1000000030

ll~lI\g.hic,

who.

;u:.:onlin~

Y(llIr

o\\'n t,fiimony,

di~l

nOI OO\l"lh (I11 Ihe ninlh puioJ) . Il o·.vtl"er Ihis m,IY

he.

Sfe~-hoan

(fa)' fome

""\l.nCCl ~)

knewlO form lel–

lers Ihe momenl he IV'S bUrIl.

H,:

was endowed "ilh

gTedl

~it.!OIO,

;;,'. Arler he h ,,1r..,:.:ivcd Ihe !lo·lon,

h. "IIIICO Ihe 10Ulh, wenl

UpOl~

mounl Yang-yu, anO

IIQppe,1 011 Ihe bal1k or Iha ,i'e r Lo.

divine lenoife

earryin,l bine len«s npon his Ihell, dclil'ereo Ihem10

hilO: Ihen Sfce.hoang penelratt"d all Ihe ehanges 01 1:e,l–

ven and eMlh ; abovc he obrcrred Ihe variu\ls conngu.

,"Iinns

Ihe fbrs; bdow hc ex.m,ne" all Ihe marks

he had fcen upon Ihe tortoife; he viewed Ihe rlnmage

of birds, he lOok nOliee Ilf Ihc mountains, and of Ihe

,i vers whieh flow (rom Ihem, anO

el'

all II,is

compo–

reo leucrs. Some vcry learned Chinefe Ihink, tI"l Ihis

\Vas 'Ihe aneieol kiod 01 IVriling o.lII\e,1

JÚ-I,," ·ef.",

\\ hich eanlinllcd ((ay Ihey) 10 Ihe ,.cign uf Ihe emperor

Snene-o\l;OI1g, Ihal is, 10 Ihe year 827 bef,,,e

BUI

C~rig-yng- Ia

very \\"ell obf«vcs, Ihal IhCll1gh Ihe

ex'eroal figures of Ihe Iellers have ehaQI:eo feveral limes

'" (ol1le Ihings, Ihe li

rulcs on whieh Tfang-hie formed

Ihun, have ncver l"ufFefl't1any.change.

Then (continnes Lopi) Iherc was a oilference belween

Ihe rovereign aOlI Ihe rulojeél, relalion botl\"een Ihe fa–

Ih" and Ihe foo, diflir.éllOn belween Ihe preciollS and

Ih~

vile; laws appeare.!, riles anll ",lIlie re'gned. I'u–

nilhmenls were infliéled wilh vigour. Thlls Sree-ho"ng

laid

Ih~

fOllndalioos or gooll gO'eromem, he ap?ointed

"Oícers (or edeh .ffair. Ihe fmallell did nOI creape him;

and Ihus heaven and emh arrived al Ihei .. rull perfa1ion.

They ray OIlthing 01 Ihe I"ccelior

Slú-hoang whirh

has any relation10 Olu r ruhjeé!; bUI Ihey rdl', Ihal, under

lhe reignof

Tchol1~. hoang- chi,

the Ihiro kiug of IhlS pe–

riod,

th~y

fiilluf,d fleudt r cords for wriling.

From Ihis prim'e

~\'e

come at once

10Hi~ne-yu~ne,

Ihe

11!h in order of Ihis period, beeaufe nOlhing is faid o(

his predecenors.

We find a grw many Ihings under Ihe reign of Ihis

pnnce, b".ure he is Ihe rdme wilh Hoang-li, oro al Icall

Ibcy hal'c confounced Ihefe IWOprinees logether.

They arcribe

Hienc-yuene Ihe inventinn of cars.

He joincd I\VO pieres or wood together. Ihe ooc placed

u~flghl.

and the olher acrors ,

Ihe honollr 01" Ihe lI'Joll

High, Il i, froll1 Ihis

is called

Hitn,

yl/wr.

Th~

pilce of wooo pi leed acrors is ealled

hirM,

ar,d Ihal

which is

pl~ced

lIpri.ht

is callen

JlWIt.

Hiene-y"cne

firuek copper money,

~nd

made Ilre or Ihe b. I,nce 10 de–

termine Ihe weighl Qf Ihings. By Ihis

me.ns

he ru!ed

Ihe

wo.td

in peace_

li¡:nifies merchano,fe in general.

Formerly Ihey wr»le fimply

h""

\Vhieh lignil!es exehance.

Thefc merchandili:s (fay they) confill.d in inelal,

Ain¿,

in precinus flones,

yll,

in ivorv;

lehi,

in fltins,

pi,

coined money,

tJU(lIt,

ano in flulfs,

pOli,

&C.

They Ihen denominattd muney (as is done nill) by Ihe

name of Ihe reigning ramil)'_ Thal of Hiene·)'u,ne was

one inch rel"en lincs, and wcighed l\Vdve

'ehll,

the

Ichu

is the 20lh pan of a

Y',

and a

weighs 1200 liule

grains or millet].

hty Ihen illgrdved IClters on Iheir

mooey (., is nill done .1 prefcnt.)

i, f(,r Ihis reafoo

tl1<l

.m·'fre,

Jwers. fignilic! airo a piece of mone)',

wllich is (,lIe.! likcwire

lmi,

aud

tfiune,

aoo

lao.

VOL.

[1.

No. ,8.

T cho-j'lng (1r,'¡1emperor of Ihe 91h reriod) hearing,

al Cane' lchcO\" Ihe linr.ing of blTd!, CllOlpOred a mllfic

IIf IIniuu, IVh"re I"rmony penelralcll evcry IIhere, louch–

ed Ihe intcll igcnl fpirit, and cl lmeo Ihe hearl of man,

iu I"ch a manua, Ihal Ihe eXlernal fenres lI'ere round,

Ihe humours in equilibrio, am! 111e life very long.

c,llled Ihis mnlic

'Tjie" "M,

Ihal is

fay, lemperanee,

grace. and bea'lly.

HUI Ihe oefign, and in rome rorl Ihe only aim

Ihe ancienl mulic of Ihe Chinefe, according 10 Iheir

an–

Ihors,

w~s

Ihe haTlnllny o( Ihe vinues, Ihe

moderatio~

or Ihe palhoo" elegance of manners, and, in

\Vord,

e–

very Ihing dl.1caneonlribule 10 Ihe perredion of a good

and wife governlOeol,

&e.

For Ihey we,e perfuaJed

IhH mufie was capJble of \Vorking all Ihere miracles.

is dillicull for us

believ~

Ihe,u in Ihis, erpecially wheo

we coolidcr Ihe mur,e wh,clt is al prerent ufed among

Ihem. BUI IVe appcal 10 Ihe Greeks, wito relaled as a–

fl onilhing efeas froDl litis agreeable invenrion, \Vhim

Ihe modero Grecks. like m,ll palt o( Ihe . Orientals,

have nó mufle bUl a IVrelched·and eonlemplible 01000-

10oy.

The 171h king of Ihe 91h period is namcd

Ha.-rng_

In his lime lhey CUl down Ihe branehes o( trees 10 kili

beafls \Vilh. Men \Vere few, NOlhing bUI val! foreOs

were every where 10 be reeo, and Ihere frighlrul 1V00ds

\l'ere filled wilh wild beafls. How contradi{Jory is Ihis,

and holV incompalible Wilh Ihe limes in wbich Ihis prince

is raid

have reigned

Tite 18th king o( Ihe 91h period is called

re~u-I{a1-

ehi.

We have reen in Ihe preeeeding period,

prince

of Ihe rame name. The Ou.i-ki places Ihi. king al Ihe

beginning o( Ihe lafl ki, and gives him (or rueedfor Soui–

gine. Al Ihis rate, nine emire periods. or ki, mufl

have elapred before men knelV how 10 build hUIs, or had

Ihe ure o( fire. Lopi (0110\\,& anolher melhod: he has

ranged Yeou 'lfao-ehi and Soui-gine in Ihe preceeding

pt–

riod

and although Ihe kiog we are now rpeaking of

bears Ihe rame name; he rpeaks or him quile difFerendy.

The 191h king o( Ihe 91h period is named

Tehll-/iang–

ehi.

They ray, Ihal he commanded Sfee-kouei 10 make

kind o( gui lar ",ilh five fl rings oamed

[t,

10 remedy Ihe

diforders of Ihe univerre, and pr<ferve every Ihing Ihal

had li(e.

TIte 20lh king of Ihe 91h period is oamed

ndhant–

chi.

In his lime, Ihe walers did nOI Aow, Ihe rivers di,1

nOI purrue Iheir urual courre, IVhieh Gccafioned a greal

numbcr of ddrafes.

Yne-khang inililuled Ihe dances called

TI1-v?1l

(grano

danccs), wilh • vicVl 10 prererve he.dtl,; ror, .s Lopi

f. ys, when Ihe body is nOI in mOlioo, Ihe humours have

not

free eourfe; mmer is amafTcd in rome pan, rrolO

whence come di[eab, whieh

.11

rrocced

(,.01\\

rolOe ob–

nruélion.

The Chinerc airo imagine. thal a man's vinues may

be known by hlS manner of Ituching Ihe IUlc and draw–

inr.

,h,

how,

Ór.

TI,us the Chin& make dances as weJl as mufie

have

refc,enc~

lOgood gov<rnmenl

and

the Liki I, y,

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