CONFUCIUS

AND TUB

CHINESE CLASSICS.

SAN FRANCISCO,
A. ROMAN & COMPANY

H08. 417 AND 419 MONTGOMERY STREET.
NEW YORK : NO. 17 HEKCER ST.

1 867.

Entered according to Act of Congress, A. D. 1867, by
A. ROMAN & COMPANY,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the
District of California.

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CONTENTS.

PART I.
HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY.

l-AGE.

Chinese History down to the Christian Era 15

Ancient Empire of China 27

Life of Confucius 44

PART II.
THE FOUR BOOKS.

BOOK FIRST—CONFUCIAN ANALECTS.

Chapter I.—What the Disciples of Confucius say of Him . 67

** II.—Theology and Religion 82

"HI.—Domestic Relations 86

"IV.—Ethics 90

"V.—On Government 117

"VI.—Maxims 126

BOOK SECOND—THE GREAT LEARNING.

Chapter I.—Government of Family and State 131

"II.—State Offices and Emoluments 135

"Ill.-- Self-Culture 138

BOOK THIRD—THE DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN.

Chapter I.—The Path of Duty: 142

"II.—Picture of the Perfect Man 146

"Ill.--. Rules for the Government of the Empire 150

IV.—Religion '53

"V.—Miscellaneous *5»