In short, Magnifying-glasses are like a high heel to a short legg, which if it
be made too high, it is apt to make the wearer fall, and at the best, can do no
more then represent exterior figures in a bigger, and so in a more deformed
shape and posture then naturally they are; but as for the interior form and
motions of a Creature, as I said before, they can no more represent them, then
Telescopes can the interior essence and nature of the Sun, and what matter it
consists of; for if one that never had seen Milk before, should look upon it
through a Microscope, he would never be able to discover the interior parts of
Milk by that instrument, were it the best that is in the World; neither the
Whey, nor the Butter, nor the Curds. Wherefore the best optick is a perfect
natural Eye, and a regular sensitive perception, and the best judg is Reason,
and the best study is Rational Contemplation joyned with the observations of
regular sense, but not deluding Arts
Sarah Wills on 20 Sep 10This has more information about Margaret Cavendish, of whom I did not know very much about.
