| THE PROLEGOMENA. |
| CHAPTER I. OF THE CHINESE CLASSICS GENERALLY. |
| I. Books included under the Name of the Chinese Classics |
| II. The Authority of the Chinese Classics |
| CHAPTER II. OF THE CONFUCIAN ANALECTS. |
| I. Formation of the Text of the Analects by the Scholars of the Han Dynasty |
| II. "At what time, and by whom, the Analects were written ; their Plan ; and Authenticity" |
| III. Of Commentaries upon the Analects |
| IV. Of Various Readings |
| CHAPTER III. OF THE GREAT LEARNING. |
| I. "History of the Text, and the different Arrangements of it which have been proposed" |
| II. "Of the Authorship, and distinction of the Text into Classical Text and Commentary" |
| III. Its Scope and Value |
| CHAPTER IV. THE DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN. |
| I. "Its Place in the Lî Chî, and its Publication separately" |
| II. Its Author ; and some account of him |
| III. Its Integrity |
| IV. Its Scope and Value |
| CHAPTER V. CONFUCIOUS AND HIS IMMEDIATE DISCIPLES. |
| I. Life of Confucious |
| II. His Influence and Opinions |
| III. His Immediate Disciples |
| CHAPTER VI. LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL WORKS WHICH HAVE BEEN CONSULTED IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS VOLUME. |
| I. "Chinese Works, with Brief Notices" |
| II. Translations and other Works |
| THE BODY OF THE VOLUME. |
| I. CONFUCIAN ANALECTS |
| Book I. Hsio R |
| II. Wei Chang |
| III. Pâ Yî |
| IV. Lî Zan |
| V. Kung Yê Ch'ang |
| VI. Yung Yê |
| VII. Shû R |
| VIII. T'âi-po |
| IX. Tsze Han |
| X. Hsiang Tang |
| XI. Hsien Tsin |
| XII. Yen Yüan |
| XIII. Tsze-lû |
| XIV. Hsien Wan |
| XV. Wei Ling Kung |
| XVI. Chî Shih |
| XVII. Yang Ho |
| XVIII. Wei Tsze |
| XIX. Tsze-chang |
| XX. Yâo Yüeh |
| II. THE GREAT LEARNING |
| III. THE DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN |
| INDEXES. |
| I. Subjects in the Confucian Analects |
| II. Proper Names in the Confucian Analects |
| III. Subjects in the Great Learning |
| IV. Proper Names in the Great Learning |
| V. Subjects in the Doctrine of the Mean |
| VI. Proper Names in the Doctrine of the Mean |
| VII. Chinese Characters and Phrases |