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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Fire compared to Stings.
Nothing is so like Fire as a Flies sting,If we compare th'Effect, which both do bring:
For Flies, when they do sting, no blood they draw,
But Blisters raise, and make the Flesh all raw;
Were there as many Stings, as points in Fire,
They would consume each Body, that's entire;
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Fire in their Tails, yet do their Breech not fear.
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