Kingdom.

BOOK I.—DECADE OF LUH MING.— A Festal Ode A Festal Ode Complimenting an Officer The Value of Friendship The Response to a Festal Ode An Ode of Congratulation An Ode on the Return of the Troops

BOOK II.—THE DECADE OF PIH HWA.— An Ode Appropriate to a Festivity

BOOK III.—THE DECADE OF T'UNG KUNG.— Celebrating a Hunting Expedition The King's Anxiety for His Morning Levee Moral Lessons from Natural Facts

BOOK IV.—THE DECADE OF K'E-FOO.— On the Completion of a Royal Palace The Condition of King Seuen's Flocks

BOOK V.—THE DECADE OF SEAOU MIN.— A Eunuch Complains of His Fate An Officer Deplores the Misery of the Time On the Alienation of a Friend

BOOK VI.—THE DECADE OF PIH SHAN.— A Picture of Husbandry The Complaint of an Officer

BOOK VII.—DECADE OF SANG HOO.— The Rejoicings of a Bridegroom Against Listening to Slanderers

BOOK VIII.—THE DECADE OF TOO JIN SZE.— In Praise of By-gone Simplicity A Wife Bemoans Her Husband's Absence The Earl of Shaou's Work The Plaint of King Yew's Forsaken Wife Hospitality On the Misery of Soldiers

Part III.—Greater Odes of the Kingdom.

BOOK I.—DECADE OF KING WAN.— Celebrating King Wan

[Book II. is omitted]

BOOK III.—DECADE OF TANG.— King Seuen on the Occasion of a Great Drought

Part IV.—Odes of the Temple and Altar.

BOOK I.—SACRIFICIAL ODES OF CHOW.— Appropriate to a Sacrifice to King Wan On Sacrificing to the Kings Woo, Ching, and K'ang

THE TRAVELS OF FÂ-HIEN
Translator's Introduction
CHAPTER
I. From Ch'ang-gan to the Sandy Desert
II. On to