Confucian Analects

When he was about to mount his...

Seeing the countenance, it ins...

Seeing the countenance, it instantly rises. It flies round, and by and by settles.

The Master said, 'There is the hen-pheasant on the hill bridge. At its season! At its season!' Tsze-lu made a motion to it. Thrice it smelt him and then rose.

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When he was about to mount his...