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 Fortune. Allegory 12.

FOrtune is a Mountebank, cozening and cheating Mankind, acting upon the Stage of the World; where Prosperity plaies the part of a Fool to allure the Multitude, inticeing them to buy her Druggs of Follies and Vanities; or Antidotes of Ex∣perience, against her poysons of Miseries; which Poysons are many times so strong, that they kill having no remedy; but she cares not so her Ware be sold, whether they live or dye.

A man is like a Cabinet of Toies, wherin are some false Draw∣ers of deceit, which none can discover to the view of the World, but Prosperity and Adversity,

The Tongue is a Key which unlocks the door of the Ears, and lets in Flattery, as those that steal Affection from the Heart.

The Heart of a man is the Church of Controversie, and the Tongue is the Sophisterian-Pricst, which preacheth false Doctrin.