A Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect

S. Wells Williams, 1841 - Cantonese dialects - 693 pages

STUDY OF CHINESE	1

Exercises in Reading	9

Exercises in Conversation	16

SECT 1	29

Form and functions of the Nose	50

The Collective Parts of the Body	70

THE KINDRED RELATIONS	76

Of Sons and Grandsons	86

Of Husband and Wife	92

CHAPTER IV	109

SECT	115

Of Bards	121

SECT	129

Of Furniture of Houses	135

Of the Toilet	137

SECT 7	137

SECT 9	123

Of the Steward	168

Of the Dinner Table	175

Rules of Visiting	189

SECT 3	219

Dialogue on buying Woolens	235

Edict for the Delivery of Opium	268

CHAPTER VII	277

The Parts of Buildings	313

Of Ships and their Appendages	321

Of Carriages and Sedans	329

Agricultural Operations	340

SECT 3	347

THE LIBERAL ARTS	353

Rules of Archery	366

SECT 2	373

CHAPTER XI	375

Measures of Capacity	383

Measures of Time	391

Title	A Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect Western books on China published up to 1850
Author	Elijah Coleman Bridgman
Compiled by	Elijah Coleman Bridgman
Publisher	S. Wells Williams, 1841
Original from	the Bavarian State Library
Digitized	23 Oct 2012
Length	693 pages

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