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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Of Aiery Atomes.
Long Atomes, which the streaming Air do make,Are Hollow, Air from them doth softness take;
This makes that Air and Water near agree,
Because in Hollowness alike they be.
We Aiery Atomes to a Pipe compare,
And Watery Atomes round like Cymbals are;
Although the one is Long, and th'other Round,
Yet in the midst a Hollowness is found;
This makes us think that VVater turns to Air,
And Air runs often into VVater fair;
And like two Twins they are mistaken oft,
Because their Hollowness makes both them soft.
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