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This Advice of the Duchess was very much approved,
and joyfully embraced by the Emperess,
who forthwith sent her Worm-men to get a good
quantity of the mentioned Fire-stone. She also commanded
numbers of Fish-men to wait on her under
water, and Bird-men to wait on her in the air; and
Bear-and Worm-men to wait on her in Ships, according
to the Duchess's advice; and indeed the
Bear-men were as serviceable to her as the North-Star;
but the Bird-men would often rest themselves
upon the Decks of the Ships; neither would the Emperess,
being of a sweet and noble Nature, suffer that
they should tire or weary themselves by long flights; for
though by Land they did often flye out of one Countrey
into another, yet they did rest in some Woods, or
on some Grounds; especially at night, when it was
their sleeping time: And therefore the Emperess was
forced to take a great many Ships along with her,
both for transporting those several sorts of her loyal
and serviceable Subjects, and to carry provisions for
them: Besides, she was so wearied with the Petitions
of several others of her Subjects who desired to
wait on her Majesty, that she could not possibly deny
them all; for some would rather chuse to be
drowned, then not tender their duty to her.
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| And if any should like the world I have made,
and be willing to be my subjects, they may imagine themselves such, and they are such—I mean
in their minds, fancies or imaginations. But if they cannot endure to be subjects, they may
create worlds of their own and govern themselves as they please.
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| © 2025 by Sarah Reitmeier, except text from The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing World, published 1666 by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle.
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