Confucius, the Great Teacher: A StudyK. Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1890 - 314 pages |
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Page vii
... Chinese philosopher , Confucius . I have occasionally included in the details of his life incidents which are legendary , rather than historical , for the reason that , had I discarded them , I should have deprived the reader of many ...
... Chinese philosopher , Confucius . I have occasionally included in the details of his life incidents which are legendary , rather than historical , for the reason that , had I discarded them , I should have deprived the reader of many ...
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... China , by no less an authority than that of the Professor of Chinese in the Univer- sity of Oxford , Dr. Legge , whose translations of the sacred books , written for scholars rather than for the general public , have put him at the ...
... China , by no less an authority than that of the Professor of Chinese in the Univer- sity of Oxford , Dr. Legge , whose translations of the sacred books , written for scholars rather than for the general public , have put him at the ...
Page ix
... Chinese are not representations of words , but symbols of ideas , and the combination of them in composition is not a representation of what the author would say , but of what he thinks . It is in vain , therefore , for a trans- lator ...
... Chinese are not representations of words , but symbols of ideas , and the combination of them in composition is not a representation of what the author would say , but of what he thinks . It is in vain , therefore , for a trans- lator ...
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... Chinese , observes , " There are two causes to which Chinese literature of the lighter or ornamental kind has owed its in- different reception in the West - first , a want of choice and selection in the subjects ; and secondly , a con ...
... Chinese , observes , " There are two causes to which Chinese literature of the lighter or ornamental kind has owed its in- different reception in the West - first , a want of choice and selection in the subjects ; and secondly , a con ...
Page xi
... Chinese literature in Europe seem to demand that its pro- fessors take some pains to render its introduction as attractive as possible , by a careful selection of the best subjects , and by treating these in such a manner as shall ...
... Chinese literature in Europe seem to demand that its pro- fessors take some pains to render its introduction as attractive as possible , by a careful selection of the best subjects , and by treating these in such a manner as shall ...
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