Sacred Books of the East Vol. 40: Taoism Vol. 2

3. Kung-wän Hsien and the Master of the Left who had only one foot. 4. The death of Lâo-dze; and adverse judgment on his life. BOOK IV. Pars. 1, 2. Yen Hui and Confucius;--on the proposal of the former to go and convert the ruler of Wei. 3, 4. Dze-kâo and Confucius;--on the mission of the former from Khû to Khî. 5. Yen Ho and Kü Po-yü;--on the former's undertaking to be tutor to the wayward son of duke Ling of Wei. 6. The master-mechanic and the great tree;--so large and old through its uselessness. 7. Nan-po Dze-khî and the great tree, preserved by its uselessness. Trees of Sung cut down because of their good timber. Peculiarities exempting from death as sacrificial victims. 8. The deformed object Shû and his worth. 9. Rencontre between Confucius and the madman of Khû. BOOK V. Par. 1. Confucius explains the influence of the cripple Wang Thâi over the people of Lû. 2. The fellow-students Dze-khân and the cripple Shän-thû Kiâ. 3. Confucius and Toeless of Shû-shan. judgment of Toeless and Lâo-dze on Confucius. 4. Duke Âi of Lû and Confucius;--on the ugly but most able and fascinating man, Âi-thâi Tho. Admiration for Confucius of duke Âi. 5. The deformed favourites of duke Ling of Wei and duke Hwan of Khî. Argument between Kwang-dze and Hui-dze, growing out of the former's account of them. {p. 300} BOOK VI. Par. 8. Nan-po Dze-khwei and the long-lived Nü Yü. How Pû-liang Î learned the Tâo.