An Annotation of Selected Passages from "Jichih lu"

埼玉県越谷市顾炎武在于这一条里主张如下，凡是历史书上纪载文必定把月日联年时（季）缀上的。这就是从『春秋』以来史家的一个＜常法（定例）＞。所以，司马迁的『史记』用＜变例＞而守护那个＜常法＞。还有『楚辞』离骚，这篇自传文学作品，也保持＜常法＞来着呢。 GuYanwu(顧炎武)had insisted by these sentences; The description of the history book, though starting from describing the date without fail clearly is an eternal method from Chunchiu (春秋). It is defended even in Chu-t'suu(楚辭)of the autobiography, of course in Shihchi(史記)of the history book