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125. When carrying a symbol of jade, a tortoiseshell, or the divining stalks, one did not walk hastily. Nor did he do so in the raised hall, or on a city wall. In a war chariot he did not bow forward to the cross-bar. A man in his mail did not try to bow *. 26. A wife, on festive occasions, even though it were on receiving a gift from the ruler, (only) made ’ This paragraph is in the expurgated edition, in the commentary to which, however, the whole is understood with reference to the heir-son of the kingdom or a state; and P. Callery translates accordingly :—* (L’héritier présomptif du tréne) doit avoir,’ &c. * Compare vol. xxvii, page 115, paragraph 4. * Compare vol. xxvii, page 72, paragraph 30; page 96, paragraph 39; et al BK. XV. sHAo f. 75 a curtsy’, When seated as a personatrix (of the deceased grandmother of her husband), she did not bow with her head to her hands, but made the curtsy*, When presiding at the mourning rites, she did not bow with her head to her hands lowered to the ground. 27. (After the sacrifice of repose), her head-band was of dolychos cloth, and her girdle of hempen. 28. When taking meat from a stand or putting meat on it, they did not kneel. 29. An empty vessel was carried (with the same care) as a full one, and an empty apartment entered (with the same reverence) as if there were people in it. 30. At all sacrifices, whether in the apartment or in the hall, they did not have their feet bare. At a feast they might. 31. Till they had offered a portion in the temple, they did not eat of a new crop. 32. In the case of a charioteer and the gentleman whom he was driving, when the latter mounted or descended, the other handed him the strap. When the driver first mounted, he bowed towards the cross-bar. When the gentleman descended to walk, (he also descended), but (immediately) returned to the carriage and stood. 33. The riders in an attendant carriage (to court or temple), bowed forward to the bar, but not if it were to battle or hunt. Of such attendant carriages, the ruler of a state had seven; a Great officer of 1 In Chinese fashion, an inclination of the head towards the hands. * Some interpret this as saying that she did not even make the curtsy. 76 THE Lf xf. BK. XV. the highest grade, five; and one of the lowest grade, three 1. 34. People did not speak of the age of the horses or of the carriages of those who pos sessed such attendant carriages; nor did they put a value on the dress, or sword, or horses of a gentleman whom they saw before them.
2BK. XV. the highest grade, five; and one of the lowest grade, three 1. 34. People did not speak of the age of the horses or of the carriages of those who pos sessed such attendant carriages; nor did they put a value on the dress, or sword, or horses of a gentleman whom they saw before them. 35. In giving (to an inferior) or offering to a superior, four pots of spirits, a bundle of dried meat, and a dog, (the messenger) put down the liquor, and carried (only) the dried meat in his hand, when discharging his commission, but he also said that he was the bearer of four pots of spirits, a bundle of dried meat, and a dog. In presenting a tripod of flesh, he carried (one piece) in his hand. In presenting birds, if there were more than a couple, he carried a couple in his hand, leaving the others outside. 36. The dog was held by a rope. A watch dog or a hunting dog was given to the officer who was the medium of communication ; and on receiving it, he asked its name. An ox was held by the tether, and a horse by the bridle. They were both kept on the right of him who led them; but a prisoner or captive, who was being presented, was kept on the left. 37. In presenting a carriage, the strap was taken off and carried in the hand of the messenger. In presenting a coat of mail, if there were other things to be carried before it, the messenger bore them. If there were no such things, he took offits covering, and bore the helmet in his hands. In the case of a 1 Compare vol. xxvii, page 125, paragraph 4. BK. XV. sHAo f. 77 vessel, he carried its cover. In the case of a bow, with his left hand he stript off the case, and took hold of the middle of the back. In the case of a sword, he opened the cover of its case, and placed it underneath. Then he put into the case a silken cloth, on which he placed the sword. 38. Official tablets; writings; stalks of dried flesh ; parcels wrapped in reeds; bows; cushions ; mats ; pillows; stools; spikes; staffs; lutes, large and small; sharp-edged lances in sheaths; divining stalks ; and flutes :—these all were borne with the left hand upwards, Of sharp-pointed weapons, the point was kept behind, and the ring presented; of sharp-edged weapons, the handle was presented. In the case of all sharp-pointed andsharp-edged weapons, the point was turned away in handing them to others. 39. When leaving the city, in mounting a warchariot, the weapon was carried with the point in front ; when returning and entering it again, the end. The left was the place for the general and officers of an army; the right, for the soldiers. 40. For visitors and guests the principal thing was a courteous humility ; at sacrifices, reverence ; at mourning rites, sorrow; at meetings and reunions, an active interest. In the operations of war, the dangers had to be thought of. One concealed his own feelings in order to judge the better of those of others.
3In the operations of war, the dangers had to be thought of. One concealed his own feelings in order to judge the better of those of others. 41. When feasting with a man of superior rank and character, the guest first tasted the dishes and then stopt. He should not bolt the food, nor swill down the liquor. He should take small and frequent mouthfuls. While chewing quickly, he did not make faces with his mouth, When he 78 THE Lf xt. BK, XV. proceeded to remove the dishes, and the host declined that service from him, he stopt?. 42. The cup with which the guest was pledged was placed on the left; those which had been drunk (by the others) on the right. Those of the guest's attendant, of the host himself, and of the host's assistant ;—these all were placed on the right *. 43. In putting down a boiled fish to’ be eaten, the tail was laid in front. In winter it was placed with the fat belly on the right; in summer with the back. The slices offered in sacrifice (to the father of the fish-diet were thus more easily cut *). 44. All condiments were taken up with the right (hand), and were therefore placed on the left, 45. He who received the presents offered (to the ruler) was on his left; he who transmitted his words, on the right. 46. A cup was poured out for the driver of a personator of the dead as for the driver of the ruler. In the carriage, and holding the reins in his left hand, he received the cup with his right; offered a little in sacrifice at the end of the axle and cross- * Compare vol. xxvii, pages 80, 81, paragraphs 54, 57, et al The writer passes in this paragraph from the indicative to the imperative mood. % The guest sat facing the south, so that the east and west were on his left and right respectively. The cups were set where they could be taken up and put down most conveniently. ® The fish, as a sacrificial offering and on great occasions, was placed lengthways on the stand. As placed in this paragraph, it was more convenient for the guest. It may be correct that the belly is the best part of a fish in winter, and the back in summer, Let gastronomers and those who are fond of pisciculture decide and explain the point. BK. XV. sHAO f. 79 bar on the right and left (to the father of charioteering), and then drank off the cup. 47. Of all viands which were placed on the stands, the offering was put down inside the stand. A gentleman did not eat the entrails of grain-fed animals }. A boy® ran, but did not walk quickly with measured steps. When he took up his cup, he knelt in offering (some of the contents) ‘in sacrifice, and then stood up and drank (the rest). Before rinsing a cup, they washed their hands, In separating the lungs of oxen and sheep, they did not cut out the central portion of them*; when viands were served up with sauce, they did not add condiments to it. In selecting an onion or scallion for a gentleman, they cut off both the root and top.
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.
125. When carrying a symbol of jade, a tortoiseshell, or the divining stalks, one did not walk hastily. Nor did he do so in the raised hall, or on a city wall. In a war chariot he did not bow forward to the cross-bar. A man in his mail did not try to bow *. 26. A wife, on festive occasions, even though it were on receiving a gift from the ruler, (only) made ’ This paragraph is in the expurgated edition, in the commentary to which, however, the whole is understood with reference to the heir-son of the kingdom or a state; and P. Callery translates accordingly :—* (L’héritier présomptif du tréne) doit avoir,’ &c. * Compare vol. xxvii, page 115, paragraph 4. * Compare vol. xxvii, page 72, paragraph 30; page 96, paragraph 39; et al BK. XV. sHAo f. 75 a curtsy’, When seated as a personatrix (of the deceased grandmother of her husband), she did not bow with her head to her hands, but made the curtsy*, When presiding at the mourning rites, she did not bow with her head to her hands lowered to the ground. 27. (After the sacrifice of repose), her head-band was of dolychos cloth, and her girdle of hempen. 28. When taking meat from a stand or putting meat on it, they did not kneel. 29. An empty vessel was carried (with the same care) as a full one, and an empty apartment entered (with the same reverence) as if there were people in it. 30. At all sacrifices, whether in the apartment or in the hall, they did not have their feet bare. At a feast they might. 31. Till they had offered a portion in the temple, they did not eat of a new crop. 32. In the case of a charioteer and the gentleman whom he was driving, when the latter mounted or descended, the other handed him the strap. When the driver first mounted, he bowed towards the cross-bar. When the gentleman descended to walk, (he also descended), but (immediately) returned to the carriage and stood. 33. The riders in an attendant carriage (to court or temple), bowed forward to the bar, but not if it were to battle or hunt. Of such attendant carriages, the ruler of a state had seven; a Great officer of 1 In Chinese fashion, an inclination of the head towards the hands. * Some interpret this as saying that she did not even make the curtsy. 76 THE Lf xf. BK. XV. the highest grade, five; and one of the lowest grade, three 1. 34. People did not speak of the age of the horses or of the carriages of those who pos sessed such attendant carriages; nor did they put a value on the dress, or sword, or horses of a gentleman whom they saw before them.
2BK. XV. the highest grade, five; and one of the lowest grade, three 1. 34. People did not speak of the age of the horses or of the carriages of those who pos sessed such attendant carriages; nor did they put a value on the dress, or sword, or horses of a gentleman whom they saw before them. 35. In giving (to an inferior) or offering to a superior, four pots of spirits, a bundle of dried meat, and a dog, (the messenger) put down the liquor, and carried (only) the dried meat in his hand, when discharging his commission, but he also said that he was the bearer of four pots of spirits, a bundle of dried meat, and a dog. In presenting a tripod of flesh, he carried (one piece) in his hand. In presenting birds, if there were more than a couple, he carried a couple in his hand, leaving the others outside. 36. The dog was held by a rope. A watch dog or a hunting dog was given to the officer who was the medium of communication ; and on receiving it, he asked its name. An ox was held by the tether, and a horse by the bridle. They were both kept on the right of him who led them; but a prisoner or captive, who was being presented, was kept on the left. 37. In presenting a carriage, the strap was taken off and carried in the hand of the messenger. In presenting a coat of mail, if there were other things to be carried before it, the messenger bore them. If there were no such things, he took offits covering, and bore the helmet in his hands. In the case of a 1 Compare vol. xxvii, page 125, paragraph 4. BK. XV. sHAo f. 77 vessel, he carried its cover. In the case of a bow, with his left hand he stript off the case, and took hold of the middle of the back. In the case of a sword, he opened the cover of its case, and placed it underneath. Then he put into the case a silken cloth, on which he placed the sword. 38. Official tablets; writings; stalks of dried flesh ; parcels wrapped in reeds; bows; cushions ; mats ; pillows; stools; spikes; staffs; lutes, large and small; sharp-edged lances in sheaths; divining stalks ; and flutes :—these all were borne with the left hand upwards, Of sharp-pointed weapons, the point was kept behind, and the ring presented; of sharp-edged weapons, the handle was presented. In the case of all sharp-pointed andsharp-edged weapons, the point was turned away in handing them to others. 39. When leaving the city, in mounting a warchariot, the weapon was carried with the point in front ; when returning and entering it again, the end. The left was the place for the general and officers of an army; the right, for the soldiers. 40. For visitors and guests the principal thing was a courteous humility ; at sacrifices, reverence ; at mourning rites, sorrow; at meetings and reunions, an active interest. In the operations of war, the dangers had to be thought of. One concealed his own feelings in order to judge the better of those of others.
3In the operations of war, the dangers had to be thought of. One concealed his own feelings in order to judge the better of those of others. 41. When feasting with a man of superior rank and character, the guest first tasted the dishes and then stopt. He should not bolt the food, nor swill down the liquor. He should take small and frequent mouthfuls. While chewing quickly, he did not make faces with his mouth, When he 78 THE Lf xt. BK, XV. proceeded to remove the dishes, and the host declined that service from him, he stopt?. 42. The cup with which the guest was pledged was placed on the left; those which had been drunk (by the others) on the right. Those of the guest's attendant, of the host himself, and of the host's assistant ;—these all were placed on the right *. 43. In putting down a boiled fish to’ be eaten, the tail was laid in front. In winter it was placed with the fat belly on the right; in summer with the back. The slices offered in sacrifice (to the father of the fish-diet were thus more easily cut *). 44. All condiments were taken up with the right (hand), and were therefore placed on the left, 45. He who received the presents offered (to the ruler) was on his left; he who transmitted his words, on the right. 46. A cup was poured out for the driver of a personator of the dead as for the driver of the ruler. In the carriage, and holding the reins in his left hand, he received the cup with his right; offered a little in sacrifice at the end of the axle and cross- * Compare vol. xxvii, pages 80, 81, paragraphs 54, 57, et al The writer passes in this paragraph from the indicative to the imperative mood. % The guest sat facing the south, so that the east and west were on his left and right respectively. The cups were set where they could be taken up and put down most conveniently. ® The fish, as a sacrificial offering and on great occasions, was placed lengthways on the stand. As placed in this paragraph, it was more convenient for the guest. It may be correct that the belly is the best part of a fish in winter, and the back in summer, Let gastronomers and those who are fond of pisciculture decide and explain the point. BK. XV. sHAO f. 79 bar on the right and left (to the father of charioteering), and then drank off the cup. 47. Of all viands which were placed on the stands, the offering was put down inside the stand. A gentleman did not eat the entrails of grain-fed animals }. A boy® ran, but did not walk quickly with measured steps. When he took up his cup, he knelt in offering (some of the contents) ‘in sacrifice, and then stood up and drank (the rest). Before rinsing a cup, they washed their hands, In separating the lungs of oxen and sheep, they did not cut out the central portion of them*; when viands were served up with sauce, they did not add condiments to it. In selecting an onion or scallion for a gentleman, they cut off both the root and top.
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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