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犧牲

犧牲

犧牲

犧牲之享、羔鴈之薦,古之禮也。且古之君子,非不知情之憂喜、聲之哀樂,能動天地,能感鬼神。刀杌前列,則憂喜之情可知矣。鷹犬齊至,則哀樂之聲可知矣。以是祭天地,以是禱神明,天地必不享,苟享之必有咎;神明必不歆,苟歆之必有悔。所以知神龍見,喪風雲之象也;鳳凰來,失尊戴之象也;麒麟出、亡國土之象也。觀我之義,禽必不義也。以彼爲祥,禽必不祥也。

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