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III. VII, VIII. THE ANALECTS,
contendat; si plane esset, nonne in sagittando foret ? At
salutat obsequenter etc. K. A gentleman never competes
in anything he does,--except perhaps in archery. But
even then, when he wins he courteously makes his bow
before he advances to take. his place among the winners ;
and when he has lost he walks down and drinks his cup of
forfeit etc. Couv. Le sage n'a jamais de-contestation.
(S'il en avait), ce serait certainement quand il tire
l'arc. (Avant la lutte), il salue humblement ses adversaires,
et monte _ l'endroit pr6par6. (Apr6s la lutte), il
boit etc.
CHAPTER VIII.--MORALS FIRST, MANNERS
AFTER. I. Tzfi Hsia, Intro V. The quot. is from one
of the _ _ • poems excluded from the Odes by Conf. ;
but its first two stanzas appear in Odes I. v. 3. What
artful smiling dimples ! What splendid eyes well defined l
A plain ground taken for colouring I Tzfi Hsia's difficulty
was with the _l. _ • which he read" regarded as," instead
of" can be," or "to be used for." C. :_ _ _ _l_
m ]_ _I__ _1_o C. _}• _ _ _ _ -IJ_,o Good
definition of pupil and sclerotic. _]i:_o_ _I_ :_ _
411,o The white ground, the basis of the painting. _
_ _ ;_ {_i _ The decorative colouring, the
adornment of the picture. L. The pretty dimples of her
artful snfile! The well-defined black and white of her
eye l The plain ground for the colours. Z. Venustum
ridens ducit rictum, pulcher oculus distincte niter, et ex
albo facit coloratura. K. Her coquettish smiles, How
dimpling they are ; Her beautiful eyes, How beaming they
are; O fairest is she Who is simple and plain. Couv.
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