The art of knowing women: or, the female sex dissected, in a faithful representation of their virtues and vices, under the following Heads, Viz. I. General Ideas of Women. II. Of their Education. III. Of their Self-Love. IV. Of the Life they Chuse. V. Of their Religion and Devotion. VI. Of Love and Jealousy. Vii. Of Continence and Chastity. Viii. Of Marriage. IX. Of their Wit and Learning. X. Of their keeping Secrets. XI. Of Beauty, Dress, and Fashions. XII. Of Falshood and Deceit. XIII. Of Calumny and Detraction. XIV. Of Flattery and Dissimulation. XV. Of Friendship and Hatred. XVI. Of Envy and Malice. XVII. Of Covetousness and Prodigality. XVIII. Of Pride and Ostentation. XIX. Of Rage: Or, Passion. XX. A Dissertation concerning Adultery, and a learned Treatise on Divorce. Written in French, by the Chevalier Plante-Amour, and by him published at the Hague 1729. Now faithfully made English with improvements.

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  • The art of knowing women: or, the female sex dissected, in a faithful representation of their virtues and vices, under the following Heads, Viz. I. General Ideas of Women. II. Of their Education. III. Of their Self-Love. IV. Of the Life they Chuse. V. Of their Religion and Devotion. VI. Of Love and Jealousy. Vii. Of Continence and Chastity. Viii. Of Marriage. IX. Of their Wit and Learning. X. Of their keeping Secrets. XI. Of Beauty, Dress, and Fashions. XII. Of Falshood and Deceit. XIII. Of Calumny and Detraction. XIV. Of Flattery and Dissimulation. XV. Of Friendship and Hatred. XVI. Of Envy and Malice. XVII. Of Covetousness and Prodigality. XVIII. Of Pride and Ostentation. XIX. Of Rage: Or, Passion. XX. A Dissertation concerning Adultery, and a learned Treatise on Divorce. Written in French, by the Chevalier Plante-Amour, and by him published at the Hague 1729. Now faithfully made English with improvements.
  • Art de connoıø¥≤e les femmes. English
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London: printed in the year M,DCC,XXX. [1730]
Publication year
1730-1730
ESTC No.
T128564
Grub Street ID
178140
Description
[7],v,[4],237,3p. ; 8⁰
Note
The Chevalier Plante-Amour = Franois Bruys.

'Advertisement by the translator' signed: Spring Macky, i.e. John Macky.

P.i is on a verso.

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