Ancient China. The Shoo king, or the historical classic - University of ...

269 RESPECTING PRINCE SHUT.B^ |l] there ^^ was ^ the same ^ ]\THintaiaer |§jof the equilibrium.* ^ In the time of "j^ )j^ T'haewoo,H^^lJ there ^ were ^ such men as >j^ |^ E-chTh, t ^ and )g Chin-hoo, ^ who wrought -J*uponJ2 ^^^6 Supreme i^ Ruler ; while 35 )^ Woohanj)^ regulated ^ the Royal ^ household. :^ Inthe time of jfjfl 2; Tsoo-yih, Bf ||] there "T^ wassuch a man as^35 ^ Woo-heen, ^ aud in the daysof^ T Woo ting (f^l ^Ij there :^ flourished tl' MLKan-pwan. J(These men) ^ arted out their principles, (and possessedmerit entitling them) 'l'^ ^ ^ I?^ to be arrangedin the annals of fame, whereby ^ they preserved^ and regulated^ |^the Yin dynasty. "^^Therefore l^^f^in the rites of Yin [^ they were elevatedfJH to be associated with ^ Heaven in worship,(wdiile that family enjoyed the throne) ^ for a numberof^ successive :^ ^ years.5^ While Heaven 'III ^exclnsively afforded themf^ ^ the protecting decree, |lj ^ the empire ofShang ^ was replenished with people. "j^ ^ Thehundred ofiicers of illustrious names, ^ J\, togetherwith the kirt^r's servants ^ 7ft ^ invariably laid lididO! ^, virtue, 0J^ aiul intelligently i^j^ entered into theanxieties (of the monarch); then would ;]^|5§ ihe inferiorofficers gp: and dief^^lords of the tenures on thefrontiers ^) much nuore ^ universally^ ^ b"Sten tothe public service '|*'^^ on this account {j^^ ^^, virtueffl| was admired.^ 3^ f^ J^^^i^- pii''^e was welldirected, ^jj and when he, — * the 0!>e /^ man ^ had* The m^intainer of the equiiibrium was E yim : (s('c the coiumaudg^iven to Yue).fE-cliTh was thp son of E-yun.Ch()\v.kui]y alluded to these celebruted (nniist«n's in order to it)'"ldace Shaov-kuiig td «ct like thew.