Xunzi · 議兵篇第十五

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議兵篇第十五 · 1223 characters
《》:『,,,。』。」

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詩經 · 長發有虔秉鉞

武王載旆,有虔秉鉞。如火烈烈,則莫我敢曷。苞有三蘖,莫遂莫達。九有有截:韋顧既伐,昆吾夏桀!

孟子 · 滕文公下則莫我敢

《詩》云:『戎狄是膺,荊舒是懲,則莫我敢承。』無父無君,是周公所膺也。

詩經 · 板則莫我敢

毗。威儀卒迷,善人載尸。民之方殿屎,則莫我敢葵?喪亂蔑資,曾莫惠我師?

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荀子 · Xunzi
Attribution
Traditionally associated with Xun Kuang; the received collection contains multiple textual layers.
Digital witness
Kanseki Repository · KR3a0002 · base edition tls
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Source position
KR3a0002_015.txt, lines 158–163. XUN 15:1b:10, Beida p.231; Knoblock 2:221
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