Athenian sport: or, two thousand paradoxes merrily argued, to amuse and divert the age ... / With improvements from the Honourable Mr. Boyle, Lock, Norris, Collier, Crowley, Dryden, Garth, Addison, and other illustrious wits. By a member of the Athenian Society [i.e. J. Dunton].

Dunton, John, 1659-1733.

Date:: 1707

Credit: Athenian sport: or, two thousand paradoxes merrily argued, to amuse and divert the age ... / With improvements from the Honourable Mr. Boyle, Lock, Norris, Collier, Crowley, Dryden, Garth, Addison, and other illustrious wits. By a member of the Athenian Society [i.e. J. Dunton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$CONTENTS PARADOXES. OF this VOLUME.: \RADOX 1- Jn Praife of 2 Paradox; or the Plea- a fure and Benefit of reading Subjeéts which feem ftrange and contrary to ~ ~ the common Opinion. ——_—pag, I. 2. That no Colours are Real; but what we callGreen, Red, Yellow, Blue, &c. only appear fuch to us, accord- ing as Bodies varioufly: receive their Light. q Aa 3. Fruition’s Nothing, or rather Some- sie thing which deftroys Love : A Para- dox proving there is no Pleafure i — | Copulation, 9 4. That Phyfictans kill (at leat Two Hun- dred to One) more than they cure,tt §. That it 1 the PleafantefR Life to be always in Danger. I 6. The Kegary ; or a Paradox in Praife . of Rambling. . I i ee 9 The fame numerical Voice of a Preacher Lt cage ws not heard by any Two of his Audi- tors 5 but every Man, and every Ear 13 affected with a diftintt Voice, &c. 20$