XXV.
MADAM,
THe Lady P. R. was to visit the Lady S. I. and other Ladies with her, whose Conversation and Discourse was according to
CCXI sociable letters written by the thrice noble, illustrious, and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.
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- CCXI sociable letters written by the thrice noble, illustrious, and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.
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- Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.
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their Female Capacities and Understandings, and when they were all gone, the Lady S. Is. Hus∣band ask'd his Wife, why she did not Talk as the rest of the Ladies did, especially the Lady P. R. so Loud and Impertinently? She an∣swered, she had neither the Humour, Breath, Voice, nor Wit, to Speak so Long, so Loud, and so Much of nothing: He said, her Answer liked him well, for he would not have his Wife so Bold, so Rude, and so Talking a Fool. Thus, Madam, we may perceive how Discourse in Conversation is Judged of, and for the most part Condemned by the Hearers, when per∣chance the Ladies imagine that they are Ap∣plauded and Commended for their Wit and Confident Behaviour; for Self-love thinks all is well Said or Done, that it self Speaks or Acts, so that Self-love doth alwayes Approve it self, and Dispraise others. But leaving Self-love to Self-admiration, and that Admiration to others Condemnation, I rest,
Madam,
Your faithful Fr. & S.