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	PREFACE	xiii
	THE SHÛ.
	INTRODUCTION.
I.	THE NATURE AND HISTORY OF THE SHÛ.	1
	Meaning of the name Shû King. The Shû existed as a collection of documents before Confucius. Number of documents in it in his time. The Preface ascribed to him. The sources of the Shû. Destruction of the classical literature by the emperor of Khin. Recovery of the Shû.
II.	THE CREDIBILITY OF THE RECORDS IN THE SHÛ.	12
	Are the records reliable or not? The Books of Kâu; of Shang; of Hsiâ. The Books of Thang and Yü are professedly later compilations; legendary; based on ancient documents. The Tribute of Yü. Yâo, Shun, and Yü are all historical personages.
III.	ON THE CHRONOLOGY OF CHINA, AND THE PRINCIPAL ERAS IN THE SHÛ.	20
	No detailed chronological system can be made out from the Shû. Attempts at systematic chronology began in the Han period. Ancient method of determining the length of Chinese history. The period of the Kâu dynasty; of the Shang; of the Hsiâ; of Yâo and Shun.
	A CHART BY THE REV. PROFESSOR PRITCHARD, representing the principal zodiacal stars above the horizon of any place in central China, about the year B.C. 2300 with note, and table of the apparent positions of the principal stars in B.C. 2300, B.C. 1500, A.D. 1, A.D. 1000, and A.D. 1878.	27-30.
	PART I. THE BOOK OF THANG.
	The Canon of Yâo.	31
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	PART II. THE BOOKS OF Yü.
1.	The Canon of Shun.	37
2.	The Counsels of the Great Yü.	46
3.	The Counsels of Kâo-yâo.	53
4.	The Yî and Kî.	56
	PART III. THE BOOKS OF HSIÂ.
1.	The Tribute of Yü. Section i.	64
	Section ii.	72
2.	The Speech at Kan.	76
3.	The Songs of the Five Sons.	78
4.	The Punitive Expedition of Yin.	81
	PART IV. THE BOOKS OF SHANG.
1.	The Speech of Thang.	84
2.	The Announcement of Kung-hui.	86
3.	The Announcement of Thang.	89
4.	The Instructions of Î	92
5.	The Thâi Kiâ. Section i	95
	Section ii	97
	Section iii	99
6.	The Common Possession of Pure Virtue.	100
7.	The Pan-kăng. Section i	104
	Section ii	108
	Section iii	111
8.	The Charge to Yüeh. Section i	113
	Section ii	115
	Section iii	116
9.	The Day of the Supplementary Sacrifice to Kâo Ȝung	118
10.	The Chief of the West's Conquest of Lî.	120
11.	The Count of Wei.	121
	PART V. THE BOOKS OF KÂU.
1.	The Great Declaration. Section i	125
	Section ii	127
	Section iii	129
2.	The Speech at Mû.	131
3.	The Successful Completion of the War.	133
4.	The Great Plan.	137
5.	The Hounds of Lü.	149
6.	The Metal-bound Coffer.	151
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7.	The Great Announcement.	156
8.	The Charge to the Count of Wei.	161
9.	The Announcement to the Prince of Khang.	164
10.	The Announcement about Drunkenness.	171
11.	The Timber of the Rottlera.	179
12.	The Announcement of the Duke of Shâo.	181
13.	The Announcement concerning Lo.	188
14.	The Numerous Officers.	196
15.	Against Luxurious Ease.	200
16.	The Prince Shih.	205
17.	The Charge to Kung of Ȝhâi	211
18.	The Numerous Regions	213
19.	The Establishment of Government	219
20.	The Officers of Kâu.	226
21.	The Kün-khăn.	231
22.	The Testamentary Charge.	234
23.	The Announcement of King Khang.	243
24.	The Charge to the Duke of Pî.	245
25.	The Kün-yâ.	250
26.	The Charge to Khiung.	252
27.	The Marquis of Lü on Punishments.	254
28.	The Charge to the Marquis Wăn.	265
29.	The Speech at Pî.	267
38.	The Speech of the Marquis of Khin.	270
	THE SHIH.
	INTRODUCTION.
CHAP.
I.	THE NAME AND CONTENTS OF THE SHIH.	275
	The meaning of the character Shih. The contents. Only the pieces of the fourth Part have professedly a religious character. Classification of the pieces from their form and style.
II.	THE SHIH BEFORE CONFUCIUS, AND WHAT, IF ANY, WERE HIS LABOURS UPON IT.	280
	Statement of Sze-mâ Khien; in the Records of the Sui Dynasty; of Kû Hsî. View of the author. Groundlessness of Khien's statement. What Confucius did for the Shih.
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III.	THE SHIH FROM THE TIME OF CONFUCIUS TILL THE GENERAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE PRESENT TEXT	285
	From Confucius to the rise of the Khin dynasty. The Shih was all recovered after the fires of Khin. Three different texts:--of Lû; of Khî; of Han Ying. The text of Mâo.
IV.	THE FORMATION OF THE COLLECTION OF THE SHIH; HOW IT CAME TO BE SO SMALL AND INCOMPLETE; THE INTERPRETATION AND AUTHORS OF THE PIECES; ONE POINT OF TIME CERTAINLY INDICATED IN IT; AND THE CONFUCIAN PREFACE.	290
	The theory of the Chinese scholars about a collection of poems for governmental purposes. The music-master of the king got the odes of each state from its music-master; and the collected poems were disseminated throughout the states. How the Shih is so small and incomplete. The authors of the pieces. The year B.C. 776 clearly indicated. The Preface to the Shih.
	ODES OF THE TEMPLE AND THE ALTAR.
1.	The Sacrificial Odes of Shang	303
2.	The Sacrificial Odes of Kâu. Decade i	313
	Decade ii	320
	Decade iii	328
3.	The Praise Odes of Lû.	313
	THE MINOR ODES OF THE KINGDOM.
	Decade i. Odes 5, 6, 9	347
	Decade iv. Odes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10	349
	Decade v. Odes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9.	358
	Decade vi. Odes 3, 5, 6, 7, 8.	364
	Decade vii. Odes 1, 6.	373
	Decade viii. Ode 5.	376
	THE MAJOR ODES OF THE KINGDOM.
	Decade i. Odes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10	377
	Decade ii. Odes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10.	396
	Decade iii. Odes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11.	410
	LESSONS FROM THE STATES.
	Book 2. Odes 2, 4	430
	Book 3. Odes 4, 15	433
	Book 4. Odes 1, 3, 6	434
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	Book 5. Ode 4.	437
	Book 6. Odes 1, 9	438
	Book 7. Odes 8, 11	440
	Book 11. Ode 6.	442
	Book 15. Ode 1.	444
	THE HSIÂO.	449
	INTRODUCTION.	452
I.	THE NAME OF THE CLASSIC; ITS EXISTENCE BEFORE THE HAN DYNASTY; ITS CONTENTS, AND BY WHOM IT WAS WRITTEN.	449
	Meaning of the character Hsiâo. Was the treatise called the Hsiâo King by Confucius? It existed before the Han dynasty during the time of the Kâu. it came, probably, from the school of Ȝang-ȝze.
II.	THE RECOVERY OF THE HSIÂO UNDER THE HAN DYNASTY, AND ITS PRESERVATION DOWN TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE COMMENTARY OF THE THANG EMPEROR HSÜAN ȜUNG	452
	Recovery of the Hsiâo. The shorter or modern text. The old or longer text. Was another copy in the old text discovered? Can we fully rely on the copies catalogued by Liû Hin? From Khung An-kwo to the emperor Hsüan Ȝung. The emperor's work. Hsing Ping's work.
III.	CRITICISM OF THE HSIÂO SINCE THE THANG DYNASTY	458
	Works on the old text by Sze-mâ Kwang and Fan Ȝû-yü. Sceptical criticism;--views of Kû Hsî and Wû Khăng. Conclusion regarding the genuineness and integrity of the Hsiâo. Note on the translation.
1.	The Scope and Meaning of the Treatise.	465
2.	Filial Piety in the Son of Heaven.	467
3.	Filial Piety in the Princes of States.	468
4.	Filial Piety in High Ministers and Great Officers.	469
5.	Filial Piety in Inferior Officers.	470
6.	Filial Piety in the Common People.	471
7.	Filial Piety in Relation to the Three Powers.	472
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8.	Filial Piety in Government.	474
9.	The Government of the Sages.	476
10.	An Orderly Description of the Acts of Filial Piety	480
11.	Filial Piety in Relation to the Five Punishments.	481
12.	Amplification of 'the All-embracing Rule of Conduct' in Chapter I.	481
13.	Amplification of 'the Perfect Virtue' in Chapter I.	482
14.	Amplification of 'Making our Name Famous' in Chapter I.	483
15.	Filial Piety in Relation to Reproof and Remonstrance.	483
16.	The Influence of Filial Piety and the Response to it.	484
17.	The Service of the Ruler.	486
18.	Filial Piety in Mourning for Parents.	487
	Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Translations of the Sacred Books of the East.	489

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