| James Legge - China - 1861 - 646 pages
...Mencius was charged with having advised the measure, but he ingeniously repudiated the accusation. " I answered Shin T'ung that Yen might be smitten. If...him. — 'The chief criminal judge may put him to death.' But now with one Yen to smite another Yen: — how should I have advised this? " This reference... | |
| James Legge - China - 1861 - 646 pages
...ine whether Yen might be smitten, and I answered him, ' It may.' They accordingly went and smote it. If he had asked me — 'Who may smite it?' I would...me — ' Who may put him to death ?' I will answer hini, — 'The chief criminal judge may put him to death.' But now with one Yen to smite anotlier Yen... | |
| Ssǔ shu - China - 1870 - 392 pages
...me whether Yen might be smitten, and I answered him, 'It may.' They accordingly went and smote it. If he had asked me — ' Who may smite it ? ' I would...him, — ' The chief criminal judge may put him to death.' But now with one Yen to smite .another Yen: — how should I have advised this ? " IX. 1. The... | |
| James Legge - Chinese literature - 1870 - 398 pages
...me whether Yen might be smitten, and I answered him, 'It may.' They accordingly went and smote it. If he had asked me — ' Who may smite it ? ' I would...him, — ' The chief criminal judge may put him to death.' But now with one Yen to smite another Yen : — how should I have advised this ? " IX. 1. The... | |
| James Legge - Chinese literature - 1875 - 424 pages
...seems to me that he returned to Ts'e, aud stayed at Ying, without going to court. 4 Bk JI. Pt II. viii. answered him—' He who is the minister of Heaven...answer him—' The chief criminal judge may put him to death.' But now with one Yen to smite another Yen :—how should I have advised this ? " This reference... | |
| James Legge - Philosophy, Chinese - 1875 - 420 pages
...Ts'e, and stayed at Ying, without going to court. • ' Bk II. Pt II. viii. answered him — ' He wl1o is the minister of Heaven may smite it.' Suppose the...answer him — 'The chief criminal judge may put him to death.' But now with one Yen to smite another Yen : — how should I have advised this ? " This reference... | |
| China - 1895 - 604 pages
...charged with having advised the measure, but he ingeniously repudiated the accusation. ' I answered Ch'an Tung that Yen might be smitten. If he had asked me...put to death?" I will answer him — "He may." If he 1 Bk. IIL Pt. L T. a. • Bk. II. Pt. IL Tit ' Bk. I. Pt. n. rvL • Some are of opinion that Mencius... | |
| James Legge - China - 1895 - 608 pages
...ingeniously repudiated the accusation. ' I answered Ch'an Tung that Yen might be smitten. If he had a&ked me — "Who may smite it?" I would have; answered...put to death?" I will answer him — "He may." If he 1 Bk. m. Pt. L va » Bk. II. PL IL rii. » Bk, I. Pt. H. xri. 4 Some are ask me — "Who may put him... | |
| 1898 - 128 pages
...asked me whether Yen might be smitten and I answered him ' It may.' They accordingly went and smote it. If he had asked me ' Who may smite it?' I would have...be put to death I will answer him ' He may.' If he asks me who may put him to death ? I will answer him, ' The chief criminal judge may put him to death.'... | |
| Chong Wang - Philosophy, Chinese - 1907 - 592 pages
...me, whether Yen might be smitten, and I answered him, ' It may.' They accordingly went and smote it. If he had asked me, ' Who may smite it? ', I would...answer him, 'The chief criminal judge may put him to death.' But now with one Yen3 to smite another Yen—how should 1 have advised this? "] One might ask... | |
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