3713. Women constitute the greatest portion of sirens of this kind, even some who had been famous in bodily life, and because they had lived in graceful style in which alone they delighted, they were esteemed beyond others. For they do not reveal their deceit, let alone their purpose; but still, it can be recognized. 1748, 26 Oct.
3713. Women constitute the greatest portion of the sirens of this kind, even those who had been distinguished in the life of the body, and who had been held in pre-eminent esteem because they had lived in fair externals, in which alone they delighted; for they do not manifest their wiles, scarcely indeed their ends, but yet they may be detected. - 1748, October 26.
3713. Maximam partem sirenum talium constituunt faeminae, etiam quae celebratae fuerunt in vita corporis, et quia in externis decoris, quibus unice delectatae, vixerunt, prae aliis aestimatae; nam dolum non manifestant, vix finem, sed usque cognosci potest. 1748, 26 Oct.