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The
CONTENTS

❧ PARADOXES

  1. A Defence of Womens Inconſtancy: [P. 1.]
  2. That Women ought to paint: [P. 6.]
  3. That by Diſcord things increase: [P. 9.]
  4. That good is more common then evill: [P. 12.]
  5. That all things kill themſelves: [P. 15.]
  6. That it is poſſible to find ſome vertue in Some Women: [P. 17.]
  7. That Old men are more fantaſtike then Young: [P. 19.]
  8. That Nature is our worſt Guide: [P. 21.]
  9. That only Cowards dare dye: [P. 24.]
  10. That a Wiſe Man is knowne by much laughing: [P. 26.]
  11. That the gifts of the Body are better then thoſe of the Minde: [P. 30.]
  12. That Virginity is a Vertue: [P. 34.]

❧ PROBLEMES

  1. Why have Bastards beſt Fortune? [P. 40.]
  2. Why Puritanes make long Sermons? [P. 42.]
  3. Why did the Divel reſerve Jeſuites till theſe latter dayes: [P. 43.]
  4. Why is there more variety of Green then of other Colours? [P. 44.]
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    ]     Why doe young Lay-men ſo much ſtudy Divinity: [P. 45.]
  6. Why hath the common Opinion afforded Women Soules? [P. 47.]
  7. Why are the Faireſt, Falſeſt? [P. 49.]
  8. Why Venus-ſtar only doth caſt a ſhadow? [P. 51.]
  9. Why is Venus-ſtar multinominous, called both Heſperus and Veſper: [P. 54.]
  10. Why are New Officers leaſt oppreſſing? [P. 56.]
  11. Why does the Poxe ſo much affect to undermine the Noſe? [P. 58.]
  12. Why die none for Love now? [P. 60.]
  13. Why do Women delight much in Feathers? [P. 61.]
  14. Why doth not Gold ſoyl the fingers? [P. 62.]
  15. Why do great men of all dependents, chuſe to preſerve their little Pimps? [P. 63.]
  16. Why are Courtiers ſooner Atheiſts then men of other conditions? [P. 64.]
  17. Why are ſtateſmen moſt incredulous? [P. 66.]
  18. Why was Sir Walter Raleigh thought the fitteſt Man, to write the Hiſtorie of theſe Times? [P. 68.]

❧ CHARACTERS

  1. The Character of a Scot at the first ſight: [P. 69.]
  2. The true Character of a Dunce: [P. 71.]