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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London :: Printed by William Wilson ...,
M.DC.LXIV [1664]
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IV.

MADAM,

THe other day was here the Lady I. O. to see me, and her three Daughters, which are call'd the three Graces, the one is Black, the other Brown, the third White, all three diffe∣rent coloured beauties; also they are of diffe∣rent features, statures and shapes, yet all three so equally handsom, that neither Judgment nor Reason can prefer one before another: Also their behaviours are different; the one is Ma∣jestical, the other Gay and Aery, the third Meek and Bashful; yet all three graceful, sweet and becoming: Also their Wits are dif∣ferent; the one Propounds well, the other Ar∣gues well, the third Resolves well; all which make a harmony in discourse. These three Ladies are resolv'd never to marry, which makes many sad Lovers; but whilst they were here, in comes the Lord S. C. and discoursing with them, at last he asks them, whether they were seriously resolv'd never to marry? they an∣swered, they were resolv'd never to marry:

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But, Ladies, said he, Consider, Time wears out Youth, and fades Beauty, and then you will not be the three young fair Graces; You say true, my Lord, answer'd one of them, but when we leave to be the young fair Graces, we shall then be the old wise Sibyls. By this answer you may perceive, that when our Sex cannot pretend to be Fair, they will pretend to be Wise; but it matters not what we pretend to, if we be real∣ly Virtuous, which I wish all our Sex may be, and rest,

Madam,

Your very faithful Friend and Servant.

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