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An essay in defence of the female sex

THE CONTENTS.

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A

Argument from Providence, p. 9.

—— from the different Make, and Temper of Body in the two Sexes, p. 18.

Amazons, why they banisht Men, p. 24.

Advantages of Womens Company, p. 135.

B

Bodies Organiz’d alike, p. 12.

Brutes of both Sexes of equal sense, p. 13.

Bully’s Character, p. 62.

Beau’s Character, p. 68.

Boasters of Intrigues base Fellows, p. 115.

C

Conversation, its End, p. 7.

—— its requisite Conditions, p. 9.

Country Squire’s Character, p. 20.

Coffee-house Politician’s Character, p. 87.

City Militia, p. 92.

City Critick’s Character, p. 119.

150Complacence how acquir’d, p. 136.

D

Diffidence of themselves a great discouragement to Women, p. 55.

Dissimulation necessary, p. 110.

—— why most us’d by Men, p. 112.

—— when Criminal, p. 113.

—— How differing from deceit, p. 114.

E

Education Mens greatest advantage, p. 6.

—— Of the Female Sex not so deficient as commonly suppos’d, p. 36.

English Books very improving, p. 41.

—— best helps to Conversation, p. 47.

Envy most injurious to Virtue, p. 116.

F

Friendship, its requisite Conditions, p. 9.

Failings falsly charg’d on Women, p. 60.

Fools no fit Companions for Women, p. 145.

G

Gentlemen, best Writers of Morality, Humanity, &c. p. 52.

Gallantry, how acquir’d, p. 140.

151—— How distinguisht from Complacence, p. 142.

I

Invention improvable by the Society of Women, p. 143.

Ignorance of Latin no disadvantage, p. 57.

Imitation ridiculous, p. 66.

Impertinence, what, p. 84.

—— commonly mistaken, p. 85.

—— Epidemical, p. 89.

—— Officious, p. 94.

—— To be measur’d by its Artifice, p. 109.

L

Learning unjustly restrain’d to Latin and Greek only, p. 45.

Love frequently false, p. 115.

Levity, what, p. 124.

—— Less among Women than Men, p. 125.

Love, why so soon cold, p. 128.

P

Pedant’s Character, p. 27.

Points of deep Learning and Politicks, improper for mixt Conversation, p. 40.

152Poetaster’s Character, p. 79.

Q

The Question stated, p. 6.

R

Religion, &c. no proper subjects for mixt Conversation, p. 38.

S

Sexes not distinguish’d in Souls, p. 11.

Salique Law, its Original, p. 22.

Scowrer’s Character, p, 64.

U

Vulgar of both Sexes of equal Capacity, p. 15.

Vanity the Vice of Men, p. 60.

—— Fools Blessing, p. 76.

—— Universal, p. 82.

Vertuoso’s Character, p. 96.

W

Women, bred to too much Ignorance of Business, p. 16.

—— Industriously kept in ignorance, p. 20.

—— Why constanter Lovers than Men, p. 129.

—— Truer Friends than Men; and why, p. 132.

—— Not generally so vicious as Men, p. 134.

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