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The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World
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Duchess of Margaret Cavendish Newcastle
54
Then
came
the
Lice-men,
and
endeavoured
to
measure
all
things
to
a
hairs-breadth,
and
weigh
them
to
an
Atom;
but
their
weights
would
seldom
agree,
especially
in
the
weighing
of
Air,
which
they
found
a
task
impossible
to
be
done;
at
which
the
Empress
began
to
be
displeased,
and
told
them,
that
there
was
neither
Truth
nor
Justice
in
their
Profession;
and
so
dissolved
their
society.
After
this,
the
Empress
was
resolved
to
hear
the
Magpie-
Parrot-
and
Jackdaw-men,
which
were
her
professed
Orators
and
Logicians;
whereupon
one
of
the
Parrot-men
rose
with
great
formality,
and
endeavoured
to
make
an
Eloquent
Speech
before
her
Majesty;
but
before
he
had
half
ended,
his
arguments
and
divisions
being
so
many,
that
they
caused
a
great
confusion
in
his
brain,
he
could
not
go
forward,
but
was
forced
to
retire
backward,
with
great
disgrace
both
to
himself,
and
the
whole
society;
and
although
one
of
his
brethren
endeavoured
to
second
him
by
another
speech,
yet
was
he
as
far
to
seek,
as
the
former.
At
which
the
Empress
appear'd
not
a
little
troubled,
and
told
them,
That
they
followed
too
much
the
Rules
of
Art,
and
confounded
themselves
with
too
nice
formalities
and
distinctions;
but
since
I
know,
said
she,
that
you
are
a
people
who
have
naturally
voluble
tongues,
and
good
memories;
I
desire
you
to
consider
more
the
subject
you
speak
of,
then
your
artificial
periods,
connexions
and
parts
of
speech,
and
leave
the
rest
to
your
natural
Eloquence;
which
they
did,
and
so
became
very
eminent
Orators.
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