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17. Orders are given to the superintendent of the Meres to collect and send in the rushes available for use. 8. In this month orders are given to the four 1 Compare what is said about hawks in paragraph 4, page 258. ‘Here,’ says Wang Thao, ‘we have the turtle-doves transformed back to hawks, showing that the former notice was metaphorical.’ What is said about the fire-flies is, of course, a mistaken fancy. 2 The first of these animals—the 4i40—is, probably, the alligator or crocodile; it was taken only after a struggle or fight. The second—the tho—had a skin used in making drums; and its flesh, as well as that of the fourth—the yfian—was used in making soup. 278 THE Lf xt. BE. IV. inspectors! to make a great collection over all the districts of the different kinds of fodder to nourish the sacrificial victims; and to require all the people to do their utmost towards this end ;—to supply what is necessary for (the worship of) God (who dwells in) the great Heaven, and for the spirits of the famous hills, great streams, and four quarters, and for the sacrifices to the Intelligences of the ancestral temple, and at the altars to the spirits of the land and grain; that prayer may be made for blessing to the people. g. In this month orders are given by the officers of women’s (work), on the subject of dyeing *. (They are to see) that the white and black, the black and green, the green and carnation, the carnation and white be all according to the ancient rules, without error or change; and that their black, yellow, azure, and carnation be all genuine and good, without any presumptuous attempts at imposition. These furnish the materials for the robes used at the sacrifices in the suburbs and the ancestral temple; for flags and their ornaments; and for marking the different degrees of rank as high or low. 10. In this month the trees are luxuriant; and orders are given to the foresters to go among the hills and examine the trees, and see that the people do not cut any down or lop their branches?. 1 Of hills, forests, rivers, and meres. * We find full details of the number and duties of the superintendents of women’s work, with its tailoring, dyeing, and other things, in the X4u Li, Books I and: VII. 8 The Khien-lung editors say that this was to let the process of growth have its full course; and, besides, that wood cut down in spring and summer will be found full of insects. SECT. I, PT. ITI. THE YUEH LING. 279
28 The Khien-lung editors say that this was to let the process of growth have its full course; and, besides, that wood cut down in spring and summer will be found full of insects. SECT. I, PT. ITI. THE YUEH LING. 279 11. There should not be any work in earth! (now) undertaken; nor any assembling of the princes of the states ; nor any military movements, causing general excitement. There should be no undertaking of (such) great affairs, which will disturb the nourishing growth that is proceeding, nor any issuing of orders to be hereafter carried into effect. All these things will interfere with the business of husbandry, (which is specially dear to) the Spirits. The floods are now great and overflow the roads; husbandry (dear to) the Spirits has to take in hand its various tasks. The curse of Heaven will come on the undertaking of great affairs (at this time). ' Such as building walls and fortifications, or laying out the ground. * The text is—‘ will interfere with the business of Shin Nang (4; wih BB <= HA). How is it that ‘husbandry’ has here the epithet of Sh&n, or ‘ spiritual,’ ‘mysterious,’ applied to it? The Khien-lung editors say:—‘ 3h4i Yung (our second century) makes Shan Nang to be Yen Ti (the divine ruler of the summer). Xiang made the name to be that of “the spirit of the ground.” K4o YQ (second century) took it as a name for the minister of Husbandry. To some extent each of these views might be admitted, but none of them is very certain. Looking carefully at the text it simply says that no great undertakings should be allowed to interfere with husbandry. That it does not plainly say husbandry, but calls it the Shin husbandry, is from a sense of its importance, and therefore making it out to be Spirit-sanctioned. Heaven produced the people, and the grain to nourish them; is not sowing and reaping the business of Heaven? When a ruler knows this, he feels that he is under the inspection of Heaven in his reverent regard of the people, and the importance which he attaches to husbandry. He will not dare lightly to use the people’s strength, so as to offend against Heaven.’ I ‘have tried to bring out their view in my version. 280 THE Lf xt. BK. Iv. 12. In this month the ground lies steaming and wet beneath the heats, for great rains are (also) continually coming. They burn the grass lying cut upon the ground? and bring the water over it. This is as effectual to kill the roots as hot water would be; and the grass thus serves to manure the fields of grain and hemp, and to fatten the ground which has been but just marked out for cultivation.
3They burn the grass lying cut upon the ground? and bring the water over it. This is as effectual to kill the roots as hot water would be; and the grass thus serves to manure the fields of grain and hemp, and to fatten the ground which has been but just marked out for cultivation. 13. If, in the last month of summer, the governmental proceedings proper to spring were observed, the produce of grain would be scanty and fail; in the states there would be many colds and coughs; and the people would remove to other places. If the proceedings proper to autumn were observed, even the high grounds would be flooded; the grain that had been sown would not ripen; and there would be many miscarriages among women. If those proper to winter were observed, the winds and cold would come out of season; the hawks and falcons would prematurely attack their prey; and all along the four borders people would enter their places of shelter. SUPPLEMENTARY SECTION. 1. Right in the middle(between Heaven and Earth, and the other elements) is earth. 2. Its days are wf and At. 3. Its divine ruler is Hwang T!; and the (attending) spirit is H4u-tha. ' Compare what is said on the duties of those who cut the grass, as is here assumed to be done, in the K4éu Lt, Book XXXVII, paragraphs 80, 81 (FE KR). SUP. SECT. THE YUEH LING. 281 4. Its creature is that without any natural covering but the skin. 5. Its musical note is Kung, and its pitchtube gives the £ung note from the tube Hwang Aung. 6. Its number is five. Its taste is sweet. Its smell is fragrant. 7. Its sacrifice is that of the middle court ; and of the parts of the victim the heart has the foremost place. 8. The son of Heaven occupies the Grand apartment of the Grand fane ; rides in the great carriage drawn by the yellow horses with black tails, and bearing the yellow flag; is clothed in the yellow robes, and wears the yellow gems. He eats panicled millet and beef. The vessels which he uses are round, (and made to resemble) the capacity (of the earth)!. 1 [have called this a supplementary section. It is dropt in, in all its brevity, without mention of any proceedings of government, between the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. It has all the appearance of an after-thought, suggested by the superstitious fancies of the compiler. Callery says on it :—
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
17. Orders are given to the superintendent of the Meres to collect and send in the rushes available for use. 8. In this month orders are given to the four 1 Compare what is said about hawks in paragraph 4, page 258. ‘Here,’ says Wang Thao, ‘we have the turtle-doves transformed back to hawks, showing that the former notice was metaphorical.’ What is said about the fire-flies is, of course, a mistaken fancy. 2 The first of these animals—the 4i40—is, probably, the alligator or crocodile; it was taken only after a struggle or fight. The second—the tho—had a skin used in making drums; and its flesh, as well as that of the fourth—the yfian—was used in making soup. 278 THE Lf xt. BE. IV. inspectors! to make a great collection over all the districts of the different kinds of fodder to nourish the sacrificial victims; and to require all the people to do their utmost towards this end ;—to supply what is necessary for (the worship of) God (who dwells in) the great Heaven, and for the spirits of the famous hills, great streams, and four quarters, and for the sacrifices to the Intelligences of the ancestral temple, and at the altars to the spirits of the land and grain; that prayer may be made for blessing to the people. g. In this month orders are given by the officers of women’s (work), on the subject of dyeing *. (They are to see) that the white and black, the black and green, the green and carnation, the carnation and white be all according to the ancient rules, without error or change; and that their black, yellow, azure, and carnation be all genuine and good, without any presumptuous attempts at imposition. These furnish the materials for the robes used at the sacrifices in the suburbs and the ancestral temple; for flags and their ornaments; and for marking the different degrees of rank as high or low. 10. In this month the trees are luxuriant; and orders are given to the foresters to go among the hills and examine the trees, and see that the people do not cut any down or lop their branches?. 1 Of hills, forests, rivers, and meres. * We find full details of the number and duties of the superintendents of women’s work, with its tailoring, dyeing, and other things, in the X4u Li, Books I and: VII. 8 The Khien-lung editors say that this was to let the process of growth have its full course; and, besides, that wood cut down in spring and summer will be found full of insects. SECT. I, PT. ITI. THE YUEH LING. 279
28 The Khien-lung editors say that this was to let the process of growth have its full course; and, besides, that wood cut down in spring and summer will be found full of insects. SECT. I, PT. ITI. THE YUEH LING. 279 11. There should not be any work in earth! (now) undertaken; nor any assembling of the princes of the states ; nor any military movements, causing general excitement. There should be no undertaking of (such) great affairs, which will disturb the nourishing growth that is proceeding, nor any issuing of orders to be hereafter carried into effect. All these things will interfere with the business of husbandry, (which is specially dear to) the Spirits. The floods are now great and overflow the roads; husbandry (dear to) the Spirits has to take in hand its various tasks. The curse of Heaven will come on the undertaking of great affairs (at this time). ' Such as building walls and fortifications, or laying out the ground. * The text is—‘ will interfere with the business of Shin Nang (4; wih BB <= HA). How is it that ‘husbandry’ has here the epithet of Sh&n, or ‘ spiritual,’ ‘mysterious,’ applied to it? The Khien-lung editors say:—‘ 3h4i Yung (our second century) makes Shan Nang to be Yen Ti (the divine ruler of the summer). Xiang made the name to be that of “the spirit of the ground.” K4o YQ (second century) took it as a name for the minister of Husbandry. To some extent each of these views might be admitted, but none of them is very certain. Looking carefully at the text it simply says that no great undertakings should be allowed to interfere with husbandry. That it does not plainly say husbandry, but calls it the Shin husbandry, is from a sense of its importance, and therefore making it out to be Spirit-sanctioned. Heaven produced the people, and the grain to nourish them; is not sowing and reaping the business of Heaven? When a ruler knows this, he feels that he is under the inspection of Heaven in his reverent regard of the people, and the importance which he attaches to husbandry. He will not dare lightly to use the people’s strength, so as to offend against Heaven.’ I ‘have tried to bring out their view in my version. 280 THE Lf xt. BK. Iv. 12. In this month the ground lies steaming and wet beneath the heats, for great rains are (also) continually coming. They burn the grass lying cut upon the ground? and bring the water over it. This is as effectual to kill the roots as hot water would be; and the grass thus serves to manure the fields of grain and hemp, and to fatten the ground which has been but just marked out for cultivation.
3They burn the grass lying cut upon the ground? and bring the water over it. This is as effectual to kill the roots as hot water would be; and the grass thus serves to manure the fields of grain and hemp, and to fatten the ground which has been but just marked out for cultivation. 13. If, in the last month of summer, the governmental proceedings proper to spring were observed, the produce of grain would be scanty and fail; in the states there would be many colds and coughs; and the people would remove to other places. If the proceedings proper to autumn were observed, even the high grounds would be flooded; the grain that had been sown would not ripen; and there would be many miscarriages among women. If those proper to winter were observed, the winds and cold would come out of season; the hawks and falcons would prematurely attack their prey; and all along the four borders people would enter their places of shelter. SUPPLEMENTARY SECTION. 1. Right in the middle(between Heaven and Earth, and the other elements) is earth. 2. Its days are wf and At. 3. Its divine ruler is Hwang T!; and the (attending) spirit is H4u-tha. ' Compare what is said on the duties of those who cut the grass, as is here assumed to be done, in the K4éu Lt, Book XXXVII, paragraphs 80, 81 (FE KR). SUP. SECT. THE YUEH LING. 281 4. Its creature is that without any natural covering but the skin. 5. Its musical note is Kung, and its pitchtube gives the £ung note from the tube Hwang Aung. 6. Its number is five. Its taste is sweet. Its smell is fragrant. 7. Its sacrifice is that of the middle court ; and of the parts of the victim the heart has the foremost place. 8. The son of Heaven occupies the Grand apartment of the Grand fane ; rides in the great carriage drawn by the yellow horses with black tails, and bearing the yellow flag; is clothed in the yellow robes, and wears the yellow gems. He eats panicled millet and beef. The vessels which he uses are round, (and made to resemble) the capacity (of the earth)!. 1 [have called this a supplementary section. It is dropt in, in all its brevity, without mention of any proceedings of government, between the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. It has all the appearance of an after-thought, suggested by the superstitious fancies of the compiler. Callery says on it :—
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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