The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-WorldNewcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of
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The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World
Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of
Science fiction; Utopias -- Fiction; Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800
The Lady now finding her self in so strange a place, and amongst such
wonderful kind of Creatures, was extreamly strucken with fear, and could
entertain no other Thoughts, but that every moment her life was to be a
sacrifice to their cruelty; but those Bear-like Creatures, how terrible
soever they appear'd to her sight, yet were they so far from exercising
any cruelty upon her, that rather they shewed her all civility and
kindness imaginable; for she being not able to go upon the Ice, by
reason of its slipperiness, they took her up in their rough arms, and
carried her into their City, where instead of Houses, they had Caves
under ground; and as soon as they enter'd the City, both Males and
Females, young and old, flockt together to see this Lady, holding up
their Paws in admiration; at last having brought her into a certain
large and spacious Cave, which they intended for her reception, they
left her to the custody of the Females, who entertained her with all
kindness and respect, and gave her such victuals as they used to eat;
but seeing her Constitution neither agreed with the temper of that
Climate, nor their Diet, they were resolved to carry her into another
Island of a warmer temper; in which were men like Foxes, onely walking
in an upright shape, who received their neighbours the Bear-men with
great civility and Courtship, very much admiring this beauteous Lady;
and having discoursed some while together, agreed at last to make her a
Present to the Emperor of their World; to which end, after she had made
some short stay in the same place, they brought her cross that Island to
a large River, whose stream run smooth and clear, like Chrystal; in
which were numerous Boats, much like our Fox-traps; in one whereof she
was carried, some of the Bear- and Fox-men waiting on her; and as soon
as they had crossed the River, they came into an Island where there were
Men which had heads, beaks and feathers, like wild-Geese, onely they
went in an upright shape, like the Bear-men and Fox-men: their rumps
they carried between their legs, their wings were of the same length
with their Bodies, and their tails of an indifferent size, trailing
after them like a Ladie's Garment; and after the Bear- and Fox-men had
declared their intention and design to their Neighbours, the Geese- or
Bird-men, some of them joined to the rest, and attended the Lady through
that Island, till they came to another great and large River, where
there was a preparation made of many Boats, much like Birds nests, onely
of a bigger size; and having crost that River, they arrived into another
Island, which was of a pleasant and mild temper, full of Woods and the
Inhabitants thereof were Satyrs, who received both the Bear- Fox- and
Bird men, with all respect and civility; and after some conferences (for
they all understood each others language) some chief of the Satyrs
joining to them, accompanied the Lady out of that Island to another
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