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XX, L THE ANALEC"I_o
term indicating neither excess nor deficiency. L. Oh l
you Shun, the Heaven-determined order of succession now
rests in your person. Sincerely hold fast the due Mean.
If there shall be distre.ss and want etc. I_Ieavenly revenue
will come to a perpetual end. Z. heus, tu Choen, coeli-
tus successionis ordo est in tua persona etc. K. Hail to
thee, O Shun! The God ordained etc. middle course of
light. If etc. the title and honour which God has given
thee etc. Couv. Eh bien ! Chouenn, voici le temps fix6
par le Ciel pour votre avennement A l'empire etc. le juste
milieu etc. Si etc. le Ciel vous retirerait pour jamais le
pouvoir et les tr6sors royaux.
2. Shun acted as Regent from 2284-2254, when he as-
cended the throne in response to popular demand. About
222I he resigned the govenlment to Yfi and died in 2204,
when Yfi accepted the throne, founded the _ dynasty, and
reigned fill 2196.
3. These sentences were uttered by T'ang, B.C. I765 -
1752 , who overthrew the tyrant _, (the ;_ _ here
referred to), and founded the ]_ or J_ dynasty. They are
found scattered in the _[: IV. iii. 4, 8. The first half is his
sacrificial prayer after the overthrow, the second half was
addressed to the nobles present. C. Li was T'ang's name.
He offered a black bullock in accordance with the _ usage.
_[_., _] _, Scrutinize. L. I, the child Le, presume
to use a dark-coloured victim, and presume to announce to
Thee, O most great and sovereign God, that the sinner,
etc., and Thy ministers etc. obscurity. The examination of
them is by Thy mind, O God. If in my person I commit
offences, they are not to be attributed to you, the people of
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