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An essay in defence of the female sex

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Transcriber’s Note:

The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

Illustration from 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.

This vain gay thing sets unfor man, But seemt fate attends him The powd’ring Barber first began, The Barber Surgeon endst.

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