Je ne sçai quoi: or, A collection of letters, odes, &c., Never before published. By a Lady
The introduction is printed in red ink and ends with "Parnassus Valley, April 1, 1768." The decision to use red ink in the printing is addressed in the text, that she wanted it to be "particularly red", which is a play on words explored by Dr. Kristyn Leuner in her article on the digitization of the work. Poyntz stated that she told the publisher to list the work as being by "a woman", not "a lady". The work is viewed as
feminist writing, with references to pretending to be subordinate to men and a "love of love".
Je ne sçai quoi was reviewed by one male contemporary as being too risqué, with one of his complaints being that the quotations used by Poyntz "are by no means
suitable to the idea of
familiar letters." == Other attributions ==