“Shan’t I shine to-night, dear?”
The English language distinguishes the sex in three manners; namely,
1. By different words; as,
| MALE. | FEMALE. | |
| Bachelor | Maid. | |
| Boar | Sow. | |
| Boy | Girl. | |
| Bull | Cow. | |
| Brother | Sister. | |
| Buck | Doe. | |
| Bullock | Heifer. | |
| Hart | Roe. | |
| Cock | Hen. | |
| Dog | Bitch. | |
| Drake | Duck. | |
| Wizard | Witch. | |
| Earl | Countess. | |
| Father | Mother. | |
| Friar | Nun. |
And several other
Words we don’t mention,
(Pray pardon the crime,)
Worth your attention,
But wanting in rhyme.
2. By a difference of termination; as,
| MALE. | FEMALE. | |
| Poet | Poetess. | |
| Lion | Lioness, &c. |
3. By a noun, pronoun, or adjective being prefixed to the substantive; as,