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妓者,女之無歸者也。古之爲妓者三,其上賣藝,其次賣笑,其下賣身。今之言妓者,獨賣身之謂也。
唐薛濤業妓爲生而能詩詞曲賦,節度使韋皋愛其文才,奏爲校書郎,雖朝廷不允,然卒有以校書雅稱妓者。
江南多妓,揚州瘦馬有名中國。瘦馬者,老鴇取少貧而孤之女子,養育以詩書,教之以禮節,既出閣,侯大人公卿選擇,中,則爲妾。
南京有秦淮河,古多藝妓。或有多情者慕名而至,賦詩詞,作文章。
上海於民國,十里洋場,交際花之多,不能盡覽,才藝多端,多能言吳語、蘇州話,唱評彈,亦有常州女子,能講故實,號爲先生,亦爲滬上一景也。
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