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John Donne. Paradoxes and Problemes
Paradoxes and Problemes
Table of Contents
[iii] The CONTENTS
[v] BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
[1] PARADOXES
1. A Defence of Womens Inconſtancy
[6] 2. That Women ought to paint
[9] 3. That by Diſcord things increaſe
[12] 4. That good is more common then evill
[15] 5. That all things kill themſelves
[17] 6. That it is poſsible to find ſome vertue in ſome Women
[19] 7. That Old men are more fantaſtike then Young
[21] 8. That Nature is our worſt Guide
[24] 9. That only Cowards dare dye
[26] 10. That a Wiſe Man is knowne by much laughing
[30] 11. That the gifts of the Body are better then thoſe of the Minde
[34] 12. That Virginity is a Vertue
[40] PROBLEMES
1. Why have Baſtards beſt Fortune?
[42] 2. Why Puritanes make long Sermons?
[43] 3. Why did the Divel reſerve Jeſuites till theſe latter dayes
[44] 4. Why is there more variety of Green then of other Colours?
[45] 5. Why doe young Lay-men ſo much ſtudy Divinity
[47] 6. Why hath the common Opinion afforded Women Soules?
[49] 7. Why are the Faireſt, Falſeſt?
[51] 8. Why Venus-ſtar only doth caſt a ſhadow?
[54] 9. Why is Venus-ſtar multinominous, called both Heſperus and Veſper
[56] 10. Why are New Officers leaſt oppreſſing?
[58] 11. Why does the Poxe ſo much affect to undermine the Noſe?
[60] 12. Why die none for Love now?
[61] 13. Why do Women delight much in Feathers?
[62] 14. Why doth not Gold ſoyl the fingers?
[63] 15. Why do great men of all dependants, chuſe to preſerve their little Pimps?
[64] 16. Why are Courtiers ſooner Atheiſts then men of other conditions?
[66] 17. Why are ſtateſmen moſt incredulous?
[68] 18. Why was Sir Walter Raleigh thought the fitteſt Man, to write the Hiſtorie of theſe Times?
[69] CHARACTERS
1. The Character of a Scot at the first ſight
[71] 2. The true Character of a Dunce
[75] 21. An Eſſay of Valour
