Chinese Courtship: In Verse. To which is Added, an Appendix, Treating of the Revenue of China, & C., & C

Peter Perring Thoms

Parbury, Allen, and Kingsbury, 1824 - Courtship - 339 pages

Contents

• Introduction Page: 1
• An interview with his aunt Heaou: 8
• The Young Ladies at Chess: 14
• Leangs Private thoughts: 25
• Thoughts while walking by the light of the moon: 31
• On purchasing a study: 39
• Leangs thoughts on returning to his chamber: 50
• The husband and wife desiring a Soninlaw: 57
• Yunheang communicates what has transpired: 67
• PART III: 76
• A second meeting of the lovers: 83
• Sighing before the flowers: 89
• The Oath of Constancy 100: 100
• Marriage decision while on board ship 115: 115
• Leang returns home to see his father: 126
• Yaousëen scolds her Servant: 134
• Yaousëen informed of her fathers entering into office: 142
• On hearing of General Yang being surrounded by the enemy: 152
• The two youths enter the Literary arena: 158
• Meeting with Yaouseen in the Hanlin garden: 164
• Leang petitions to be sent against the rebels: 179
• Yunheang informing her Mistress of the death of Leang: 185
• The parents hear of the death of their son 6: 191
• Leangs manœuvre to defeat the enemy: 199
• Yuhking plunges into the river: 209
• Seeking the corpse of Yühking: 219
• Yaousëen on hearing of the joyful news: 228
• A proposal of marriage by his Majesty: 235
• Yaousëen approves of Leangs marrying Yühking: 242

Bibliographic information

• Title: Chinese Courtship: In Verse. To which is Added, an Appendix, Treating of the Revenue of China, & C., & C
• Author: Peter Perring Thoms
• Translated by: Peter Perring Thoms
• Publisher: Parbury, Allen, and Kingsbury, 1824
• Original from: the Bavarian State Library
• Digitized: Mar 20, 2025
• Length: 339 pages