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

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12. Hui-dze and Kwang-dze. The young phoenix and the owl. 13. Hui-dze and Kwang-dze;--how Kwang-dze understood the enjoyment of fishes. BOOK XVIII. Par. 2. Hui-dze and Kwang-dze;--vindication by the latter of his behaviour on the death of his wife. 3. Mr. Deformed and Mr. One-foot;--their submission under pain and in prospect of death. 4. Kwang-dze and the skull;--what he said to it, and its appearance to him at night in a dream. {p. 304} 5. The sadness of Confucius on the departure of Yen Hui for Khî; and his defence of it to Dze-kung. The appearance of a strange bird in Lû, and his moralizings on it. 6. Lieh-dze and the skull. The transmutations of things. BOOK XIX. Par. 2. Lieh-dze and Kwan Yin;--on the capabilities of the Perfect man. 3. Confucius and the hunchback, who was skilful at catching cicadas with his rod. 4. The boatman on the gulf of Khang-shan, and his skill. 5. Thien Khâi-kih and duke Wei of Kâu;--on the best way to nourish the higher life. How it was illustrated by Thien's master, and how enforced by Confucius. 6. The officer of sacrifice and his pigs to be sacrificed. 7. Duke Hwan gets ill from seeing a ghostly sprite, and how he was cured. 8. The training of a fighting-cock. 9. Confucius and the swimmer in the gorge of Lü. 10. Khing, the worker in rottlera wood, and the bell-frame;--how he succeeded in making it as he did. 11. Tung-yê Kî and his chariot-driving;--how his horses broke down.

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