Heart, the rectification of the, text, 4,
5, comm., vii.

Illustration of illustrious virtue, text, 1,
4, comm., i.

Kings, why the former are remem-
bered, comm., iii. 4, 5.
Knowledge, perfecting of, text, 4, 5,
comm., v.

Litigations, it is best to prevent, comm.,
iv.

Master, the words of the, quoted, comm.,
iii. 2, iv.

Measuring square, principle of the,
comm., x.

Middle kingdom, the, comm., x. 15.
Mind, rectifying the, text, 4, 5, comm.,
vii.

Odes, quotations from the, comm., ii.

3, iii., ix. 6, 7, 8, x. 3, 4, 5.
Order of steps in illustrating virtue,
text, 3, 4, 5.

Partiality of the affections, comm., viii.
Passion, influence of, comm., vii.
People, renovation of the, text, 1,
comm., ii.

5, comm., v.

Person, the cultivation of the, text, 4,
5, 6, comm., vii., viii.

Renovation of the people, the, text, 1,

comm., ii.

Resting in the highest excellence, text,
1, 2, comm., iii.

Root, the, and branches, text, 3, comm.,
iv.; cultivation of the person the,
text, 6; virtue the, comm., x. 6, 7, 8.

Secret watchfulness over himself, cha-
racteristic of the superior man,
comm., vi. 1.

Shoo-king, the, quotations from, comm.,
i. 1, 2, 3, ii. 2, ix. 2, x. 11, 14.
Sincerity of the thoughts, text, 4, 5,
comm., vi.

State, the government of the, text, 4, 5,
comm., ix., X.

Steps by which virtue may be illus-
trated, text, 4, 5.

Superior man, character of the, comm.,
ii. 4.

Superior, and mean man, comm., vi.

Virtue, illustrious, text, comm., ii.; the
root, comm., x. 6, 7, 8.

Wealth a secondary object with a
ruler, comm., x. 7, &c.

note, comm., v. note.

Chow, the State of, comm., ii. 3.
Chow, the tyrant, comm., ix. 4.
Confucius, concluding note to text.

Fan, the uncle of Duke Wăn, comm.,
x. 13.

Kang, honorary epithet of Fung,
brother of King Woo, comm., i. 1, iï.
2, ix. 2, x. 11.

K'e, the name of a river, comm., iii. 4.
Kee, the tyrant, comm. ix. 4.

sun Mee, a worthy minister of Loo,
comm., x. 22.

Mencius, concluding note to text.

Shun, the emperor, comm., ix. 4.

T'ae Këǎ, the second emperor of the
Shang dynasty, comm., i. 2.
Tang, the emperor, comm., ii. 1.
Tsăng, the philosopher, concluding note
to text, comm., vi. 3.

Ts'in, the State of, comm., x. 14.
Ts'oo, the State of, comm., x. 12.

Analects, quotations from the, iii.,
xxviii. 5.

Ancestors, worship of, xviii. 2, 3, xix.
Antiquity, the regulations of, cannot
be attested, xxviii. 5, xxix. 2.
Archery, illustrative of the way of the
superior man, xiv. 5.

Benevolence, to be cherished in tread-
ing the path of duty, xx. 4, 5.
Burial and mourning, xviii. 3.
Ceremonies, music, &c., can be ordered

only by the emperor, xxviii. 2, 3, 4.
Common men and women may carry
into practice the Mean in its simple
elements, xii. 2, 4.
Completion of everything effected by
sincerity, xxv.

Emperor, certain exclusive prerogatives
of the, xxviii. 2, 3, 4.
Emperor-sage, the, described, xxix.
Equilibrium, the mind in a state of,
i. 4, 5.

Eulogium of Confucius, xxx., xxxi.,

xxxii.

Fame of Confucius universal, xxxi. 4.
Filial piety, of Shun, xvii.; of King
Woo, and the duke of Chow, xix.
Five duties of universal obligation,
xx. 8.

Forcefulness, in its relation to the prac-
tice of the Mean, x.
Four things to which Confucius had
not attained, xiii. 4.

Government, easy to him who under-
stands sacrificial ceremonies, xix. 6;
dependent on the character of the
officers, and ultimately on that of the
sovereign, xx.

Harmony, the mind in a state of, i. 4,

5; combined with firmness, in the
superior man, x. 5.

Heaven, rewarding filial piety in the

case of Shun, and virtue in the case
of Wăn, xvii.; Confucius the equal
of, xxxi. 3.

Heaven and Earth, order of, dependent
on the equilibrium and harmony of
the human mind, i. 5; the perfectly
sincere man forms a ternion with,
xxii.; Confucius compared to, xxx.
2.

Instruction, definition of, i. 1.
Insubordination, the evil of, xxviii.
Intelligence, how connected with sin-
cerity, xxi.

Knowledge of duties come by in three
different ways, xx. 9.

Lamentation that the path of the Mean
was untrodden, v.

Law to himself, man a, xiii.

Man has the law of the Mean in him-
self, xiii.

MEAN, only the superior man can fol-
low the, ii. 1; the rarity of the prac-
tice of the, iii. ; how it was that few
were able to practise the, iv.; how
Shun practised the, vi.; men's ig-
norance of the, shown in their con-
duct, vii.; how Hwuy held fast the
course of the, viii.; the difficulty of
attaining to the, ix.; on forcefulness
in its relation to the, x.; only the
sage can come up to the requirements
of the, xi. 3; the course of the,
reaches far and wide, but yet is secret,
xii.; common men and women may
practise the, xii. 2; orderly advance
in the practice of the, xv.; Con-
fucius never swerved from the, xxxi.
1.

Middle kingdom, Confucius' fame over-
spreads the, xxxi. 4.

Nature, definition of, i. 1.

Nine standard rules to be followed in
the government of the empire, xx.
12, 13, 14, 15.

Odes, quotations from the, xii. 3, xiii.
2, xv. 2, xvi. 4, xvii. 4, xxvi., xxvii.
7, xxix. 6, xxxiii. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Passions, harmony of the, i. 4.
PATH of duty, definition of, i. 1; may
not be left for an instant, i. 2; is not
far to seek, xiii.

Praise of Wăn and Woo, and the duke
of Chow, xviii,, xix.

Preparation necessary to success, xx.
16.

Principles of duty, have their root in
the evidenced will of Heaven, i. 1;
to be found in the nature of man,
xii.

Progress in the practice of the Mean,

XV.

Propriety, the principle of, in relation

to the path of duty, xx. 5.

Reciprocity, the law of, xiii. 3, 4.
Righteousness, chiefly exercised in
honouring the worthy, xx. 5.

Sacrifices, to spiritual beings, xvi. 3;
instituted by Woo and the duke of
Chow, xviii. 2, 3; to Heaven and
Earth, xix. 6; to ancestors, xviii.,
xix.

Sage, a, only can come up to the re-
quirements of the mean, xi. 3; natur-
ally and easily embodies the right
way, xx. 18; the glorious path of,
xxvii.; Confucius a perfect, xxxi. 1.
Seasons, Confucius compared to the
four, xxx. 2, 3.

Secret watchfulness over himself cha-
racteristic of the superior man, i. 3.
Self-examination practised by the su-
perior man, xxxiii. 2.

Sincerity, the outgoing of, cannot be
repressed, xvi. 5; the way of Heaven,
xx. 17, 18; how to be attained, xx.
19; how connected with intelligence,

xxi.; the most complete, necessary
to the full development of the nature,
xxii.; development of, in those not
naturally possessed of it, xxiii.; when
entire, can foreknow, xxiv. ; the
completion of everything effected by
XXV.; the possessor of entire, is the
co-equal of Heaven and Earth, and
is an infinite and an independent
being-a God, xxvi., xxxii. Î.
Singleness, necessary to the practice of
the relative duties, xx. 8; necessary
to the practice of government, xx.
15, 17; of King Wan's virtue, xxvi.
10.

Sovereign, a, must not neglect personal
and relative duties, xx. 7.

Spirit, the perfectly sincere man is like
a, xxiv.

Spiritual beings, the operation and in-
fluence of, xvi.; the emperor-sage
presents himself before, without any
doubts, xxix. 3, 4.

Steps in the practice of the Mean, xv.
Superior man is cautious, and watchful

over himself, i. 2, 5; only can follow
the Mean, ii. 2; combines harmony
with firmness, x. 5; the way of, is
far-reaching and yet secret, xii.;
distinguished by entire sincerity, xiii.
4; in every variety of situation pur-
sues the Mean, and finds his rule
in himself, xiv.; pursues his course
with determination, xx. 20, 21; en-
deavours to attain to the glorious
path of the sage, xxvii. 6, 7; prefers
concealment of his virtue, while the
mean man seeks notoriety, xxxiii. 1.

note.

Chow dynasty, xxviii. 5.

Chow, the duke of, xviii. 3, xix.
Chung-ne, designation of Confucius, ii.
1, xxx. 1.

Confucian school, Introductory note.

Gae, the duke of Loo, xx. 1.

Hea dynasty, xxviii. 5.

Hwa, the name of a mountain, xxvi. 9.
Hwuy, a disciple of Confucius, viii.

Ke, a small State in which sacrifices
were maintained to the emperors of
the Hea dynasty, xxviii. 5.
Ke-leih, the duke, who received from
Woo the title of king, xviii. 2, 3.

Mencius, Introductory note.

Shun, the emperor, vi., xvii. 1, xxx. 1.

maintained to the emperors of the
Yin dynasty, xxviii. 5.

T'ae, the duke, T'an-foo, who received
from Woo the title of king, xviii.
2, 3.

Tsze loo, a disciple of Confucius, x. 1.
Tsze-sze, Introductory note; concluding

notes to chapters i., xii., xxi., xxxiii.

Wăn, the king, xvii. 4, xviii., xx. 2,
xxvi. 10, xxx. 1.

Woo, the king, xviii., xix., xx. 2,
xxx. 1.

Yaou, the emperor, xxx. 1.
Yin dynasty, xxviii. 5.

Yoh, the name of a mountain, xxvi. 9.
Yung, a distinguished scholar, A.D.
1064-1085, concluding note to chap-
ter i.