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TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
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
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