An Essay in Defence of the Female Sex: In Which Are Inserted the Characters of a Pedant, a Squire, a Beau, a Vertuoso, a Poetaster, a City-Critick, &C., In a Letter to a Lady (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Ments ours, only to lhew his own good Breeding and Parts. He le vels his Scandal at the whole Sex,and thinks us fulficiently fortified, if'out of the Story of Two Thoua fand Years he has been able to pick up a few Examples of Women illuftrious for their' Wit, Learning or Vertue, and Men infamous for the contrary though I think the mof't inveterate of our Enemies would have fpar'd him that labour, by granting that all Ages have pro duc'd Perfons famous or infamous of both Sexes; or they mni'c threw up all pretence to Modefiy, or.

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