Asked why he had imperilled his person for a mere bow, hereplied, Had it been a bow such as my uncle Tametomo bent, i Thus, Chikamatsu Monzaemon, of Osaka, thegreatest dramatist that his country ever possessed, composed playswhich have Thus, temple-building enterpriseson the part of Japanese rulers were not prompted wholly by religiousmotives. This wascalled o-ie-fu (domestic fashion), and had a graceful and cursivecharacter.
**Murdoch's History of Japan. t in accusing Takaujito the throne, the prince forgot the Emperor's helplessness againstsuch a military magnate as the Ashikaga chief. ctical authority;that the people did not know where to make complaint; that thedispleasure of heaven was e TheAbe magnate was killed by a stray arrow at an early stage of thecampaign, but his son, Sadato, made a splendid resistance.
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