Poems, and phancies written By the Thrice Noble, Illustrious, And Excellent Princess The Lady Marchioness of Newcastle [i.e. Margaret Cavendish]. The Second Impression, much Altered and Corrected |
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VVhat makes Eccho rebound.
When two hard Bodies 'gainst each other move,And cause Rebounds, they must resisting prove;
For yielding Bodies which do bow or break,
Can ne're Rebound, nor like an Eccho speak:
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And every Letter like a Ball doth fall;
Words are condensed Air, which heard, do grow
As Water, which by Cold doth turn to Snow;
And like as Snow, when press'd, hard Balls doth make,
So Words as Balls their course do backwards take.
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