On Irish women.
A Gentleman that lived in Ireland was askt by another that had never seen the Country what kind of women there were in Ireland. Sir, said he, the women are generally streight, clear skinned▪ and
The Complaisant companion, or, New jests, witty reparties, bulls, rhodomontado's, and pleasant novels
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- The Complaisant companion, or, New jests, witty reparties, bulls, rhodomontado's, and pleasant novels
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- 1674.
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"The Complaisant companion, or, New jests, witty reparties, bulls, rhodomontado's, and pleasant novels." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A34159.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2024.
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well proportioned, but that their middles are a little too bigg for want of Swathing when young; I, said the other, and I have heard that the legs are monstrously big too; Pish, said he, we lay them aside.