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X. XIII. THE ANALEC'I_.
it ..... offer it first in sacrifice before his ancestors etc.
Couv. il le gofitait sur une natte convenablement dispos6e
(sans l'offrir aux d6funts) ..... l'offrait aux d6fun_ ...... le
nourrissait.
2. C. According to the ]_ _ the King had one
great daily dinner, whereat the chief cook handed him the
articles for sacrifice, and also tasted every dish before the
King partook. Host and guests were accustomed to join
in the sacrifice; Confucius however refused to consider
himself as a gucst, but merely as a subordinate, L. in
attendance on the Prince and joining in the entertainment,
the Prince only sacrificed. He first tasted everything.
Z. Si assidens etc. plincipe litante, ipse ante gustabat.
K. after the prince had said grace he would first taste
the dishes. Couv. au moment off celui-ci offrait des mets
au d6funts, Confucius gofitait les mets, (par un sentiment
de modestie etc.).
3. C. _ -_ J_ _ _ _/_ _o He laid his head
to the east to obtain the life-giving influences, (said to be
the proper position of a sick person, but one would think
he did so to face the Prince seated on the north). L.
When he was ill and the Prince came to visit him, he had
his head to the east, made his court robes etc. Z.
.Aegrotan.% si princeps etc. oriente obvertebat caput etc.
K. lie with his head to the east etc. Couv. Quand etc.
annonc,ait sa visite ....... vers l'orient, (apr&s avoir fair mettre
son lit aupr_s de la fen6tre qui regardait le midi) ; etc.
4. c. tltlil iii in
haste, his carriage following after. L. When the Prince's
order called him, witi_out waiting etc. he went at otme.
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