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.

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This vain gay thing sets unfor man, But seem t fate attends him The powd’ring Barber first began, The Barber Surgeon endst.
In which are inserted the
CHARACTERS
A Pedant ,
A Squire ,
A Beau ,
A Vertuoso ,
A Poetaster ,
A City-Critick , &c.
In a Letter to a Lady.