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XIV. 'xv,x_x, xvl_. "I_'_IE ANALECTS,
might be maintained, he returned to and held Fang, the
strorghoId of his fief, and there requested the appointment
of one of his h_brothers as successor. This being tantamount
to a threh*cConfucius admits no merit in Wu Clmng,
but a virtual threat of rebellion. The appointment of successor
ought to have been left to grace of the Duke. _.,
_ _J ":_ -U!,o Demand, i.e. ask for it, with it clasped
tightly under his arm,--forcing the Duke's hand. L.
keeping possession of Fang ctc. to appoint a successor to
him in his fami[ 2. Although it may be said that he was
not using force with his sovereign, I believe he was. Z.
quamvis dicat _e non coegisse ptincipem etc. K. Although
it is said etc. did not use intimidation with his prince etc.
Couv. II a beau dire qu'il n'a pas fait violence A son
prince ; je n'ajoute pas foi _. son affirmation.
CHAPTER XVI. -- CRAFTY AND NOT
STRAIGHT.--C. _ 5[ 7_, name" Z_23_, B.C. 635-
627. _ }4 2-_, name _|_ 1_ B.C 683-64o. Both
these barons during the _ _)_ period aggrandised the
House of _ by territory taken from the barbarians. In
reality neither of them was upright, _ ;_ ]E, but in his
dealings with _ Duke Huan maintained his honour and
his word and refused all treachery, hence -_ _ J>/ _, -J_
L_. this discrimination of their real characters. Cf. next
clause. L Crafty and not upright. Z. rectus erat et
non fraudulentus. K. a man of honour and without an2,,
craftiness. Couv. _tait fourbe et manquait de droiture,
etc. sans duplicitY.
CHAPTER XII._TO LIVE FOR TItE STATE
BETTER TftAN TO DIE FOR ITS PRINCE.--L
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