1. The head of the Ke family was richer than the duke of Chow had been, and yet K'ew collected his imposts for him, and increased his wealth.

14. CONFUCIUS' ADMONITION AND DEFENCE OF TSZE-LOO. 1. The form of the harpsichord seems to come nearer to that of the shih than any other of our instruments. The 瑟 is a kindred instrument with the 琴, commonly called 'the scholar's lute'. See the Chinese Repository, vol. VIII. p. 38. The music made by Yew was more martial in its air than befitted the peace-inculcating school of the sage. 2. This contains a defence of Yew, and an illustration of his real attainments.

15. COMPARISON OF SZE AND SIIANG. EXCESS AND DEFECT EQUALLY WRONG. 1. 贤, here=胜, 'to overcome', 'be superior to', being interchanged with 愈, in par. 2. We find this meaning of the term also in the dictionary.

16. CONFUCIUS ' INDIGNATION AT THE SUPPORT OF USURPATIONAND EXTORTION BY ONE OF HIS DISCIPLES. 1. 季氏, see III. 1. Many illustrations might be collected of the encroachmens of the Ke family, and its great wealth. 为之聚敛, 'for him collected and ingathered', i.e., all his imposts. This clause and the next imply that K'ew was aiding in the matter of laying imposts on the people. 2. 'Beat the drum and assail him,'—this refers to the practice of executing criminals in the market place, and by beat of drum collecting the people to hear their crimes. Comm., however, say that the Master only required the disciples here to tell K'ew of his faults and recover him.

2. The Master said, "He is no disciple of mine. My little children, beat the drum and assail him."