CHINESE LITERATURE ***
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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
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