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VII. xwl, XVIII, THE ANALECTS,
CHAPTER XVII.---THE SAGE'S GREAT TEXT-
BOOKS.--C. _ '_ tg Common, constant. _ -,_ 4g
Observe, maintain. _.9 _ _ _ _ Poetry wherewith
to regulate the character. {_ _ j_ _ _ History,
wherewith to direct light policy. :_t J_ _ _f _ The
Ritual, whereby to carefully legulate one's refinement (The
Li covers everything from religious observances to mutual
politeness). These three things are _J] _ H J_ _
the substance of one's daily needs, hence were frequently
discussed I.. Frequent themes of discourse were,-- ......
maintenance of the rules of propriety. Z ...... passim lo
quebatur, Carmen, Annales, et servare titus. K .......
loved to talk were: Poetry, hi_tory, and the rules of
courtesy and good manners. He frequently, etc. Couv.
...... roulaient ordinairement sur le Cheu king, sur le Chou
king, et sur le 13 ki, qui enseigne les devoirs _. remplir.
...... les sujets ordinaires etc.
CHAPTER XVIII.--THE SAGE'S WATERS OF
LETHE.--I. _ was a very small State in _, now
_i_ in _ [_ _, Honan. C. {_ _ _ the duke had
arrogated to himself this rifle. Tzfi Lu did not reply, either
because the duke had asked unsuitable questions, or because
_ )k _ _ _ ;_ _ _ t_ _ q_ the S,age's lofty
character was extremely difficult to put into words. L.Z.
about Confucius. K. to give his opinion of Confucius.
Couv. ayant interrog6 ...... sur la personne de Confucius.
2. Or, In his eag_ forgetting his food, so happy
that he forgets his sorrows, not noticing oId age to be on
the point of arriving. ;[_ _ )k _g see I. 2, He lives a
li_. The _ l_ says of _ t_ that- they cover the three
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