LXXVIII.
MADAM,
IN your last Letter you expressed that you had Presented C. with a Book of Gs. VVriting, I wonder you would Present that Book to C. by reason that he is a Gallant for Pleasure, and not
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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a Stoick for Study; also you express'd you sent one to D. the Student, let me tell you, Madam, I dare swear he will never read it Half out, not for the Bigness of the Volume, but for the New∣ness of the Style and Age, for most Students de∣spise all New Works, and only delight in Old Worm-eaten Records; the truth is, few Books are read Throughout the First Age, it is well if at the Fourth Age the End be arrived at, especi∣ally in the same Nation where the Author is a Native, for as our Saviour sayes, A man is not E∣steemed of in his Own Country, and yet in ano∣ther place he sayes, A man is Known by his Works; wherefore the best way for a man that would have his Writings Known and Esteemed of in his Life time, is to send them to Travel in∣to Forein Nations, for at Home they will find but little Applause, no not Romances, which the VVorld Dotes on, for Distance of Place is next to Distance of Time, at least resembles it. But if any will present their VVorks to Persons of their Own Nation, they must present them to such as are Known to Delight in such Subjects their Books treat of, and then perchance they may read a leaf or two, and by that Censure all the Book; But fearing you should Censure me for writing so Long a Letter, I rest,
Madam,
Your faithful Friend and Servant.