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poetry,inthenfucian
analectsandinhanfeitse,butthenfuciangentlen,broughtupinhispuritan
vieseeanyfuninnfucius,justashefailedtoseethewonderful
tenderlovelyricsinshikinggivingtheantasticinterpretations,asthee
theologiansgiveofthesongofsongsthereisaveryfinehuurintao
yuanngsings,too,asortofquietleisurelyntentandarefinedluxuryof
selfabnegatkthebestexaleofonhisunhysons:
telesaregrey,sclesnolongerfull
fivesonshavei,andnoneoftheikesschool
ahshuissixteenandaslazyaslazycanbe
ahhsiianisfifteenandnotasteforreadinghashe
thirteenareyungandtuan,yettheycanttellsixfroeven
atungsonlypearsandchestnuts梚ntwoyearshellbeeleven
then,eletetythiscup,ifsuchbethewillofheaven
huurthereis,too,intufusandlipospoetry,tufuenproducesinhis
readersabittersle,andlipoanticistnonchalance,butwe
donotcallit”huur”theunholyahe
nationalreligionalsorestriadethepresentation
ofnovelpointsofvieouronlylivesonnovelandoriginal
pointsofvieentisnotnducivetothe
produorousliteratureifanyoneakeallectionofchinese
huur,hethefolksongsandtheyuandrasandthe
ngnovels,alloutsidethepaleoftheclassical”literatureandintheprivatenotes
andlettersofsingdynasties,hey
arealittleofftheirguard
butthechinesehaveneverthelessahuuralltheiroheyalwayslovea
goodjokeitishuurofagriersort,andisbasedonthefarcicalviewoflifein
spiteoftheextrelyseriousstyleintheireditorialandpoliticalings,hare
seldoelievedbyhuur,theyoftensurprisetheforeignersbytheextrelylight
nnerinportantreforrograesandvents,likethe
kuontangagrarianprograe,thesanndoinerelief,
theneent,andtheantiopiuureauxanaricanprofessor,
recentlyvisitingshanghaiandlecturinginthechineselleges,pletely
surprisedbytheburstoflaughterangthestudentaudienadeaserious
referenbureaux,heetbystillloudervolleys
ofsilverylaughter
forhuuris,asihavesaid,apointofvielifehthatview
oflifeoreorlessfaliarlifeisahugefarce,andanbeingsare
repuppetsinitthenakeslifetooseriously,whoobeyslibrary
readingrooulestoohonestly,erelya
signboardsaysso,alakesafoolofhielfandisusuallysubjectedtolaughter
froisolderlleagues,andsincelaughterisntagious,verysoonhebeesa
hurist,too
thishuristfarcicalitythenresultsintheinabilityofthechinesetotakeanything
seriously,frohestseriouspolitiventtoadogsfuneralthe
farcicalelentinchinesefuneralsistypicalinthegrandiloquentfuneral
proiddleclasses,youcanseestreeturchinshdirty
faultilouredrobes,acpanied,indechina,
bybrassbandsplaying”oniansoldiers,”sareoftenadduced
byeuropeansasproofsoftheourachinesefuneralprocession,
hobolofchinesehuur,foreuropeansaloakeafuneral
proakeitsoleasolefuneralisinnceivableto
thechinesendheeuropeanserristhat,htheirprenceivednotions,
theythinkapriorithatafuneralshouldbeasoleaffairafuneral,likeawedding,
shouldbenoisyandshouldbeexpensive,butthereisnoreasonshouldbe
solesoleityisalreadyprovidedforinthegrandiloquentgoherestis
forandforsfarcetothisday,icannotdistinguishbetweenafuneralanda
iliseeaffinorahair
bolizedbythehighlyfarcicalfuneralprocession,
nsistsinplianceassuchandthetotaldisregardofthe
substanceinactualityoneourofachinesefuneralshould
beabletoreadandinterpretsproperlyalsopolitical
prograesandoffi,beingdraftedby
clerksbasticphraseology,justasthereare
specialshopskeepingfuneralprocessiongownsandparaphealiaforhire,andno
intelligentchineseevertakestheeriouslyifforeignnes
bolofthefuneralgoind,theyobe
sledbythendthenlatergiveupthechineseasauniquepeoplethattheyfailto
understand
thisfarandsubstancecanbe
illustratedinariaddifferenteyearsago,agoventorder,
originatinginarequestfrohecentralkuontang,prohibitedthechinese
goventnistriesfroeepingshanghaioffiinisters
esinshanghai,andthroberofpeopleoutofjobsthe
nankingnistersneitherdefiedthenankingordeorpetitionedforitsrepealon
honestgroundsofinnvenienceandiracticabilitynoprofessionalclerkuldbe
akeitacrd,sinceit
antthedesireofents,hwouldbe
unpatriotictheydidaninfinitelyclevererthingbychangingthedoorplatesoftheir
shanghaiofficesandcallingtheradeinspectionbureauxthedoorplatesprobably
sttydollarsapie
... </P></TD>
poetry,inthenfucian
analectsandinhanfeitse,butthenfuciangentlen,broughtupinhispuritan
vieseeanyfuninnfucius,justashefailedtoseethewonderful
tenderlovelyricsinshikinggivingtheantasticinterpretations,asthee
theologiansgiveofthesongofsongsthereisaveryfinehuurintao
yuanngsings,too,asortofquietleisurelyntentandarefinedluxuryof
selfabnegatkthebestexaleofonhisunhysons:
telesaregrey,sclesnolongerfull
fivesonshavei,andnoneoftheikesschool
ahshuissixteenandaslazyaslazycanbe
ahhsiianisfifteenandnotasteforreadinghashe
thirteenareyungandtuan,yettheycanttellsixfroeven
atungsonlypearsandchestnuts梚ntwoyearshellbeeleven
then,eletetythiscup,ifsuchbethewillofheaven
huurthereis,too,intufusandlipospoetry,tufuenproducesinhis
readersabittersle,andlipoanticistnonchalance,butwe
donotcallit”huur”theunholyahe
nationalreligionalsorestriadethepresentation
ofnovelpointsofvieouronlylivesonnovelandoriginal
pointsofvieentisnotnducivetothe
produorousliteratureifanyoneakeallectionofchinese
huur,hethefolksongsandtheyuandrasandthe
ngnovels,alloutsidethepaleoftheclassical”literatureandintheprivatenotes
andlettersofsingdynasties,hey
arealittleofftheirguard
butthechinesehaveneverthelessahuuralltheiroheyalwayslovea
goodjokeitishuurofagriersort,andisbasedonthefarcicalviewoflifein
spiteoftheextrelyseriousstyleintheireditorialandpoliticalings,hare
seldoelievedbyhuur,theyoftensurprisetheforeignersbytheextrelylight
nnerinportantreforrograesandvents,likethe
kuontangagrarianprograe,thesanndoinerelief,
theneent,andtheantiopiuureauxanaricanprofessor,
recentlyvisitingshanghaiandlecturinginthechineselleges,pletely
surprisedbytheburstoflaughterangthestudentaudienadeaserious
referenbureaux,heetbystillloudervolleys
ofsilverylaughter
forhuuris,asihavesaid,apointofvielifehthatview
oflifeoreorlessfaliarlifeisahugefarce,andanbeingsare
repuppetsinitthenakeslifetooseriously,whoobeyslibrary
readingrooulestoohonestly,erelya
signboardsaysso,alakesafoolofhielfandisusuallysubjectedtolaughter
froisolderlleagues,andsincelaughterisntagious,verysoonhebeesa
hurist,too
thishuristfarcicalitythenresultsintheinabilityofthechinesetotakeanything
seriously,frohestseriouspolitiventtoadogsfuneralthe
farcicalelentinchinesefuneralsistypicalinthegrandiloquentfuneral
proiddleclasses,youcanseestreeturchinshdirty
faultilouredrobes,acpanied,indechina,
bybrassbandsplaying”oniansoldiers,”sareoftenadduced
byeuropeansasproofsoftheourachinesefuneralprocession,
hobolofchinesehuur,foreuropeansaloakeafuneral
proakeitsoleasolefuneralisinnceivableto
thechinesendheeuropeanserristhat,htheirprenceivednotions,
theythinkapriorithatafuneralshouldbeasoleaffairafuneral,likeawedding,
shouldbenoisyandshouldbeexpensive,butthereisnoreasonshouldbe
solesoleityisalreadyprovidedforinthegrandiloquentgoherestis
forandforsfarcetothisday,icannotdistinguishbetweenafuneralanda
iliseeaffinorahair
bolizedbythehighlyfarcicalfuneralprocession,
nsistsinplianceassuchandthetotaldisregardofthe
substanceinactualityoneourofachinesefuneralshould
beabletoreadandinterpretsproperlyalsopolitical
prograesandoffi,beingdraftedby
clerksbasticphraseology,justasthereare
specialshopskeepingfuneralprocessiongownsandparaphealiaforhire,andno
intelligentchineseevertakestheeriouslyifforeignnes
bolofthefuneralgoind,theyobe
sledbythendthenlatergiveupthechineseasauniquepeoplethattheyfailto
understand
thisfarandsubstancecanbe
illustratedinariaddifferenteyearsago,agoventorder,
originatinginarequestfrohecentralkuontang,prohibitedthechinese
goventnistriesfroeepingshanghaioffiinisters
esinshanghai,andthroberofpeopleoutofjobsthe
nankingnistersneitherdefiedthenankingordeorpetitionedforitsrepealon
honestgroundsofinnvenienceandiracticabilitynoprofessionalclerkuldbe
akeitacrd,sinceit
antthedesireofents,hwouldbe
unpatriotictheydidaninfinitelyclevererthingbychangingthedoorplatesoftheir
shanghaiofficesandcallingtheradeinspectionbureauxthedoorplatesprobably
sttydollarsapie
... </P></TD>