Inconstancy of Woman
It is proverbial among male poets and playwrights to speak of the frailty or inconstancy of woman. But Biblically speaking, constancy is a virtue of both sexes and inconstancy is a vice equally descriptive of both sexes. Puritan writer Samuel Torshell (1605-1650) makes this point by comparing Ruth and Reuben in his treatise The Woman’s ...