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 | | The Hanlin shall respectfully propose posthumous titles for deceased emperors, together with monumental inscriptions and sacri- ficial addresses for those who are accorded the honor of a posthumous title, all of which shall be submitted to the Emperor for approval. |
 | | The presidents of the Hanlin shall be e -officio vice-presidents of the Bureau of Contemporary History, in which the Hanlin of sub- ordinate grades shall assist as compilers and composers, reverentially recording the sacred instructions (of the Emperor). |
 | | Unlike the academies of Europe, which are voluntary asso- ciations for the advaucement of learning uuder royal or Imperial patronage, the Hanlin is a body of civil functionaries, a govern- ment organ, an integral part of the machinery of the state: its mainspring, as that of every other portion, is in the central throne. |
| memory.loc.gov /ndlpcoop/nicmoas/nora/nora0119.sgm (19606 words) |
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