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.

by active 1696-1707 Judith Drake; Mary Astell

Transcriber’s Note:

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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.

AN
ESSAY
In Defence of the
FEMALE SEX.

In which are inserted the

CHARACTERS

OF

A Pedant,

A Squire,