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ral points, make the necessary corrections, polish the style
etc. Couv. Quand il fallait 6crire une lettre au nom de
prince ...... composait le brouillon, examinait avec soin le
contenu, Tzeu iu, qui pr_sida;t _ la r&eption des h6tes,
corrlgeait et polissait le style, donnait une tournure 616gante.
CHAPTER X.--STRICTURES ON THREE MEN
OF NOTE.---I. -f- _- See last section and V. I5. C.
_ Leniency was not the prevailing feature of his
administration, yet single-hearted love of the people was his
motive throughout. L. He was a kind man. Z. beneficus
est vir. K. a generous man. Cony. un homme
bienfaisant.
2. --_ ]_ named _ was a scion of the ducal house of
_, He refused the throne in favour of It_ q_ at tile
same time amending and improving its government, but he
did not suppress his prince's usurped title of _ ; moreover
when I_ t desired to employ Confucius, he prevented it ;
he was afterwards killed by _ 1_I _, L. That man!
Z. Oh file[ K. Why that man! Why speak of him
at all? Couv. Oh! Celui-l&! (ne m'en parlez pas).
3. See III. 2z. C. Duke $_ took this fief away from
its owner for some offence and enriched K.C. with it, yet
I"1_i]_ Jl_* _ _e _ _ Sjj recognising K.C.'s merit,
submitted without a murmur. _ _ _ _1_ _l_ _
_f/', _- i_ _ _¢ _ _ _-_ _ KC.'s virtue did not
surpass his abilities, T.C.'s abilities did not surpass his
virtue. _lr_ _i_ _._ Teeth means age. L. For him
the city of etc. was taken from the chief etc. who did not
utter a murmuring word though etc. only" coarse rice to
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