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 1 1 |            not attain to the royal dignity.~5. 'Your dogs and swine
 2 1 |    possible to attain to the royal dignity.~3. 'If Your Majesty will
 3 2 |            not attain to the royal dignity.'~
 4 3 |          ruler attain to the royal dignity.~4. 'Formerly, the duke
 5 4 |           will attain to the royal dignity. A prince lays the foundation
 6 5 |            raise Ch'î to the royal dignity would be as easy as it is
 7 5 |         Now you say that the royal dignity might be so easily obtained: --
 8 5 | immediately to attain to the royal dignity.~9. 'The people of Ch'î
 9 5 |          is one in which the royal dignity may be easily attained.~
10 5 |      princes, or even to the royal dignity, it would not be to be wondered
11 6 |     worthiest among them places of dignity, and the able offices of
12 6 |            not attain to the royal dignity.'~1. Mencius said, 'All
13 6 | benevolence is the most honourable dignity conferred by Heaven, and
14 17|           desire, and Shun had the dignity of being sovereign, but
15 18|           me, he may attain to the dignity of a high noble of Wei."
16 19|          OF HEAVEN constituted one dignity; the KUNG one; the HÂU one;
17 19|        RULER again constituted one dignity; the CHIEF MINISTER one;
18 19|   altogether making six degrees of dignity.~4. 'To the Son of Heaven
19 25|           solitude; if advanced to dignity, they made the whole kingdom