had entrusted him to the care of Hosokawa Yoriyuki,one of the ablest men of his own or any generation. For the foreign policy of the Tokugawa waslargely swayed by an apprehension that the Kyushu feudatories, It may well be imagined thatsuch doings attracted surprised attention in Japan. Several ofthe priests did not hesitate to assert that their supplications hadelicited signs and portents indicating supernatural aid.
TheJapanese, however, are not easily deterred. Trained in these wildmethods, they are all splendid horsemen who know how to ride butnever how to fall. otilla towhich the duty was entrusted may be said to have sealed the fate ofthe war by isolating the army in Korea from its home base. PLOTS AGAINST THE TAIRA: KIYOMORI'S LAST YEARSAll these arbitrary acts provoked indignation among every class ofthe people.
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