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A89721 Hæc & hic; or, The feminine gender more worthy than the masculine. Being a vindication of that ingenious and innocent sex from the biting sarcasms, bitter satyrs, and opprobrious calumnies, wherewith they are daily, tho undeservedly, aspers'd by the virulent tongues and pens of malevolent men. ... Norris, James, fl.1682-1684; Harefinch, John, fl. 1682-1690, printer 1683 (1683) Wing N1242A; ESTC R228457 50,405 172

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