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Title:  Natures picture drawn by fancies pencil to the life being several feigned stories, comical, tragical, tragi-comical, poetical, romanicical, philosophical, historical, and moral : some in verse, some in prose, some mixt, and some by dialogues / written by ... the Duchess of Newcastle.
Author: Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.
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and Rational spirits, or innated Matter, did never desist from moving.She said, That although the innated Matter did never desist from moving, yet they did not always figure or print, for they dissolve as well as create.Besides, said she, they may work to the preser∣vation or consistence of the Figure, and of every particular sense, and yet not always make use of the senses. Besides, said she, the Rational Matter doth not always figure it self by the Sensitive Print; and for proof, many times those that are in a serious Discourse, studious Contemplations, or violent Pas∣sions, will take no notice of the Sensitive motions: for, in a violent passion, many will receive a deadly wound, and never take notice of the touch; and, many times, those in serious discourse receive a pinch on their Arm, or Finger, or any other part, and yet they at that time never take knowledg thereof; and yet when their violent passion or discourse is ended, then their Rational knowledg takes notice that their Finger, Arm, or other parts, ake; or their Wounds smart; which shews the sense of Touch was sometimes in their Finger, or in that part wounded, before the Rational knowledg took notice of it. So in a deep Contemplation, when they view Objects, hear Sounds, smell Scents, tast and touch, the Rational knowledg takes no 0