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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	right_a	zeal_n	zealous_a	61	3	9.0220	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38641	An essay upon satyr, or, A poem on the times under the names of the golden age, the silver age, the brazen age, and the iron age : to which is added, A satyr against Separatists.	Buckingham, John Sheffield, Duke of, 1648-1720 or 21.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700.	1680 (1680)	Wing E3299; ESTC R13552	32,624	92

Or guilty Conscience made extravagant Flockt in to make up this new Colonie Where hainous Crimes had got a Jubilee And as in this so 't is in every State Men of low Fortunes envy still and hate The good extol the bad they dis●pprove All ancient Laws and novelties do love Disdain their own Estates and envy those Whose Wealth above their ruin'd Fortune goes These are secure from Troubles for they 're poor And come what can they can't be made much more Nor was 't a small incentive to behold How the poor Skowndrels wallowed in Gold How Kingly in their Diet and Array And how they do their betters daunt and sway To whom they had been Vassals heretofore And been perhaps relieved from their Door This made the Peasant who did work for'shire Or Beg or Steal leave Ploughing and aspire To imitate the rest as well's he can First steals a Horse and then 's a Gentleman A young Physitian well may guess th' events Of Medicines made of such ingredients For how unlikely is't things should go right When th'Devils Souldiers for God's Cause do fight 'Mongst these they stole the Hearts of some that be True-meaning-men of Zeal and Piety Though ignorantly zealous still possest By their strange Doctrine that none could be blest That were not Actors who did Neuters stand God would spue out Opposers out of hand Should be cut off No Mercie they decreed To th' Enemie though Christ should intercede No pardon but their Goods Moneys and all As guerdon of their facts to them should fall Wealth Pleasure Honour that were wont to be The general spurs to all Activitie Were largely promis'd unto every one Just as they found his inclination It was esteem'd an ordinary grace For broken Citz to get a Captains place The Wealthy Citizens whose glut'nous eye Gaz'd on the publick Faith that Lotterie Though they for fear or shame were loth to do it They 'd cut down Boughs and cry Hosanna to it They brought their Plate and Money to this Bank Hoping for Prizes but draw forth a Blank Themselves reserve the Prizes and this stands Still gaping like the Bottomless Quick-sands You might track Plate like Beasts to th'Lion's Den How much went in but none come out agen Here was our Primum mobile of woe This was the Mother and the Nurse on 't too Thus many were drawn in But those that were Not mov'd by love were driven on by fear CHAP. VI. THe adverse part perceiving their intents Prepar'd them powers for their own defence The Gentry for the baseness they did do Were quite discountenanc'd and justly too They grew degenerate and Gentilitie Was but a Nick-name or a Liverie Which every wealthie Clown might have and wear And be stil'd Worshipful They took no care To keep their blood untainted from the stain Of Vulgar sordidness and so maintain The glorie of their Ancestors that be Deriv'd to them from vast Eternitie But mixt the blood that had inrich'd their Veins With each ignoble Slave or Trull for gains Learning Wit Vertue Birth Report that be Essential bases of Gentilitie Vail'd all to Wealth and that 's the Cause we finde So many rich in Purse so few in Minde How many Justices did Wealth advance That had nothing to show but Ignorance They liv'd like Cedars and their drops from high Made th' Poor like under-woods to starve and die That in what place we saw so many Poor Some great man liv'd not far we might be sure Now these that so imperiously did awe When they perceiv'd men did not care a straw For their Commands but that the Shrub began To be as stately as the Gentleman Then they though not for Conscience-sake oppose Them that t' infringe the Kinglie pow'r arose The truly Noble Heroes for there be Two contrarieties in each degree Are by the blindfold people made to bear In suffering though not in sin a share For when the Vulgar to be Judges come Then all must suffer for the fault of some They quickly saw when the bold Subject dares Usurp Kings Rights 't is time to look to theirs The Vulgar knowing little but b'ing led By th'Priests or Gentry joyn to make a head Each as his phansie leads him Some ambidextrous villains took one part And yet held with the other in their heart Such men desire our Wars may still encrease And fear of nothing but a needy Peace Mean while the Neuters Jacks of both sides stand Poysing themselves on both yet neither hand Like Goddesses of Victory attend To take the Conquerers part i' th' latter end Those that are wisest were they Argos-ey'd And Bithyan-like had every eye suppli'd With double sight yet they could hardly see Which side to take and save their Bacon free So betwixt both these civil Wars ore-whelm Th' whole superficies of this wretched Realm This Land that was a Canaan while 't was good Is now the sad Aceldama of Blood CHAP. VII ANd now the great State-gamesters plainly finde All either stir'd in body or in minde The Instruments prepar'd to work they fall Ambiguous Oaths Treasons Original They now invent impose first men are made To swear amiss and then they do perswade Those Oaths binde them to do what these intend Stretching poor souls to bring about their end Now Jealousies and Fears which first arose From the polluted Consciences of those That were the first contrivers these divide The Limbs from th' Head nay from themselves beside One won't confide in t'other this although It rose from nothing to a world did grow Nor did it lose by th'way● like Balls of snow It bigger still as it did go did grow Both separate themselves and each intends Distance a great advantage to their ends Those that had active been on either side Are mutually accus'd sent for deny'd This makes both stick to what they had begun And each his course more eagerly did run First they fall to 't by Pen which did incense Both parties with a greater vehemence From hence Names of disgrace at first arose And each to other made more odious And the amazed people did invite To lay aside their tedious Peace and fight They plainly saw the War before they could Discern the Cause on 't and they might behold Th' effects though not the Quarrel they well knew That they must feel the War and end it too War like a Serpent at the first appear'd Without a Sting that it might not be fear'd But having got in 's head begins to be The sole Monopolist of Monarchie Thus by degrees we ran from Peace to go Downward was easie but b'ing once below To re-ascend that glorious Hill where bliss Sits thron'd with Peace oh what a labour ' t is Our floating eyes in Seas of Tears may see The Heav'n we 're faln from but our miserie Does more encrease to Tantalize to th'brink In happiness when yet we cannot drink Now we must fight for Peace whose worth by most Was not discern'd till utterly 't was lost