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The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World
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Duchess of Margaret Cavendish Newcastle
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Last
of
all,
when
she
saw
that
both
Church
and
State
now
in
a
well-ordered
and
setled
condition,
her
thoughts
reflected
upon
the
World
she
came
from;
and
though
she
had
a
great
desire
to
know
the
condition
of
the
same,
yet
could
she
advise
no
manner
of
way
how
to
gain
any
knowledg
thereof;
at
last,
after
many
serious
considerations,
she
conceived
that
it
was
impossible
to
be
done
by
any
other
means,
then
by
the
help
of
Immaterial
Spirits;
wherefore
she
made
a
Convocation
of
the
most
learned,
witty
and
ingenious
of
all
the
forementioned
sorts
of
Men,
and
desired
to
know
of
them,
whether
there
were
any
Immaterial
Spirits
in
their
World.
First,
she
enquired
of
the
Worm-men,
whether
they
had
perceived
some
within
the
Earth?
They
answered
her
Majesty,
That
they
never
knew
of
any
such
Creatures;
for
whatsoever
did
dwell
within
the
Earth,
said
they,
was
imbodied
and
material.
Then
she
asked
the
Fly-men,
whether
they
had
observed
any
in
the
Air?
for
you
having
numerous
Eyes,
said
she,
will
be
more
able
to
perceive
them,
than
any
other
Creatures.
To
which
they
answered
her
Majesty,
That
although
Spirits,
being
immaterial,
could
not
be
perceived
by
the
Worm-men
in
the
Earth,
yet
they
perceived
that
such
Creatures
did
lodg
in
the
Vehicles
of
the
Air.
Then
the
Empress
asked,
Whether
they
could
speak
to
them,
and
whether
they
did
understand
each
other?
The
Fly-men
answered,
That
those
Spirits
were
always
cloth'd
in
some
sort
or
other
of
Material
Garments;
which
Garments
were
their
Bodies,
made,
for
the
most
part,
of
Air;
and
when
occasion
served,
they
could
put
on
any
other
sort
of
substances;
but
yet
they
could
not
put
these
substances
into
any
form
or
shape,
as
they
pleased.
The
Empress
asked
the
Fly-men,
whether
it
was
possible
that
she
could
be
acquainted,
and
have
some
conferences
with
them?
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