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After this the Emperess 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 the greatest disgrace
both to himself, and the whole society; and although
one of his brethen endeavoured to second him by another
speech, yet was he as far to seek as the former. At
which the Emperess appear'd not a little troubled, and
told them, That they followed too much the Rules of
Art, and confunded 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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| And if any should like the world I have made,
and be willing to be my subjects, they may imagine themselves such, and they are such—I mean
in their minds, fancies or imaginations. But if they cannot endure to be subjects, they may
create worlds of their own and govern themselves as they please.
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| © 2025 by Sarah Reitmeier, except text from The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing World, published 1666 by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle.
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