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292 Bites; but his {ul?ice was not listened to, and be resigned office. Returning borne be devoted himself to teaching, and his honse was tbronged with disciples. He was the autbor of the ^ a collection of miscellaneous notes, and of a number of essays, letters, etc. etc. The ^ ^ contains a number of his best utterances, brougbt togetber and arranged by his disciples. He was canonised as ^ ^i and in 1572 his tablet was placed in the Confucian Temple.

Hsieh I (T. ^ jl^. H. j^ ^ $ ^). 12tb cent. A.D. A native of Lin-cb^uan in Kiangsi, who baving failed repeatedly to obtain the chin ahih degree, amused himself with verse. Aatbor of the ^ ^ ^ tS!; til Wi t ^ poetical collection, and of several bundred essays, entitled i^ ^ ^ ^. Known as f|^ ilSI ^ Butterfly Hsieb, from the subject of one of his finest poems.

Hsieh Jen-kuei  [R*. A.D. 614-683. A native of Cbiang*- chou in Sbansi, who in his youth was poor and supported himself by agriculture. By various bold exploits against rebels be attracted a good deal of attention, and was at lengtb summoned to Court, and received a command. In 658 be gained a great victory oyer the Koreans, and also over the Kitan Tartars; but in 670 be sustained a disastrous defeat at the bands of the Turfans, and was condemned to deatb. He was bowever only casbiered; and later on be was again entrusted with a command, and retrieved his fame by a decisive victory over the Turkic tribes.

Hsieh Liang-tso A.D. A native of _t. ^ Sbang-ts'ai in Honan. He graduated as chin ahih in 1085, and entered upon an official career. After filling several posts at the capital and in the provinces, be was for some reason or otber degraded and tbrown into prison. He was the autbor of the ^ ^ ^, a work on the Confucian Awdeets; and Chu Hsi collected his miscellaneous literary remains, which