Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	love_n	love_v	4,041	5	6.5654	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43995	Humane nature, or, The fundamental elements of policy being a discovery of the faculties, acts, and passions of the soul of man from their original causes, according to such philosophical principles as are not commonly known or asserted / by Tho. Hobbs.	Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.	1684 (1684)	Wing H2244; ESTC R27431	44,473	106

all_o or_o most_o man_n 11._o indignation_n be_v that_o grief_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o conception_n of_o good_a success_n happen_v to_o they_o who_o they_o think_v unworthy_a thereof_o see_v therefore_o man_n think_v all_o those_o unworthy_a who_o they_o hate_v they_o think_v they_o not_o only_o unworthy_a of_o the_o good_a fortune_n they_o have_v but_o also_o of_o their_o own_o virtue_n and_o of_o all_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n these_o two_o indignation_n and_o pity_n be_v most_o raise_v and_o increase_v by_o eloquence_n for_o the_o aggravation_n of_o the_o calamity_n and_o extenuation_n of_o the_o fault_n augment_v pity_n and_o the_o extenuation_n of_o the_o worth_n of_o the_o person_n together_o with_o the_o magnify_n of_o his_o success_n which_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o orator_n be_v able_a to_o turn_v these_o two_o passion_n into_o fury_n 12._o emulation_n be_v grief_n arise_v from_o see_v one_o self_n exceed_v or_o excel_v by_o his_o concurrent_a together_o with_o hope_n to_o equal_a or_o exceed_v he_o in_o time_n to_o come_v by_o his_o own_o ability_n but_o envy_n be_v the_o same_o grief_n join_v with_o pleasure_n conceive_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o some_o ill_a fortune_n that_o may_v befall_v he_o 13._o there_o be_v a_o passion_n that_o have_v no_o name_n but_o the_o sign_n of_o it_o be_v that_o distortion_n of_o the_o countenance_n which_o we_o call_v laughter_n which_o be_v always_o joy_n but_o what_o joy_n what_o we_o think_v and_o wherein_o we_o triumph_v when_o we_o laugh_v be_v not_o hitherto_o declare_v by_o any_o that_o it_o consist_v in_o wit_n or_o as_o they_o call_v it_o in_o the_o jest_n experience_n confute_v for_o man_n laugh_v at_o mischance_n and_o indecency_n wherein_o there_o lie_v no_o wit_n nor_o jest_n at_o all_o and_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v no_o more_o ridiculous_a when_o it_o grow_v stale_a or_o usual_a whatsoever_o it_o be_v that_o move_v laughter_n it_o must_v be_v new_a and_o unexpected_a man_n laugh_v often_o especial_o such_o as_o be_v greedy_a of_o applause_n from_o every_o thing_n they_o do_v well_o at_o their_o own_o action_n perform_v never_o so_o little_a beyond_o their_o own_o expectation_n as_o also_o at_o their_o own_o jest_n and_o in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o passion_n of_o laughter_n proceed_v from_o a_o sudden_a conception_n of_o some_o ability_n in_o himself_o that_o laugh_v also_o man_n laugh_v at_o the_o infirmity_n of_o other_o by_o comparison_n wherewith_o their_o own_o ability_n be_v set_v off_o and_o illustrate_v also_o man_n laugh_v at_o jest_n the_o wit_n whereof_o always_o consist_v in_o the_o elegant_a discover_v and_o convey_v to_o our_o mind_n some_o absurdity_n of_o another_o and_o in_o this_o case_n also_o the_o passion_n of_o laughter_n proceed_v from_o the_o sudden_a imagination_n of_o our_o own_o odds_n and_o eminency_n for_o what_o be_v else_o the_o recommend_n of_o ourselves_o to_o our_o own_o good_a opinion_n by_o comparison_n with_o another_o man_n infirmity_n or_o absurdity_n for_o when_o a_o jest_n be_v break_v upon_o ourselves_o or_o friend_n of_o who_o dishonour_n we_o participate_v we_o never_o laugh_v thereat_o i_o may_v therefore_o conclude_v that_o the_o passion_n of_o laughter_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o sudden_a glory_n arise_v from_o some_o sudden_a conception_n of_o some_o eminency_n in_o ourselves_o by_o comparison_n with_o the_o infirmity_n of_o other_o or_o with_o our_o own_o former_o for_o man_n laugh_v at_o the_o folly_n of_o themselves_o past_a when_o they_o come_v sudden_o to_o remembrance_n except_o they_o bring_v with_o they_o any_o present_a dishonour_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n therefore_o that_o man_n take_v heinous_o to_o be_v laugh_v at_o or_o deride_v that_o be_v triumph_v over_o laugh_v without_o offence_n must_v be_v at_o absurdity_n and_o infirmity_n abstract_v from_o person_n and_o when_o all_o the_o company_n may_v laugh_v together_o for_o laugh_v to_o one_o self_n put_v all_o the_o rest_n into_o jealousy_n and_o examination_n of_o themselves_o beside_o it_o be_v vainglory_n and_o a_o argument_n of_o little_a worth_n to_o think_v the_o infirmity_n of_o another_o sufficient_a matter_n for_o his_o triumph_n 14._o the_o passion_n opposite_a hereunto_o who_o sign_n be_v another_o distortion_n of_o the_o face_n with_o tear_n call_v weep_v be_v the_o sudden_a fall_v out_o with_o ourselves_o or_o sudden_a conception_n of_o defect_n and_o therefore_o child_n weep_v often_o for_o see_v they_o think_v that_o every_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v they_o which_o they_o desire_v of_o necessity_n every_o repulse_n must_v be_v a_o check_n of_o their_o expectation_n and_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o their_o too_o much_o weakness_n to_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o all_o they_o look_v for_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n woman_n be_v more_o apt_a to_o weep_v than_o man_n as_o be_v not_o only_o more_o accustom_v to_o have_v their_o will_n but_o also_o to_o measure_v their_o power_n by_o the_o power_n and_o love_n of_o other_o that_o protect_v they_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o weep_v that_o prosecute_v revenge_n when_o the_o revenge_n be_v sudden_o stop_v or_o frustrate_v by_o the_o repentance_n of_o their_o adversary_n and_o such_o be_v the_o tear_n of_o reconciliation_n also_o revengeful_a man_n be_v subject_a to_o this_o passion_n upon_o the_o behold_v those_o man_n they_o pity_v and_o sudden_o remember_v they_o can_v help_v other_o weep_v in_o man_n proceed_v for_o the_o most_o part_n from_o the_o same_o cause_n it_o proceed_v from_o in_o woman_n and_o child_n 15._o the_o appetite_n which_o man_n call_v lust_n and_o the_o fruition_n that_o appertain_v thereunto_o be_v a_o sensual_a pleasure_n but_o not_o only_o that_o there_o be_v in_o it_o also_o a_o delight_n of_o the_o mind_n for_o it_o consist_v of_o two_o appetite_n together_o to_o please_v and_o to_o be_v please_v and_o the_o delight_n man_n take_v in_o delight_v be_v not_o sensual_a but_o a_o pleasure_n or_o joy_n of_o the_o mind_n consist_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o power_n they_o have_v so_o much_o to_o please_v but_o the_o name_n lust_n be_v use_v where_o it_o be_v condemn_v otherwise_o it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o general_a word_n love_n for_o the_o passion_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o indefinite_a desire_n of_o different_a sex_n as_o natural_a as_o hunger_n 16._o of_o love_n by_o which_o be_v understand_v the_o joy_n man_n take_v in_o the_o fruition_n of_o any_o present_a good_a have_v be_v already_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o first_o section_n chap._n 7._o under_o which_o be_v contain_v the_o love_n man_n bear_v to_o one_o another_o or_o pleasure_n they_o take_v in_o one_o another_o company_n and_o by_o which_o nature_n man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v sociable_a but_o there_o be_v another_o kind_a of_o love_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o and_o be_v that_o which_o we_o mean_v when_o we_o say_v that_o a_o man_n be_v in_o love_n forasmuch_o as_o this_o passion_n can_v be_v without_o diversity_n of_o sex_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o it_o participate_v of_o that_o indefinite_a love_n mention_v in_o the_o former_a section_n but_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o desire_n of_o a_o man_n indefinite_a and_o the_o same_o desire_v limit_v ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la and_o this_o be_v that_o love_n which_o be_v the_o great_a theme_n of_o poet_n but_o notwithstanding_o their_o praise_n it_o must_v be_v define_v by_o the_o word_n need_n for_o it_o be_v a_o conception_n a_o man_n have_v of_o his_o need_n of_o that_o one_o person_n desire_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o passion_n be_v not_o always_o nor_o for_o the_o most_o part_n beauty_n or_o other_o quality_n in_o the_o belove_a unless_o there_o be_v withal_o hope_v in_o the_o person_n that_o love_v which_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o this_o that_o in_o great_a difference_n of_o person_n the_o great_a have_v often_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o the_o mean_a but_o not_o contrary_a and_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o have_v much_o better_a fortune_n in_o love_n who_o hope_n be_v build_v upon_o something_o in_o their_o person_n than_o those_o that_o trust_v to_o their_o expression_n and_o service_n and_o they_o that_o care_v less_o than_o they_o that_o care_v more_o which_o not_o perceive_v many_o man_n cast_v away_o their_o service_n as_o one_o arrow_n after_o another_o till_o in_o the_o end_n together_o with_o their_o hope_n they_o lose_v their_o wit_n 17._o there_o be_v yet_o another_o passion_n sometime_o call_v love_n but_o more_o proper_o good_a will_n or_o charity_n there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a argument_n to_o a_o man_n of_o his_o own_o power_n than_o to_o find_v himself_o able_a not_o only_o to_o accomplish_v his_o own_o desire_n but_o also_o

out-go_v who_o we_o will_v not_o be_v indignation_n to_o hold_v fast_o by_o another_o be_v to_o love_v to_o carry_v he_o on_o that_o so_o hold_v be_v charity_n to_o hurt_v one_o self_n for_o haste_n be_v shame_n continual_o to_o be_v outgo_v be_v misery_n continual_o to_o out-go_v the_o next_o before_o be_v felicity_n and_o to_o forsake_v the_o course_n be_v to_o die_v chap._n x._o 1._o have_v show_v in_o the_o precedent_a chapter_n that_o sense_n proceed_v from_o the_o action_n of_o external_a object_n upon_o the_o brain_n or_o some_o internal_a substance_n of_o the_o head_n and_o that_o the_o passion_n proceed_v from_o the_o alteration_n there_o make_v and_o continue_v to_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v consequent_a in_o the_o next_o place_n see_v the_o diversity_n of_o degree_n in_o knowledge_n in_o divers_a man_n to_o be_v great_a than_o may_v be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o divers_a temper_n of_o their_o brain_n to_o declare_v what_o other_o cause_n may_v produce_v such_o odds_n and_o 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