The Polite Philosopher (1734) [ Practices / Concepts ]
… speak it without Affectation or Vanity, that no Man has applied more assiduously than my self to the Study of the Fair Sex , and I aver it with the greatest Simplicity of Heart, that I have not only found the most engaging and most … I have discovered more of Candour , Disinterestedness , and Fervour in their Friendships, than in those of our own Sex, tho I have been very careful, and particularly happy in the Choice of my Acquaintance. … "It is the Conversation of …
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