Playes written by the thrice noble, illustrious and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.

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Title: Playes written by the thrice noble, illustrious and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.
Author: Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.
Publication: London :: Printed by A. Warren, for John Martyn, James Allestry, and Tho. Dicas ...,; 1662.
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Scene 10.

Enter a Company of young Gentlemen: The Gentleman Speaker takes the Chair.

Gentleman Speaker.

THe beauty of the Female Sex hath as great an influence up∣on the eyes of men, as the stars of the Heavens have upon their nature and disposition: but as a cloud of ill Education, covers, chan∣ges, or buries the good influence of the Stars; so a cloud of Time covers, changes, and buries the beauties of the fairest Ladies faces, which alters the affections of men, and buries all the delight that was received there-from, in the ruines of age, and the graves of wrinckles: But beauty, whilst it is fresh and flourishing, it is the most powerfull Conqueresse and Triumphs in the Chariot of Youth; and though her Masculine Subjects forsake her, when time hath displaced her, and weakened her power; yet she were unwise, not to take pleasure in her Victories, whilst she may.

Exeunt.