Read full poem →"You did not love this man." You probe my soul
About his courtship, how I ran away,
How he pursued with gifts from city to city,
Dictionary Entry
The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. courtshipbehavior courtshipdisplay courtship
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Poetry examples for “courtship”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →BERTHA IN THE LANE 138
LADY GERALDINE'S COURTSHIP 150
THE RUNAWAY SLAVE AT PILGRIM'S POINT 192
Read full poem →Of Amsterdam; my best civility
And courtship to an University;
My modesty I give to soldiers bare;
Read full poem →desertion, absence and inconstancy, with the commonplaces of artificial
courtship. They are commonly smooth and easy; but have little nature, and
little sentiment.