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The woman as good as the man, or, The equallity of both sexes written originally in French and translated into English by A.L.; De l'égalité des deux sexes. English. 1677
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Poulain de La Barre, François, 1647-1723.; A. L.
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about her Measures with them So that in the space of half an Hour it was all the Town over I would gladly know what a poor Husband would do if in a State where VVomen were the Mistresses as in that of the Amazones one should come and tell him that it had been resolved in Counsel That every Husband must have an Helper without doubt he would not open his Mouth These are some of the great and sublime Conceits which they whom the Learned study as Oracles have entertained concerning the Beautiful SEX And that which is pleasant and odd both together is That Grave Men seriously make use of that which these Famous Antients have often but said in Drollery So true it is that Prejudices and Pre-Occupation do make Men themselves mistake the Mark who pass for the most Rational Judicious and Wife FINIS An Advertisement THE strongest Objections that can be made against us are drawn from the Authority of great Men and Holy Scripture As to the former VVe think to have sufficiently satisfied Them by telling them That we acknowledge no other Authority here but that of Reason and good Sense As to the Scripture it is not at all contrary to the Intent of this Treatise if me understand well both the one and the other Here we pretend That there is an intire Equallity betwixt the Two Sexes being considered Independent of of Custom which placeth often those of most Merit and Parts in a Dependence on others The Scripture speaketh not a word of Inequality And as the end of it is only to serve Men for a Rule in their Conduct according to the Notions which it gives of Iustice So it leaves to every one the Liberty to judge as well as he can of the natural and true state of Things And if we mind it all the Objections which are drawn there-from are but Sophisms of Prejudice whereby sometimes Men understand of all Women Passages which only agree to some few in Particular Sometime they refer to Nature that which only flowes from Education or Custom and that which sacred Authors have spoken with Relation to their own Times Books Printed for Nathanael Brooks at the Angel in Cornhil near the Royal-Exchange Folio 1. 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