The worlds olio written by the Right Honorable, the Lady Margaret Newcastle.

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Title: The worlds olio written by the Right Honorable, the Lady Margaret Newcastle.
Author: Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.
Publication: London :: Printed for J. Martin and J. Allestrye ...,; 1655.
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Of Musick.

THe art of Musick is harder then the art of poetry; for mu∣sick hath but eight notes, to compose several tunes; when Poetry hath four and twenty letters to play on: but both are musical, and work upon the spirits of men: for there are some kindes of musick that do draw and suck out the spirits of men with delight, thus it is not the wit, or sense, of things, which moves passion, or delight, but the numbers; for as notes are set, and numbers are measured, shall move the passions, as the Musitian or Poet pleaseth.