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 the Thoughts. Allegory 42.

THE Thoughts of Men are like the Pulses of Men; the well-temper'd Pulse beats even, strong and slow; but a hot Constitution beats even, strong and quick; a feaver∣ish Pulse beats double and quick; but in a high Feaver the Pulse beats treble, and sometimes seems to stand still; and in a cold Constitution the Pulse beats slow and dull: so the Thoughts of those that have slow, strong and even Thoughts, are Wise and Judicious; those that are even, strong and quick, are Witty and Ingenious; those that are double and quick, have ready Wits, but no Judgements; those that have treble Thoughts, and sometimes seem to stand still, are Mad, but have strong Fan∣cies; and those that are slow and dull, have neither Wit nor Judgement. There is no way to clear Thoughts but by Words.