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The Emperess was very glad of this motion of
the Emperor, and immediately sent for the Soul of
the said Duchess, which in a minute waited on her
Majesty. Then the Emperess declared to her the
grievance and sadness of her mind, and how much
she was troubled and afflicted at the News brought
her by the Immaterial Spirits, desiring the Duchess,
if possible, to assist her with the best counsels she
could, that she might shew the greatness of her love
and affection which she bore to her Native Countrey.
Whereupon the Duchess promised her Majesty
to do what lay in her power; and since it was a
business of great Importance, she desired sometime to
consider of it; for, said she, Great Affairs require
deep considerations; which the Emperess willingly
allowed her. And after the Duchess had considered
some little time, she desired the Emperess to send
some of her Syrenes or Mear-Men, to see what passages
they could find out of the Blazing-World, into
the World she came from; for said she, if there be
a passage for a Ship to come out of that World
into this; then certainly there may also a Ship
pass thorow the same passage out of this World into
that. Hereupon the Mear-or Fish-men were sent
out; who being many in number, employ'd all their
industry, and did swim several ways; at last having
found out the passage, they returned to the Emperess,
and told her, That as their Blazing-World
had but one Emperor, one Government, one Religion,
and one Language, so there was but one Passage
into that World, which was so little, that no Vessel
bigger than a Packet-Boat could go thorow; neither
was that Passage always open, but sometimes
quite frozen up. At which Relation both the Emperess
and Duchess seemed somewhat troubled, fearing
that this would perhaps be an hinderance or obstruction
to their Design.
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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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| © 2026 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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