Preface
CHINESE LITERATURE
COMPRISING
THE ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS, THE SAYINGS OF MENCIUS, THE SHI-KING, THE TRAVELS OF FÂ-HIEN, AND THE SORROWS OF HAN
WITH CRITICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES BY
EPIPHANIUS WILSON, A.M.
REVISED EDITION
1900
THE ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS
Introduction
BOOK
I. On Learning--Miscellaneous Sayings II. Good Government--Filial Piety--The Superior Man III. Abuse of Proprieties in Ceremonial and Music IV. Social Virtue--Superior and Inferior Man V. A Disciple and the Golden Rule--Miscellaneous VI. More Characteristics--Wisdom--Philanthropy VII. Characteristics of Confucius--An Incident VIII. Sayings of Tsang--Sentences of the Master IX. His Favorite Disciple's Opinion of Him X. Confucius in Private and Official Life XI. Comparative Worth of His Disciples XII. The Master's Answers--Philanthropy--Friendships XIII. Answers on the Art of Governing--Consistency XIV. Good and Bad Government--Miscellaneous Sayings XV. Practical Wisdom--Reciprocity the Rule of Life XVI. Against Intestine Strife--Good and Bad Friendships XVII. The Master Induced to Take Office--Nature and Habit XVIII. Good Men in Seclusion--Duke of Chow to His Son XIX. Teachings of Various Chief Disciples XX. Extracts from the Book of History
THE SAYINGS OF MENCIUS
Introduction
Book I. King Hwuy of Lëang.-- Part I
[_Books II., III., and IV. are omitted_]
Book V. Wan Chang.-- Part I
THE SHI-KING
Introduction
_Part I.--Lessons from the States_.
BOOK I.--THE ODES OF CHOW AND THE SOUTH.-- Celebrating the Virtue of King Wan's Bride Celebrating the Industry of King Wan's Queen In Praise of a Bride Celebrating T'ae-Sze's Freedom from Jealousy The Fruitfulness of the Locust Lamenting the Absence of a Cherished Friend Celebrating the Goodness of the Descendants of King Wan The Virtuous Manners of the Young Women Praise of a Rabbit-Catcher The Song of the Plantain-Gatherers The Affection of the Wives on the Joo
BOOK II.--THE ODES OF SHAOU AND THE SOUTH.-- The Marriage of a Princess The Industry and Reverence of a Prince's Wife The Wife of Some Great Officer Bewails his Absence The Diligence of the Young Wife of an Officer The Love of the People for the Duke of Shaou The Easy Dignity of the Officers at Some Court Anxiety of a Young Lady to Get Married
BOOK III.--THE ODES OF P'EI.-- An Officer Bewails the Neglect with which He is Treated A Wife Deplores the Absence of Her Husband The Plaint of a Rejected Wife Soldiers of Wei Bewail Separation from their Families An Officer Tells of His Mean Employment An Officer Sets Forth His Hard Lot The Complaint of a Neglected Wife In Praise of a Maiden Discontent Chwang Keang Bemoans Her Husband's Cruelty
[_Books IV., V., and VI. are omitted_]
BOOK VII.--THE ODES OF CH'ING.--- The People's Admiration for Duke Woo A Wife Consoled by Her Husband's Arrival In Praise of Some Lady A Man's Praise of His Wife An Entreaty A Woman Scorning Her Lover A Lady Mourns the Absence of Her Student Lover---
BOOK VIII.--THE ODES OF TS'E.-- A Wife Urging Her Husband to Action The Folly of Useless Effort The Prince of Loo
BOOK IX.--THE ODES OF WEI.-- On the Misgovernment of the State The Mean Husband A Young Soldier on Service
BOOK X.--THE ODES OF T'ANG.-- The King Goes to War Lament of a Bereaved Person The Drawbacks of Poverty A Wife Mourns for Her Husband
BOOK XI.--THE ODES OF TS'IN.-- Celebrating the Opulence of the Lords of Ts'in A Complaint A Wife's Grief Because of Her Husband's Absence Lament for Three Brothers In Praise of a Ruler of Ts'in The Generous Nephew
BOOK XII.--THE ODES OF CH'IN.-- The Contentment of a Poor Recluse The Disappointed Lover A Love-Song The Lament of a Lover
BOOK XIII.--THE ODES OF KWEI-- The Wish of an Unhappy Man
BOOK XIV.--THE ODES OF TS'AOU.-- Against Frivolous Pursuits
BOOK XV.--THE ODES OF PIN.-- The Duke of Chow Tells of His Soldiers There is a Proper Way for Doing Everything
_Part II.--Minor Odes of the Kingdom_.
BOOK I.--DECADE OF LUH MING.-- A Festal Ode A Festal Ode Complimenting an Officer The Value of Friendship The Response to a Festal Ode An Ode of Congratulation An Ode on the Return of the Troops
BOOK II.--THE DECADE OF PIH HWA.-- An Ode Appropriate to a Festivity
BOOK III.--THE DECADE OF T'UNG KUNG.-- Celebrating a Hunting Expedition The King's Anxiety for His Morning Levee Moral Lessons from Natural Facts
BOOK IV.--THE DECADE OF K'E-FOO.-- On the Completion of a Royal Palace The Condition of King Seuen's Flocks
BOOK V.--THE DECADE OF SEAOU MIN.-- A Eunuch Complains of His Fate An Officer Deplores the Misery of the Time On the Alienation of a Friend
BOOK VI.--THE DECADE OF PIH SHAN.-- A Picture of Husbandry The Complaint of an Officer
BOOK VII.--DECADE OF SANG HOO.-- The Rejoicings of a Bridegroom Against Listening to Slanderers
BOOK VIII.--THE DECADE OF TOO JIN SZE.-- In Praise of By-gone Simplicity A Wife Bemoans Her Husband's Absence The Earl of Shaou's Work The Plaint of King Yew's Forsaken Wife Hospitality On the Misery of Soldiers
_Part III.--Greater Odes of the Kingdom_.
BOOK I.--DECADE OF KING WAN.-- Celebrating King Wan
[_Book II. is omitted_]
BOOK III.--DECADE OF TANG.-- King Seuen on the Occasion of a Great Drought
_Part IV.--Odes of the Temple and Altar_.
BOOK I.--SACRIFICIAL ODES OF CHOW.-- Appropriate to a Sacrifice to King Wan On Sacrificing to the Kings Woo, Ching, and K'ang
THE TRAVELS OF FÂ-HIEN Translator's Introduction