Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
Text snippets containing the quad
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A25603
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An Answer to the Mantuan, or, False character lately wrote against womankind
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1679
(1679)
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Wing A3424; ESTC R29593
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a_o answer_n to_o the_o mantuan_a or_o false_a character_n late_o write_v against_o womankind_n muliere_fw-la bonâ_fw-la omne_fw-la comprehenduntur_fw-la a_o virtuous_a woman_n oye_a god_n who_o dare_v presume_v to_o speak_v or_o write_v her_o character_n or_o what_o pot-poet_n dare_v attempt_v to_o vex_v by_o curse_a libel_n this_o so_o glorious_a sex_n a_o sex_n that_o be_v by_o heaven_n decree_n design_v to_o be_v and_o be_v the_o best_a of_o human_a kind_n for_o woman_n have_v a_o virtue_n that_o be_v sublime_a above_o the_o battery_n of_o fate_n or_o time_n and_o in_o this_o sex_n there_o certain_a ray_n be_v find_v which_o not_o one_o grace_n can_v make_v but_o all_o compound_n in_o wit_n modesty_n and_o virtuous_a deed_n this_o most_o divine_a celestial_a sex_n exceed_v a_o beauty_n also_o not_o to_o art_n in_o debt_n rather_o agreeable_a divine_a than_o great_a a_o eye_n likewise_o wherein_o at_o once_o do_v meet_v the_o beam_n of_o true_a kindness_n and_o of_o wit_n the_o fair_a tulip_n and_o the_o rose_n of_o the_o bush_n do_v draw_v their_o tincture_n from_o her_o lip_n and_o blush_v a_o undissembled_a modest_a innocence_n apt_a not_o to_o give_v nor_o yet_o to_o take_v offence_n a_o face_n that_o be_v modest_a charm_a and_o serene_a a_o sober_a virtuous_a and_o yet_o lively_a mien_n as_o many_o diamond_n together_o lie_v and_o dart_v one_o lustre_n to_o amaze_v the_o eye_n so_o woman_n be_v that_o bright_a etherial_a ray_n which_o many_o star_n do_v in_o one_o light_n display_v for_o in_o her_o face_n she_o captive_n modesty_n which_o be_v complete_v in_o divinity_n her_o very_a glance_n set_v all_o heart_n on_o fire_n and_o check_v they_o if_o they_o shall_v too_o much_o aspire_v if_o she_o but_o smile_v no_o painter_n ever_o will_v take_v another_o object_n when_o he_o have_v mercy_n make_v and_o heaven_n such_o splendour_n have_v to_o she_o allow_v that_o no_o damn_a mantuan_n can_v her_o beauty_n cloud_n that_o if_o she_o frown_v none_o will_v but_o fancy_n then_o justice_n descend_v there_o to_o punish_v men._n nay_o her_o common_a look_n i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o call_v one_o single_a grace_n they_o be_v compose_v of_o all_o and_o if_o we_o mortal_n can_v the_o doctrine_n reach_v her_o very_a eye_n and_o look_n do_v language_n teach_v her_o soul_n be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o deity_n that_o still_o preserve_v its_o native_a purity_n which_o man_n can_v neither_o threaten_v nor_o allure_v nor_o by_o their_o dev'lish_a character_n obscure_v the_o innocence_n that_o in_o her_o heart_n do_v dwell_v angel_n themselves_o can_v only_o parallel_v such_o constancy_n of_o modest_a witty_a law_n guide_v all_o her_o action_n that_o all_o man_n may_v draw_v from_o she_o own_o soul_n the_o noble_a precedent_n of_o the_o most_o safe_a wise_a virtuous_a government_n oh_o i_o must_v think_v the_o rest_n for_o who_o can_v write_v or_o into_o word_n confine_v what_o be_v infinite_a for_o strive_v to_o describe_v quite_o to_o the_o end_n of_o she_o that_o all_o the_o world_n do_v comprehend_v be_v a_o most_o wild_a ambition_n so_o for_o i_o to_o draw_v her_o picture_n be_v flat_a lunacy_n but_o yet_o by_o what_o be_v here_o write_v the_o world_n may_v see_v i_o be_o the_o first_o draw_v truth_n to_o poetry_n finis_fw-la london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1679._o