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故厚德音以先之，
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故厚德音以先之，Follow an explicit inference ↗時其事、輕其任以調齊之、長養之，Track whose, which, and whose perspective ↗Watch recurrence: 之 × 7 以 × 6 其 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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荀子 · 富國篇第十爵服慶賞壹之，致忠信以愛之，尚賢使能以次之，爵服慶賞以申重之，時其事、輕其任以調齊之，潢然兼覆之，養長之，如保赤子。
荀子 · 王霸篇第十一故厚德音故厚德音以先之，明禮義以道之，致忠信以愛之，賞賢使能以次之，爵服賞慶以申重之，時其事、經其任
荀子 · 王霸篇第十一如保赤子上莫不致愛其下而制之以禮，上之於下，如保赤子。政令制度，所以接下之人百姓，有不理者如豪末，則雖孤獨鰥寡必不加焉。故下之親上歡如父
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- Work
- 荀子 · Xunzi
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- Kanseki Repository · KR3a0002 · base edition tls
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- KR3a0002_015.txt, lines 768–777. XUN 15:5:3, Beida p.247; Knoblock 2:231f
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