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The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World
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Duchess of Margaret Cavendish Newcastle
1
THE
DESCRIPION
OF
A
NEW
WORLD
CALLED
The
Blazing-World.
WRITTEN
By
The
Thrice
Noble,
Illustrious,
and
Excellent
PRINCESSE
THE
Duchess
of
Newcastle
Printed
by
A.
Maxwell,
in
the
Year
M.DC.LX.VIII.
Contents
To
The
Duchesse
of
Newcastle,
On
Her
New
Blazing-World.
To
all
Noble
and
Worthy
Ladies.
The
Description
of
a
New
World,
Called
The
Blazing-World.
The
Second
Part
of
the
Description
of
the
New
Blazing-World.
The
Epilogue
to
the
Reader.
Here
on
this
Figure
Cast
a
Glance.
But
so
as
if
it
were
by
Chance,
Your
eyes
not
fixt,
they
must
not
Stay,
Since
this
like
Shadowes
to
the
Day
It
only
represent's;
for
Still,
Her
Beauty's
found
beyond
the
Skill
Of
the
best
Paynter,
to
Imbrace
These
lovely
Lines
within
her
face.
View
her
Soul's
Picture,
Judgment,
witt,
Then
read
those
Lines
which
Shee
hath
writt,
By
Phancy's
Pencill
drawne
alone
Which
Peces
but
Shee,
can
justly
owne.
To
The
Duchesse
of
Newcastle,
On
Her
New
Blazing-World.
Our
Elder
World,
with
all
their
Skill
and
Arts,
Could
but
divide
the
World
into
three
Parts:
Columbus,
then
for
Navigation
fam'd,
Found
a
new
World,
America
'tis
nam'd;
Now
this
new
World
was
found,
it
was
not
made,
Onely
discovered,
lying
in
Time's
shade.
Then
what
are
You,
having
no
Chaos
found
To
make
a
World,
or
any
such
least
ground?
But
your
Creating
Fancy,
thought
it
fit
To
make
your
World
of
Nothing,
but
pure
Wit.
Your
Blazing-World,
beyond
the
Stars
mounts
higher,
Enlightens
all
with
a
Cœlestial
Fier.
William
Newcastle.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
