
Foeminei sexus querela.
The complaints of the female sex
Pourquoy nous pense-lon estre tout inutiles?
Pourquoy faut il donner avec nostre beautè
L’argent en mariage, & perdre liberté,
Puis nous rendre au mary plus que jamais serviles?
Pourquoy ne vivons-nous ainsi que bon nous semble?
Un mari nous commande ainsi comme un seigneur
Soubz l’ombre que hardy il va suyvant l’honneur
Au danger de la guerre, ou tout le mal s’assemble.
Nostre condition est de beaucoup plus pire:
Car il vaut beaucoup mieux victorieusement Link to an image of this page [P4v p232]Se defendre au cousteau que miserablement
Estre vaincu chez soy, & n’en oser mot dire.
La femme pourroit faire une telle complaincte,
Si Dieu n’avoit mandé par expres qu’il vouloit,
Que l’homme fust le chef, qui aux membres prevoit,
Et que la femme fust subjecte soubz sa crainte.
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