Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	find_v	great_a	time_n	2,975	5	3.1999	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00412	The contempte of the vvorld, and the vanitie thereof, written by the reuerent F. Diego de Stella, of the order of S. Fr. deuided into three bookes, and of late translated out of Italian into Englishe, vvith conuenient tables in the end of the booke; Vanidad del mundo. English	Estella, Diego de, 1524-1578.; Cotton, George.	1584 (1584)	STC 10541; ESTC S101688	253,878	566

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with_o they_o ●●to_fw-mi their_o country_n remember_v that_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d a_o traveler_n and_o a_o pilgrim_n and_o that_o of_o ●●●y_v worldly_a substance_n thou_o can_v not_o car●●e_v aught_o hence_o with_o thou_o here_o must_v thou_o ●●edes_o leave_v all_o thy_o honour_n &_o riches_n behind_o thou_o thy_o good_a work_n be_v only_o ●●e_v thing_n that_o thou_o must_v look_v to_o carry_v ●ith_n thou_o and_o therefore_o labour_v thou_o to_o ●ette_v good_a store_n of_o they_o all_o other_o thing_n ●olde_v annoy_v thou_o and_o cumber_v thou_o these_o ●●ll_v comfort_v thou_o and_o relieve_v thou_o what_o wisdom_n be_v it_o for_o thou_o to_o ●●eke_v to_o be_v rich_a here_o from_o whence_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d daily_o pass_v in_o haste_n and_o after_o when_o ●●ou_fw-mi be_v go_v hence_o to_o live_v a_o beggarly_a ●●●d_v a_o bare_a life_n at_o home_n in_o thy_o own_o ●owse_n seek_v to_o carry_v with_o thou_o in_o thy_o pilgrimage_n the_o precious_a jewel_n of_o good_a merit_n that_o thou_o may_v come_v rich_a home_o and_o live_v in_o prosperity_n and_o honourable_a wealth_n for_o ever_o in_o heaven_n that_o the_o beauty_n of_o th●_n soul_n be_v more_o to_o be_v set_v by_o them_z the_o bew●●_n of_o thy_o body_n which_o be_v but_o a_o ver●●_n small_a thing_n to_o be_v make_v account_n 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o be_v thy_o mind_n to_o be_v fixe●_n upon_o the_o contemplation_n of_o divine_a an●_n celestial_a thing_n which_o ought_v only_o 〈◊〉_d be_v love_v and_o esteem_v chap._n 15._o 31._o beauty_n be_v but_o a_o vain_a thing_n say_v the_o wise_a ma●_n and_o if_o all_o vanity_n be_v to_o 〈◊〉_d esteem_v as_o nothing_o the●_n with_o great_a reason_n ought_v this_o bodily_a bewtye_n of_o ou●_n be_v accomt_v as_o nothing_o amongst_o all_o o●ther_n vanity_n which_o worldly_a man_n do_v de●lyght_n in_o all_o which_o thou_o that_o be_v a_o goo●_n servant_n of_o christ_n ought_v to_o despise_v there_o be_v none_o great_a than_o that_o delight_n which_o be_v take_v in_o the_o beauty_n of_o our_o body_n and_o true_o they_o seem_v to_o want_n the_o use_n 〈◊〉_d reason_n and_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v little_a bette●_n than_o fool_n that_o take_v felicity_n in_o any_o suc●_n vain_a pleasure_n let_v not_o thy_o own_o beauty_n decey●●_n thou_o nor_o be_v not_o delight_v with_o the_o vay●●_n shadow_n thereof_o lest_o it_o happen_v to_o th●●_n as_o it_o do_v to_o that_o fond_a fellow_n narcissus_n 〈◊〉_d ●●e_v delight_n that_o he_o take_v in_o his_o own_o ●●●e_a fall_v into_o such_o a_o foolish_a fantasy_n 〈◊〉_d often_o beholdinge_v the_o shadow_n of_o ●●ce_n in_o the_o water_n that_o he_o after_o perish_v 〈◊〉_d shameful_o thereby_o absalon_n goodly_a fair_a lock_n of_o hear_v 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o instrument_n of_o his_o own_o 〈◊〉_d 18._o ●hat_n beauty_n which_o almighty_a god_n have_v ●●●wed_v upon_o his_o creature_n be_v to_o the_o end_n 〈◊〉_d the_o creator_n may_v the_o more_o be_v glo●●●●_n thereby_o and_o himself_o the_o better_a ●●●ven_n by_o his_o creature_n do_v it_o not_o often_o ●●●nce_o unto_o thou_o as_o thou_o travayle_v by_o ●●●aye_n to_o espy_v a_o small_a stream_n of_o water_n ●●●●inge_n which_o when_o thou_o folowe_v thou_o ●●●st_n thereby_o the_o fountain_n from_o whence_o 〈◊〉_d ●●●e_a so_o of_o every_o ●●●porall_a beauty_n that_o 〈◊〉_d behold_v thou_o ●●st_n look_v to_o find_v 〈◊〉_d by_o due_a examyne_v and_o diligent_a sear●●●●ge_n of_o one_o thing_n by_o a_o other_o until_o 〈◊〉_d thou_o do_v find_v out_o the_o principal_a 〈◊〉_d and_o fountain_n thereof_o which_o be_v god_n ●●●selfe_n from_o who_o all_o beauty_n procee●●●_n it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o little_a child_n 〈◊〉_d they_o look_v in_o their_o book_n to_o mark_v 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o goodly_a gay_a letter_n in_o all_o 〈◊〉_d book_n and_o nothing_o to_o