[14] Tao-tê ching, p. ii
[15] See the Shang-yu-lu (尙友錄), Ch. 9, art. 王.
[16] Notes on Chinese Literature, p. 179.
[17] Tao te, &c. Observations Détachées, p. xxxix.
[18] Notes on Chinese Literature, p. 173. I have failed, however, to verify the concluding part of the sentence.
[19] Notes, &c., p. 173.
[20] Notes, &c., p. 174.
[21] Notes, &c., p. 173.
[22] Shi-chi, Ch. 8.