TITLE OF THIS BOOK.—The name of Kung-sun Ch＇au, a disciple of Mencius, heading the first chapter,the book is named from him accordingly. On 章句上see note on the title of the first Book.
CHAPTER 1. WHILE MENCIUS WISHED TO SEE A TRUE ROYAL GOVERNMENT AND SWAY IN THE KINGDOM, AND COULD EASILY HAVE REALIZED IT, FROM THE PEOULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE TIME, HE WOULD NOT, TO DO SO, HAVE HAD RECOURSE TO ANY WAYS INCONSISTENT WITH ITS IDEA.