After his death theSouthern Court fell into a state of division against itself; and itsspirit sensibly declined. Thecastle ultimately fell, Nagamasa and his son dying by their ownhands. After six months' retention the envoys were sent awaywithout so much as a written acknowledgment. hat his example exercised an ennobling influence not onlyon the men of his era but also on subsequent generations.
Thus was presented thespectacle of a father (Takauji) fighting against his son (Tadafuyu),and a brother (Tadayoshi) fighting against a brother (Takauji). Chamberlain notes that It is still considered proper for teaenthusiasts to join the Zen sect of Buddhism, and it is fromthe abbot of Daitokuji at Kyoto that diplomas of proficiencyare obtained. o stereotyped formulae, she utilized the occasion to chantto the accompaniment of her dance a stanza of sorrow for separationfrom her lover. eventeen years old--the Tokugawa chief found a dignified andalert lad whose aspect suggested that if he was suffered
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