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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The Bigness of Atomes.
I mean by Atomes small, as small can be,They do in Quantity, Weight, Quality agree,
Not in their outward Figure: for some may
Shew Bigger, and some others Less than they;
Take Water fluid and Ice, and you will see,
They do in Weight but not in Bulk agree.
So Atomes some are soft, others more knit,
According as each Atome's Figure's fit;
Atomes whose Form is Hollow, Long, and Round,
Bend more than Flat, or Sharp, wch close are bound,
And being Hollow, they are spread more thin
Than other Atomes, which are close within;
And Atomes which are thin, are softer much,
When Atomes close are of an harder touch.
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