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Natures Picture Drawn by Fancies Pencil To the Life

Being several Feigned Stories, Comical, Tragical, Tragi-comical, Poetical, Romancical, Philosophical, Historical, and Moral: Some in Verse, some in Prose; some Mixt, and some by Dialogues. Written by the Thrice Noble, Illustrious, and most Excellent Princess, The Duchess of Newcastle [i.e. Margaret Cavendish]. The Second Edition

Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish (1624?-1674)

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[Here on this Figure Cast a Glance.]

THE DUKE of NEWCASTLE UPON ALL THE WORKS OF HIS DUCHESS.

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SEVERAL Feigned Stories IN VERSE.

Of the Mournful Widow.

A Description of Diverted Grief.

The Feminine Description.

A Description of Constancy.

The Description of the Violence of Love.

Humanity, Despair, and Jealousie, express'd in three Persons.

A Description of Love and Courage.

The Description of the Fondness of Parents, and the Credulity of Youth.

A Single-Life best.

A Description of Natural Affection.

The Surprisal of DEATH.

A Mock-Tale of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle.

The Tale of the Four Seasons of the Year.

An Expression of the Doubts and Curiosity of Man's Mind.

A Description of the Fall of foolish and self-conceited Pride.

A Mock-Tale of the Lord Duke of Newcastle, which his Grace was pleased to say, out of his great Civility, That it would serve for Shadows to set off the rest; He loving Truth so well, that he was never good at telling Tales.

A Description of the Passion of Love misplaced.

A Description of Civil-Warrs.

The Prologue to the Beggars Marriage.

The Duke of Newcastle's Description of the Beggars Marriage.

A Tale of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, called, The Philosopher's Complaint.

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The Prologue to the Beggars Marriage.

I've serv'd two 'Prentiships, and now am made
Free of the Beggars Company to trade:
My Stock, in secret to your Ear I speak,
Is such, as I am sure I shall not break.
Let Boreas burst his Cheeks, and the Sea rore,
The Beggars Bark can ne're be tumbled o're.
What fitter Subject for my Muse can be,
Than make Descriptions of our Company?

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The Beggar's Theme too well my Fortunes fit,
My begg'rly Fancy too, and so my Wit.