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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Several Worlds in several Circles.
There may be many VVorlds like Circles round,And many more in After-ages found;
If we by Art of Shipping could into
Each Circle slip, we might perhaps it know.
This VVorld compar'd to some may be but small,
No doubt, for Nature made degrees of all;
If not, Drake ne're had made so quick a skip
About the largest Circle with his Ship:
But some may be so Big, as none can swim,
Had they the Life of Old Methusalem;
Or had they Lives to number with each day,
They would want Time to compass half the way:
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His Journey might have shorter been by far.
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