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_ This principle for designating the
sex of a personified object, which is quite rational, is generally
adhered to in the English language; but, in some instances, the poet
applies the sex according to his fancy.
The masculine and feminine genders are distinguished in three ways:

1. _By different words_; as,
_Masculine_. _Feminine_.
Bachelor maid
Boar sow
Boy girl
Brother sister
Buck doe
Bull cow
Cock hen
Dog bitch
Drake duck
Earl countess
Father mother
Friar nun
Gander goose
Hart roe
Horse mare
Husband wife
King queen
Lad lass
Lord lady
Man woman
Master mistress
Milter spawner
Nephew niece
Ram ewe
Singer songstress or singer
Sloven slut
Son daughter
Stag hind
Uncle aunt
Wizard witch
Sir madam
2.


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