the Grand, V. xx. 5.

the Junior, 6.

Astronomy of Yaou, I. 3-8.

- of Shun, II. i. 5.

- of Hea, III. iv. 4.

- of The Great Plan,' V. iv. 8.

Cattle of the army, order respecting, V. xxix.
3, 4.

Caution necessary from first to last, V. xvii. 4,

5: xx. 19: xxiv. 13.

Banishment, II. i. 11,12,20: III. i. Pt. ii. 21. 22.
Barbarous tribes, invasion of, V. xxviii. 2. See
Wild.

Barter established by Yu, II. iv 1.

Battle, rules to be observed in, V. ii. 7-10.
of Muh, V. iii. 9.

Bears and grisly bears, brave men compared to,
V. ii. 9 xxiii. 5. Comp. II. i. 22.
Bell, a wooden-tongued, III. iv. 3.
Bench, the gem-adorned, V. xxii 2, 15, 17, 24.
and others used at a funeral, 16, 18.
Benevolence, of T'ang, IV. ii. 5: iv. 3: v. Pt. ii. 5.
Benevolent, the people cherish the, IV. v. Pt.
iii. 1.

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Birth of a son, the commencement of a dynasty
compared to the, V. xii. 19.
Boasting destroys merit, IV. viii. Pt. ii. 7.
Boat, a good minister like a, IV. viii. Pt. i. 6.
Body-guards of king Woo, V. ii. 2.
Bow of Ho, the, V. xxii. 19.

Bows and arrows, red and black, V. xxviii. 4.
Branding used as a punishment, V. xxvii. 3, 18.
Bribery, warning against, V. xxvi. 8: xxvii. 16.
among the people of Meaou, 12.

Brilliant success of Wan and Woo, V. xxii. 5:

-

- the, should be in a high situation, Pt. iii. 4.
reasons for removal of the, Pt. 1. 2; Pt, iii.
5, 6, 7.

at Lo, building of the, V. xii.

Caps worn at a funeral, V. xxii. 21, 22, 23.
Captains of thousands and of hundreds, V. ii. 2.
Carefulness, constant, IV. ii. 9.

Carriages imperial used at a funeral, V. xxii. 20.
Castration used as a pumshment, V. xxvii. 3, 18.

Ceremonies of Shun, II. i. 6-9, xxii. 12-29.
on the death of a king, V. xxii. 12-29.
Chamberlain, Pih-keung appointed High, V.
xxvi. 4.

Change of the people of Yin in the course of a
generation, V. xxiv. 3, 4.

Character of the people of Yin, bad, V. xxiv. 10.
Charge, the to Yue, IV. viii. title.

to the viscount of Wei, V. viii. title.
to Chung of Tsae, xvii. title.
to Keun-ch'in, xxi. 1.

the Testamentary, xxii. title.
to the duke of Peih xxiv. title.
to Keung, xxvi. title.

to prince Wăn, V. xxviii. title.

Chief mourner, the king's son the, V. xxii. 11.
Chronology, subjects of, V. iv. 8.

Coats buttoned on the left, V. xxiv. 13.
Coffer, the Metal-bound, V. vi. title, 11, 16.
Communication, the minister of, II. i. 25.

between T'ae-kën and E Yin, IV. v. Pt. ii. 2
-7.

between Woo-ting and Yuě, IV. viii. Pt. ii.
12, 13; Pt. iii. 11.

to the duke of Chow, V. xiii. 14-21.
Confession of T'ae-këǎ, IV. v. Pt. ii. 3.
Confidence between Fung and the duke of Chow,
V. ix. 14.

Conquest of Le, IV. x. title.

Constitution of man conferred by Heaven, V.
iv. 2.

Contempt of parents often manifested by the
sons of the industrious, V. xv. 2.

Contrast between the present and past conduct
of Ching's ministers, V. vii. 13.

Conveyances, four, II. iv. 1.

by water, III. i. passim.
by ox-carts, V. x. 6.

of the great Yu, II. ii. title: III. iv. 2.
Tang's, to his princes, IV. iii. 7, 9.

E. Yin's, to Tâe-këǎ, IV. iv.: V. VI. 6-9.
Covetousness discouraged, IV. vii. Pt. ii. 14,
Pt. iii. 10, 12.

Crafty counsellors, V. xxx. 5.

Crime, the minister of, II. i. 20: ii. 11: V. iv. 7:
xix. 24: xx. 11: xxvii. 9.

Crimes of Këë, IV. i. 1—3 : V. xiv. 5: xviii. 4.
- of Show, IV. x. 2, 6, 7: V. i. Pt. ii. 5: ii. 5,
6: x. 11: xii. 10: xiv. 9.

- how to deal with great, V. ix. 8, 10, 15, 16.

of the sons of hard-working people frequent,
V. xv. 2.

-causes the loss of the favour of Heaven, V.
xvi. 4.

Deliberation to be exercised in criminal cases,
V. ix. 12: xxvii. 12-22.

Deluge of Yaou, the, I. 11: II. ii. 14 : iv. 1: V.
iv. 3.

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Yu's labours on the, III. i.

Demoralization of the people in Show's reign,
IV. x. 3: xi. 2.

Dependence of the emperor on his ministers,
II. iv. 3, 4: IV. v. Pt. i. 3.
-on his people, IV. v. Pt. ii. 2: vi. 11.
Devotion of the Grand-tutor to his dynasty, IV.
xi. 8, 9.

Diligence, the necessity of, V. xx. 17 : xxi. 3 :
xxvii. 13.

Disease, a laborious situation compared to a, V.
ix. 6, 9.

Dissipation of the emperor T'ae-k'ang, III. iii.

1, 6.

Doubts, examination of, V. iv. 4, 20―31.
Dream, Woo-ting's, IV. viii. Pt. i. 2,

king Woo's, V. i. Pt. ii. 5.

Dresses worn at a funeral, V. xxii. 22, 23.
Drum, the large, V. xxii. 19.

Drunkenness of Tae-k'ang, III. ii'. 6.

of He and Ho, III, iv. 4.

- of Show, IV. xi. 1, 4: V. i. Pt. i, 5; Pt. ii. 3;

Early, T'ang rose, IV. v. Pt. i. 5.

Early life of Woo-ting, IV. viii. Pt. iii. 1.
Ears, cutting off the, as a punishment, V. ix.
10: xxvii. 2.

Earth, sacrifices to the great, V. i. Pt. i. 10.
See Heaven.

Ease, Against Luxurious, V. xiv. title.

people generally love their, V. xxx. 2.
Eastern frontier, the, V. xxi. 1: xxiv. 1.
Eclipse of the sun, III. iv. 4.

Education, king Woo's attention to, V. iii 10.
Effort, necessity of, IV. v. Pt. iii. 8: V. ix 6:
xiii. 13.

Eldest son of God, the emperor the, V. xii. 6, 13.
Elements, the five, II. ii. 7 : III. V. 3 : 9. iv. 3, 4, 5.
Embroidery, II. iv. 4.

Emergencies, preparation for, IV. viii. Pt. ii. 8.
Emolument, the long enjoyment of, in families

corrupts their morals, V. xxiv. 9.
Emperor, the, should endeavour to keep the
affections of the people, III. iii. 4, 5.
-Tang, the fellow and equal of Heaven, IV.
v. Pt. iii. 3: viii. Pt. iii. 10.
inauguration of an, V. xxii. 23-29.
the great, xxvii. 5, 7. See Example.
Enemy, Show, the, of the people, V. i. Pt. iii. 4.
Enigmatical reply of the tortoise, V. vii. 3, 15.
Ensign of king Woo, V. ii. 1.

Entreats, the duke of Chow, Shih to assist him
in the government, V. xvi. 16, 17, 19-21.
Entrenchments, soldiers forbidden to leave the,
V. xxix. 4.

Errors, Tang changed his, IV. ii. 5.

king Muh acknowledges his, V. xxvi. 3.
Establishment of Government, The, V. xix. title.
Evil, all acts of, contribute to disorder, V. xvii. 4.
Examination of doubts, V. iv. 20–31.

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Face, virtue not to be judged by the, V. xix. 2.
the appearance of the, may help the judg-
ment in criminal cases, V. xxvii. 17.

Fame of Yu universal, III. i. Pt. ii. 23.

of virtue, xxvii. 4.

xxiv. 14.

Fellow, Tang was the, of God, IV. v. Pt. iii. 3:
viii. Pt. iii. 10.

Fidelity of ministers urged, II. iv. 5 : IV. iv. 7.
Figures, emblematic, of the ancients, II. iv. 4.
Filial piety enforced, IV. v. Pt. ii. 7: V. x. 6 :
xvii. 2, 3.

- duty, Ching's sense of, V. vii. 11.
neglect of. abhorred by all, ix. 16.
of prince Wăn, xxviii. 3.

Fines, the five redemption, instituted by king
Muh, V. xxvii. 15, 17, 18.

Fire, a minister of Heaven compared to, III. iv. 6.
Five tokens of gem, II. i. 7.-kinds of gems, V.
xxii. 19.

duties, ceremonies, habiliments, punishments,
&c., II. iii. 6.

punishments, V. xxvii. 3, 12, 13, 17, 22.
colours, and notes, II. iv. 4.

coloured earths, III. i. Pt. i. 35.

presidents, II. iv. 8.

elements, III. ii. 3: V. iv. 3, 4, 5.

Sons, III. iii. title.

constant virtues, V. i. Pt. iii. 2.

orders of nobility, V. iii. 10.

-29.

Funerals, Woo taught attention to, V. iii. 10.

G

Gem-stone, Yu presents a, to the emperor, III.
i. Pt. ii. 23.

Gems used at a funeral, V. xxii. 15, 16, 17, 19.
General Regulator, appointment of Shun to be,
II. i. 2.
do., of Yu, 17.

Gentleness and strictness to be combined in

government, V. xxi. 7.

Goat, a, used in sacrifice, V. xii. 5.

GOD, II. i. 6: iv. 2: IV. i. 2 : ii. 3 : iii. 2, 8: iv.
8: v. Pt. iii. 3: vii. Pt. iii. 6: viii. Pt. i. 2:
V. i. Pt. i. 6, 7, 10; Pt. iii. 3: iii. 6: iv. 3,
15: vi. 7: vii. 9, 13: viii. 3: ix. 4: xii. 9, 14:
xiv. 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 14: xvi. 3, 11, 14: xviii.
4, 5: xix. 2, 4, 5, 6: xxiii. 5: xxvii. 4, 12:
xxviii. 1.

Good, defined, IV. vi. 8.

- of the people, the object of government, IV.
viii. Pt. ii. 2.

the people are born, V. xxi. 14.
Goodness, all acts of, contribute to government,
V. xvii. 4.

Government, the object of, IV. viii. Pt. ii. 2.
good, depends on officers, 5.

the eight objects of, V. iv. 4, 7.
three virtues of, iv. 17.

the Establishment of, xix. title.

- happy result of Shun's, xxvii. 10.

- happy results of Wăn and Woo's, xxii. 5:
xxvi. 2.

Grain beaten down by a storm, V. vi. 16, 19.

of the common people, xxv. 5.

Harmony, exhortation to, V. xviii. 26, 31.
produced by T'ang's government, xix. 4.
Haughtiness, of Pwan-kăng's ministers, IV. vii.
Pt. i. 6-9.

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Heart, keeping the, IV. viii. Pt. ii. 10.
Heaven, the supreme Being, II. i. 8, 26: ii. 14,
17, 20, 21: iii. 5, 6, 7: iv. 2, 11; III. ii. 3:
iv. 2, 5, 6; IV. i. 1, 4: ii. 2, 3, 9: iii. 3, 5, 7:
iv. 2: v. Pt. i. 2; Pt. ii. 3; Pt. iii. 1: vi. 2,
3: vii. Pt. i. 3, 4; Pt. ii. 3, 9: viii. Pt. ii. 2,
3: ix. 3, 4; x. 2, 6; V. i. Pt. i. 7, 9, 10, 11;
Pt. ii. 3, 4, 5, 7; Pt. iii. 2, 3 ; ii. 7 : iii. 5, 6,
7, 9: iv. 2, 3: vi. 7, 18, 19: vii. 1-4, 8-10,
13, 14, 15: ix. 4, 7, 16, 21: x. 2, 3, 7, 9, 11:
xii. 10-14, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24: xiii. 2, 4, 14,
xiv. 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24: xv:
4, 13: xvi. 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 19, 20.
22: xviii. 3, 5, 6, 7, 12-19, 21, 22, 28, 29;
xxii. 6, 7, 25: xxiv. 9: xxvii. 11, 12, 13, 17,
21: xxviii. 2.
the son of,

-

-

the emperor, III. iv. 5: IV. x.
2: V. iv. 16: xxiii. 2.

high, IV. ii. 3: iii. 4, 5: V. i. Pt. i. 4.
great, II. ii. 4: IV. iv. 2: v. Pt. ii. 2: vi. 3 :
viii. Pt. iii. 10: V. i. Pt. i. 5: iii. 6: viii. 2:
xi. 6: xii. 14: xvi. 7: xvii. 4: xxiii. 2, 5.
-conferred seat (the throne), IV. v. Pt. iii. 1.
- compassionate, V. xiv. 2.

- and earth, V. i. Pt. i. 3; Pt. iii. 3 : iii. 6: xx.
5, 6: xxvii. 6.

Heavenly, man's nature, IV. x. 3.

- city of Shang, V. xiv. 20.

sounding stone, V. xxii. 19.

Heirs, Shun's punishments did not extend to the
criminal's, II. ii. 12.

Hemp, an article of tribute, V. ii. 5.

Hens, crowing, V. ii 5.

Herald with his wooden-tongued bell, the, III.

iv. 3.

Hunting, king Wan's moderation in, V. xv. 11.
Husbandman, the, must labour for a harvest,
IV. vii. Pt. i. 9, 11.
Hypocrisy, against, V. xx. 18.

I

Ice, walking upon spring-, V. xxv. 2.
Idleness, warning against, IV. v. Pt. ii. 6; Pt.
iii. 5: vii. Pt. iii. 2: V. ix. 6: xvii. 3: xx.
16: xxi. 3.

the throne not a place for, IV. viii. Pt. ii. 2:
V. xiii. 21: xv. 13.

the duke of Chow abjures, xvi. 21.

of the tyrant Show, V. i. Pt. iii. 2: xiv. 9:
xix. 5.

- of Këě, V. xiv. 5: xviii. 4.

Imitation of Heaven, FV. viii. Pt. ii. 3-10.
Impartiality of Shun's administration, V. xxviii.

11.

Judges, directions to, and qualifications of, V.
xxvii. 19, 20.

Judgment, things that may warp, V. xxvii. 16.

Junior Tutor, IV. xi. 1, 2: V. xx. 6.

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Assistant, xx. 6.

Guardian, Ib.

Justice should be tempered with forbearance,
III. iv. 6.

strict, of Pwan-kăng, IV. vii. Pt. i. 16.
of king Wan's exactions, V. xv. 11, 12.

K

Kindness of T'ang, IV. ii. 5: iv. 3: v. Pt. ii. 5:
V. viii. 2.

of Tsoo-këa, V. xv. 6.
of Wăn, xv. 10.

King, a, should overtop all others in virtue, V.

xii. 22.

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Labours of Yu described, II. iv. 1 : III. i.

Lacquered bench, a, V. xxii. 18.

- importance of knowing, II. iii. 2, 3. right, IV. vi. 7.

of the prince Wăn, xxviii, 3.

Law officers, V. xix. 1, 2, 7, 16, 19.

Lawlessness of the people of Yin, V. xiv. 16.

Learning, Yue's remarks on, IV. viii. Pt. iii. 2,

4, 5.

Leisure, king Wăn had no, V. xv. 10.
Leniency, in dealing with criminals, V. xi. 2:

xii. 21.

of Chow towards the people of Yin, V. xiv. 21-23: xviii. 2, 20.

Lessons of the ancients, IV. viii. Pt. iii. 3: V. xxiv. 11. See Ancients.

to be learnt from previous dynasties, V. xii. 17, 18.

of the duke of Chow, V. xxi. 2—7.

the great, xxii. 19: xxiv. 11.

Life of men, short or long according to their righteousness, IV. ix. 3: V. xv. 4—7.

Show thinks his, secured by the decree of
Heaven, IV. x. 5.

Liking and disliking, not the measure of right and wrong, IV. v. Pt. iii. 7.

Litigations, Wăn would not himself appear in, V. xix. 13, 14, 16, 18, 21: xxiii. 5.

Line which straightens wood, reproof like a, IV. viii. Pt. i. 11.

Longevity of several virtuous kings of Yin, V.

xv. 4-6.

given to the just and intelligent, xvi. 10.
of king Muh, V. xxvii. 1.

Lord of all the spirits, the emperor, IV. vi. 3.
Love to relatives recommended, IV iv. 4.
Loyal prayer, a, V. xi. 8, 12, 23, 24: xix. 23.
offerings of the hereditary princes, V. xii. 8.
24.

Luxurious Ease, Against, V. xv. title. Luxury, extreme, of Show, V. xviii. 16.

department, xx. 10.
orders, xxix. 3, 4.

Mind of Heaven, the, IV. vi. 3.

Minister(s), the emperor's dependence on his, II. iv. 3, 4: IV. viii. Pt. iii. 9: V. xxv. 2, 3. duties of, II. iv. 5, 6, 11: III. iv. 2, 3. respect due to, IV. v. Pt. ii. 7.

how to choose, IV. vi. 7.

Yue made prime, IV. viii. Pt. i. 4. See Prime. Yuě promises to get good, IV. viii. Pt. iii. 7. Show's and Woo's, V. i. Pt. i. 7: Pt. ii. 6: ii. 2. must not usurp the sovereign's prerogative, iv. 18, 19.

-king Ching appeals to the old, vii. 10. - Wan's, xvi. 12. 13.

character of Wăn's and Woo's, xxvi. 2. Shun's three, xxvii. 8.

-king Ping deplores the want of able, xxviii.

Moral sense, God has given all men a, IV. iii. 2. Mountain, Shun sacrified to the T'ae, II.i. 8. Mountains, Chief of the four, I. 11, 12: II. i. 7. 15: V. xx. 3.

the four, II. i. 8: V. xx. 14. Mourning for Yaou, II. i. 13. for T'ang, IV. v. Pt. i. 10.

Woo-ting's silent, IV. viii. Pt. i. 1.
king K'ang assumes, V. xxiii. 7.

Murmurs of the people against T'ang, IV. i. 1—3.
Music of Shun, II. i. 8, 13, 24: iv. 4, 6.

the power of, 9, 10. Musicians, blind, III. iv. 4.

Mystic connection between character and natural phenomena, V. iv. 34-37.

N

Nature, human, prone to err, II. ii. 15. the moral, IV. iii. 2.

a second, IV. v. Pt. i. 9.
heavenly, IV. x. 3.

- human, radically good, V. xxi. 14,