Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	death_n	life_n	world_n	2,645	5	4.7733	4	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05092	The theater of fine deuices containing an hundred morall emblemes. First penned in French by Guillaume de la Perriere, and translated into English by Thomas Combe.; Théâtre des bons engins. English	La Perrière, Guillaume de, 1499-1565.; Combe, Thomas, fl. 1593-1614.	1614 (1614)	STC 15230; ESTC S109335	17,968	112

her brest Who was selfe cause of such vnluckie fate By meanes the stem with her own quill was drest Some men to ill are so predestinate That though no hurt by others is profest They wrong theÌ„selues by lack of taking heed And are chiefe cause of their owne euill speed EMBLEME LIII The liues of Princes lewdly led About the world are soonest spred Each little spot appeares more in the face Than any blemish in the corps beside The face is plainly seene in euery place When clothes the carkasse secretly do hide By which we note that in a Princes grace A fault seemes greater and is sonner spide Than in some man of base and low degree As in fine cloth the brightest staines we see EMBLEME LIIII The Prince that would beware of harme Must stop his eares to flatterers charme When the wise birder meaneth to intrap The foolish birds within his craftie traine That he may get more of them at a clap With prettie pipe his voice he learnes to faine So flatterers do not display the map Of all their drifts in termes and speches plaine But with sweet words they couer their deceit Lest princes should perceiue shun their bait EMBLEME LV. Wit can do with little paine That strength alone cannot attaine A man by force and strength cannot attaine That which by staid discretion soone is wonne He that doth pull the taile with might and maine For all his force hath not so quickly done The other haire by haire with little paine In lesser time a better threed hath sponne Lo here the ods betweene the wife mans pause And hastinesse of foolish furious dawes EMBLEME LVI More die with surfet at their boord Then in the warres with dust of sword The glut'nous Rau'n deuours the venomd Snake Which though at first seemes pleasant to his taste When he doth feele his gorge with poison ake He rues with death the meate he eat in haste Hereby we note what heed we ought to take Lest that we vse excesse in our repast For gluttony doth more their deaths affoord Then mightie Mars with his two edged sword EMBLEME LIII The liues of Princes lewdly led About the world are soonest spred Each little spot appeares more in the face Than any blemish in the corps beside The face is plainly seene in euery place When clothes the carkasse secretly do hide By which we note that in a Princes grace A fault seemes greater and is sooner spide Than in some man of base and low degree As in fine cloth the brightest staines we see EMBLEME LIIII The Prince that would beware of harme Must stop his eares to flatterers charme When the wise birder meaneth to intrap The foolish birds within his craftie traine That he may get more of them at a clap With prettie pipe his voice he learnes to faine So flatterers do not display the map Of all their drifts in termes and speches plaine But with sweet words they couer their deceit Lest princes should perceiue shun their bait EMBLEME LVII He that is prowdest of good hap Sorrow fals soonest in his lap Iupiter as the learned Homer writes Mingleth the good and bad in such a sort That men obtaine not pleasures and delights Without some paine to waite vpon the sport No man with labour wearieth so his sprights But of some ease withall he may report Nor no man yet hath euer bene so glad But he hath had a time to be as sad EMBLEME LVIII Vaine hope doth oft a man allure A needlesse bondage to endure Who so to bondage will himselfe submit And yet hath libertie to liue at will Is like a Lyon when he doth permit A simple man with threed to hold him still Some are such fooles that while in court they sit And waste their time and all their riches spill Yet will they stay although they do not need And not escape wheÌ„ they may break the threed EMBLEME LIX He that to thrift his mind would frame Must not delight to follow game It is no time to sit still then at play When as the house doth burne about our eares Who were in flames and would not run away Were wondrous stout or very void of feares But wisedome bids vs shorten long delay And to preuent the cause of future teares Sith if too farre we suffer dangers rome T is long againe ere they be ouercome EMBLEME LX. A man of courage and of spright No foolish threatning can affright Who thinks to feare the Lyon with a maske May proue conclusions but preuaile no whit For why his force a stouter strength doth aske Ere that his courage can be quaild with it So some we see do set their tongues to taske And with great words that run beyond their wit They thinke to conquer hardie men and stout That of vaine brags do neither dread nor doubt EMBLEME LXI The man whose conscience is vnpure In his owne mind he is not sure The wicked man whose faults are manifest Seemes like the Hare still full of feare and dread He dares not sleepe nor take his quiet rest For doubt before some Iustice to be led The honest life who leades is better blest He euermore secure may keepe his bed The while the wicked studie and deuise Like fearefull Hares to sleepe with open eyes EMBLEME LXII Where Cupid list to play the knaue He makes the Asse to brag and braue When Cupids stroke tickles the inward vaines Oh what a power he hath to change the mind He makes the niggard carelesse of his gaines The clowne a Courtier and the currish kind Briefly his wondrous graces where he raignes In Cymon ouâ— of Boccas you may find The little lad his Lute can finger so Would make an Asse to turne vpon the toe EMBLEME LXIII It is a point of no small cunning To catch Occasion at her coming Behold Occasion drawne before your eies As though she still were fleeting on her waies Which image so Lisippus did deuise With knife in hand to cut off long delayes Her locks before bids hold ere that she flies Her wings do shew she can abide no staies And by her bald she tels vs at the last There is no hold behind when she is past EMBLEME LXIIII. The praise of beauty is but small Where vertue is not ioynd withall By mens proportions we can hardly guesse Or know precisely whether they haue wit For who can tell what graces they possesse Although their members out of order sit Some heads are great and some againe be lesse That to their bodies do not aptly fit Yet not proportion nor the bodies stature But education setteth foorth the nature EMBLEME LXV The fairest shape of th' outward part Shewes not the vertues of the heart The stately Cypresse in his outward show Is straight and tall in colour fresh and greene Yet on the same no wholesome fruit doth grow Or that to serue for nourishment is seene In such bare titles many men do flow That in their liues but barren

passe And so is this both now and euer was EMBLEME XXXVII Herein the chiefest cause is taught For which the glasses first were wrought A woman should and may well without pride Looke in a looking glasse and if she find That she is faire then must she so prouide To sute that beautie with so faire a mind If she be blacke then that default to hide With inward beautie of another kind If women would do so they were but asses That should dislike the vse of looking-glasses EMBLEME XXXVIII Patience brings the minde to rest And helps all troubles to digest The bird in cage restraind from libertie For all her bondage ceasseth not to sing But in the midst of all captiuitie With songs some coÌ„fort she her selfe doth bring So when as men do stand in ieopardie And feele that sorrowes do their senses sting Yet must they striue to put all cares away And make themselues as merry as they may EMBLEME XXXIX To be a soldier good indeed Must of a Captaine good proceed Suppose a heard of Buckes should go to warre And by a lusty Lyon they were led On th' other side if that a Bucke compare To beare the standard as the Lyons head That onely Lyons force surpasseth farre With those his Bucks whose courage he hath bred So valiant leaders cause faint cowards fight A coward Captaine mars the soldiers might EMBLEME XL. Let honest truth be shield and guard For hanging is the theeues reward When as strong theeues get offices in hand And care not what by wrong they scrape and pul The King doth winke and will not vnderstand But when he sees that they do once waxe full He is content their dealing shall be scand And their authority to disanull When swelling sponge is crusht it doth restore And yeeld the liquor it had drawne before EMBLEME XLI From one t' another taunts do go As doth a ball tost too and fro The bail flies backe to him that first did strike In as great haste with like great force of arme So words for words and blowes for blowes alike Men shall receiue wher they bring good or harm As merchats rich great wealth that scrape pike Whereby they sit at ease and lye full warme Giue ownce for ownce and like for like again So for one mocke another still we gaine EMBLEME XLII Simplicitie is of small price And eu'n reputed for a vice In Princes courts we see it so fals out The mildest persons are of least account Such as be proud are called braue men and stout Whose lofty lookes do other men surmount They that can cog and foist with all the rour Are still in prise and do most praise amount The simple man is like as in these shapes A silly Asse amongst a sort of Apes EMBLEME XLIII When one meane failes then by and by Another meane we ought to try When winds do stifly beate against the saile Yet Galleys may by the maine force of ore So much against the spite of winds preuaile To come with safety to the merry shore What if one meane or purpose hap to faile Is that a reason we should trie no more This will not serue what though that may be good Is there no way but one vnto the wood EMBLEME XLIIII When warres and troubles most molest The wicked persons prosper best To fish for Eeles they say that haue the skill Best be the troubled waters and the muddie So they that take delight in doing ill To trouble first the state is all their studie Then can they best compasse their wicked will And get most profit when the times be bloudy Iustice in force peaceable times and quiet Fits not their fishing nor can serue their diet EMBLEME XLV Beware of fained flattering showes For none are worse then friendly foes False flatterers are worse then greedie crowes Crowes onely feed on things that we reiect The flatterers do oft deuowre those That are aliue when least they do suspect And when they make their fairest glosing shoes And seeme most soundly friendship to affect Then suddenly and ere a man is ware He is beguil'd and falleth in their snare EMBLEME XLVI The learned liue but poore and bare When fooles be rich and better fare Who giues an asse the bone a dog the hay May well be thought an vnwise man I trow Yet such disorder waxeth now aday Men care not how their gifts they do bestow Fooles are set vp in offices most gay The wiser men come downe and sit below And now affection reason so doth smother Men giue to one what doth belong t'another EMBLEME XLVII The child procures his parents ruth That is not chastis'd in his youth The Ape embracing of her yong one hard Sometimes doth kill it with her being kind So many parents haue their children mard When with fond loue and with affection blind They cannot chastise them with due regard That in their childhood be not well inclin'd For when they be growne vp to state of men They are past mending and correcting then EMBLEME XLVIII Disguised things may seeme most strange But nature seeld is seene to change Bacchus cannot himselfe so well disguise By clapping on his backe a Lyons skin But that his flagon and his bolle descries It is no Hercules that is within So though a foole haue shew of being wise By hoarie head or by a bearded chin Yet by his talke a man may quickly know Whether he be discreete indeed or no. EMBLEME XLIX The rich men sinne and feare no lawes When poore are punisht for light cause The Spider with her web of rare inuention Lies close in waite to catch the silly flies But with the wasp she dares not moue contentioÌ„ Whose force the weakenesse of her web vnties So rich men now against all good intentioÌ„ WithstaÌ„d good laws whose weight on poore meÌ„ lies And like the wasp that rends the web in sunder They rule those laws that meaner meÌ„ are vnder EMBLEME L. Malicious fooles worke most disgrace When they are set in highest place Who giues him wine a feauer doth possesse Augmenteth more the patients present griefe Wine causeth heate the feauer doth no lesse Which needs must yeeld the sick but smal reliefe Eu'n so that Prince doth little skill professe That sets a foole aloft in office chiefe Whereas his malice he may best reueale And do most hurt vnto the common weale EMBLEME LI. After youth in trauell spent Let age be with her home content The painfull Pilgrime in his later daies Without his leaning staffe that cannot stand Forsaking wife and children goes his waies To seeke old relicks in a new found land Accounting it worth most especiall praise To tell what iourneyes he hath tane in hand WheÌ„ he should cut those wings if he did well And like the Tortesse keepe him in his shell EMBLEME LII With diligence we ought to wayt To flie the snares of false deceit The Eagle then laments her death too late When as the shaft hath pierced through

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