Excerpt from The Philosophical Library, Vol. 1: Being a Curious Collection of the Most Rare and Valuable Manuscripts and Printed Works, Both Ancient and Modern, Which Treat of Moral, Metaphysical, Theological, Historical, and Philosophical Enquiries After Truth
These words were followed'by a lethargy, from which he never recovered. He died in the 73d_year Of his age, in his native kingdom, whither he had returned, accompanied by his disciples. After his death, he was lamented by the whole empire; in which innumerable edifices have been raised to his honour, with such inscriptions as the following -to the Great Modem - To the Chief Doctor - T o the saint;-to the ifvise King of Literature - To the Instructor of Emperors and Kings. And so high is the respect paid to his memory, in the present day, that his descendants enjoy by inheritance the honour able title and Office Of mandarins, and are allowed the privilege, in common with the princes Of the blood, of exemption from the payment of all taxes to.
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Excerpt from The Philosophical Library, Vol. 1: Being a Curious Collection of the Most Rare and Valuable Manuscripts and Printed Works, Both Ancient and Modern, Which Treat of Moral, Metaphysical, Theological, Historical, and Philosophical Enquiries After Truth
These words were followed'by a lethargy, from which he never recovered. He died in the 73d_year Of his age, in his native kingdom, whither he had returned, accompanied by his disciples. After his death, he was lamented by the whole empire; in which innumerable edifices have been raised to his honour, with such inscriptions as the following -to the Great Modem - To the Chief Doctor - T o the saint;-to the ifvise King of Literature - To the Instructor of Emperors and Kings. And so high is the respect paid to his memory, in the present day, that his descendants enjoy by inheritance the honour able title and Office Of mandarins, and are allowed the privilege, in common with the princes Of the blood, of exemption from the payment of all taxes to.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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