Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	witness_v	word_n	year_n	24	3	4.1109	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59165	Apokolokyntosis. Or A mockery upon the death and deification of Claudius Cæsar Written in Latine by Lucius Annæus Seneca the philosopher. Imprimatur, Junii 17. 1664. Roger L'Estrange.	Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.	1664 (1664)	Wing S2508A; ESTC R221003	10,457	27

month_n of_o july_n and_o october_n and_o thou_o know_v how_o much_o misery_n i_o endure_v in_o sit_v to_o hear_v the_o lawyer_n plead_v night_n and_o day_n into_o who_o hand_n have_v thou_o fall_v though_o thou_o be_v very_o stout_a thou_o will_v rather_o have_v cleanse_v again_o the_o augean_a stable_n so_o much_o more_o dung_n do_v i_o rake_v up_o well_o say_v hercules_n i_o be_o content_a to_o be_v thy_o patron_n because_o i_o will_v and_o then_o break_v into_o the_o assembly_n of_o demigod_n who_o be_v consult_v about_o claudius_n who_o murmur_v at_o it_o say_v it_o be_v no_o wonder_n thou_o rushe_v into_o the_o court_n no_o place_n be_v shut_v from_o thou_o but_o tell_v we_o now_o what_o god_n thou_o will_v have_v he_o a_o epicurean_a he_o can_v be_v for_o he_o have_v no_o employment_n himself_o nor_o give_v any_o to_o other_o a_o stoic_a god_n how_o can_v he_o be_v as_o varro_z say_v round_o and_o perfect_a have_v neither_o head_n nor_o prepuce_fw-la it_o be_v true_a he_o have_v something_o of_o a_o stoic_a for_o we_o see_v he_o have_v neither_o brain_n nor_o head_n yet_o he_o may_v just_o have_v desire_v this_o favour_n of_o saturn_n who_o feast_n he_o celebrate_v all_o the_o year_n long_o but_o caius_n caesar_n will_v never_o endure_v it_o in_o regard_n he_o seek_v what_o he_o can_v to_o kill_v lucius_n syllanus_n his_o son_n in_o law_n who_o he_o condemn_v of_o incest_n and_o why_o i_o pray_v because_o he_o desire_v that_o his_o sister_n be_v one_o of_o the_o sprightfull'st_a woman_n in_o the_o city_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v venus_n shall_v be_v style_v juno_n he_o will_v not_o seem_v to_o tolerate_v incest_n at_o rome_n though_o it_o be_v permit_v in_o the_o half_a degree_n at_o athens_n and_o in_o the_o whole_a at_o alexandria_n because_o as_o he_o say_v at_o rome_n mouse_n lick_v millstone_n this_o man_n will_v teach_v we_o to_o make_v crooked_a thing_n straight_o what_o he_o do_v in_o his_o chamber_n we_o know_v not_o but_o he_o search_v all_o the_o corner_n of_o heaven_n and_o will_v be_v make_v a_o god_n he_o think_v it_o a_o small_a matter_n to_o have_v a_o temple_n in_o britain_n where_o the_o barbarian_n give_v he_o divine_a honour_n erect_v as_o it_o be_v a_o altar_n to_o his_o eternal_a dominion_n at_o length_n jupiter_n find_v the_o matter_n agitate_a with_o confuse_a interlocution_n among_o inferior_a god_n advise_v they_o to_o dispute_v no_o long_o and_o wish_v every_o one_o that_o have_v interest_n in_o that_o assembly_n to_o declare_v his_o opinion_n ay_o father_n conscript_n say_v he_o have_v permit_v you_o to_o deliver_v your_o judgement_n in_o this_o sublime_a court_n which_o you_o have_v make_v no_o better_a than_o a_o thatch_a house_n i_o will_v have_v the_o ancient_a discipline_n observe_v this_o man_n whatsoever_o he_o be_v what_o will_v he_o think_v of_o we_o claudius_n be_v withdraw_v first_o father_n janus_n be_v ask_v his_o opinion_n who_o be_v very_o subtle_a be_v make_v afternoon-consul_n in_o the_o calends_o of_o july_n and_o always_o look_v both_o before_o and_o behind_o at_o once_o he_o have_v be_v conversant_a in_o court_n of_o justice_n be_v very_o eloquent_a and_o speak_v so_o much_o that_o the_o scribe_n of_o the_o court_n can_v not_o set_v down_o all_o and_o therefore_o i_o do_v not_o repeat_v it_o lest_o i_o shall_v put_v what_o he_o say_v into_o other_o word_n he_o speak_v much_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o god_n and_o that_o so_o high_a honour_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v give_v promiscuous_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v count_v a_o great_a matter_n to_o be_v make_v a_o god_n you_o have_v lessen_v the_o reputation_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o say_v he_o that_o i_o may_v not_o in_o my_o sentence_n look_v so_o much_o upon_o the_o person_n as_o the_o matter_n i_o advise_v that_o none_o henceforth_o be_v make_v a_o god_n that_o eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o who_o the_o fertile_a earth_n in_o any_o sort_n nourish_v whosoever_o contrary_a to_o this_o act_n shall_v be_v make_v feign_v or_o be_v paint_v a_o god_n let_v he_o be_v throw_v to_o hobgoblin_n and_o at_o the_o next_o prize_n to_o be_v play_v by_o the_o new_a fencer_n let_v he_o be_v sound_o whip_v the_o next_o that_o deliver_v his_o judgement_n be_v the_o son_n of_o vica_n pota_n who_o be_v also_o design_v a_o small_a banky_a consul_n former_o he_o subsist_v by_o traffic_n and_o in_o petty_a city_n sell_v jar_n of_o oil_n hercules_n step_v handsome_o to_o he_o and_o round_v he_o in_o the_o ear_n he_o then_o say_v since_o divine_a claudius_n be_v near_o in_o blood_n to_o divine_a augustus_n who_o no_o less_o than_o he_o do_v solicit_v the_o deification_n of_o his_o grandmother_n augustae_fw-la and_o do_v indeed_o far_o excel_v all_o mortal_a man_n in_o wisdom_n and_o that_o it_o be_v expedient_a for_o the_o common_a good_a to_o have_v one_o who_o can_v with_o romulus_n devour_v boil_a turnip_n my_o judgement_n be_v that_o claudius_n be_v make_v a_o god_n in_o as_o ample_a manner_n and_o with_o as_o good_a right_n as_o other_o be_v make_v before_o he_o and_o that_o this_o miracle_n be_v add_v to_o the_o metamorphosis_n of_o ovid._n the_o opinion_n be_v various_a and_o claudius_n seem_v to_o have_v most_o vote_n for_o hercules_n who_o see_v his_o own_o iron_n in_o the_o fire_n run_v up_o and_o down_o from_o one_o to_o another_o say_v envy_v not_o i_o the_o honour_n of_o this_o work_n i_o be_o concern_v in_o it_o when_o you_o have_v occasion_n i_o shall_v requite_v the_o courtesy_n one_o hand_n wash_v another_o then_o stand_v up_o sacred_a augustus_n to_o deliver_v his_o opinion_n which_o he_o do_v with_o very_a much_o eloquence_n father_n conscript_n say_v he_o i_o call_v you_o to_o witness_v that_o since_o i_o be_v make_v a_o god_n i_o have_v not_o speak_v a_o word_n here_o i_o always_o mind_n my_o own_o business_n but_o i_o can_v no_o long_o dissemble_v nor_o contain_v my_o sorrow_n which_o my_o modesty_n make_v great_a for_o this_o cause_n i_o make_v peace_n at_o land_n and_o sea_n furnish_v the_o city_n with_o law_n and_o adorn_v it_o with_o stately_a building_n what_o to_o say_v grave_a father_n i_o can_v tell_v no_o word_n be_v sufficient_a to_o declare_v my_o indignation_n i_o must_v make_v use_n of_o the_o expression_n of_o messala_n corvinus_n a_o eloquent_a man_n he_o have_v cut_v in_o sunder_o the_o majesty_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o empire_n this_o man_n father_n conscript_n that_o seem_v to_o we_o scarce_o able_a to_o fright_v away_o a_o fly_n have_v chop_v off_o man_n head_n with_o as_o much_o facility_n as_o a_o dog_n eat_v tripe_n but_o how_o can_v i_o relate_v his_o many_o cruelty_n i_o have_v not_o leisure_n to_o lament_v public_a calamity_n when_o i_o look_v upon_o my_o own_o domestic_a misery_n those_o therefore_o i_o will_v omit_v and_o these_o rehearse_v though_o phormea_n understand_v little_a greek_a yet_o i_o do_v and_o remember_v the_o proverb_n indignation_n hardly_o grow_v old_a he_o who_o you_o see_v lurk_v so_o many_o year_n under_o my_o name_n in_o requital_n have_v kill_v two_o julia_n my_o nephew_n daughter_n the_o one_o with_o the_o sword_n the_o other_o with_o famine_n and_o also_o my_o nephew_n nephew_n lucius_n syllanus_n consider_v jupiter_n the_o cause_n be_v so_o wicked_a and_o which_o concern_v you_o near_o whether_o this_o man_n shall_v remain_v with_o we_o tell_v i_o divine_a claudius_n why_o thou_o do_v condemn_v any_o of_o these_o of_o either_o sex_n without_o hear_v or_o take_v cognizance_n of_o the_o cause_n have_v this_o be_v usual_o do_v in_o heaven_n certain_o it_o be_v never_o do_v we_o know_v that_o jupiter_n who_o have_v reign_v here_o so_o many_o year_n only_o break_v the_o thigh_n of_o one_o vulcan_n and_o take_v he_o by_o the_o foot_n throw_v he_o out_o of_o heaven_n and_o be_v angry_a with_o his_o wife_n hang_v she_o between_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o punish_v she_o but_o do_v he_o kill_v she_o thou_o slay_v messalina_n to_o who_o i_o be_v great_a uncle_n as_o well_o as_o to_o thou_o thou_o will_v say_v thou_o supper_n know_v not_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o god_n light_n on_o thou_o so_o much_o more_o shameful_a it_o be_v that_o thou_o know_v not_o then_o that_o thou_o do_v it_o this_o man_n cease_v not_o to_o prosecute_v caius_n caesar_n after_o his_o death_n he_o slay_v his_o father_n in_o law_n this_o his_o son_n in_o law_n caius_n caesar_n will_v not_o permit_v the_o son_n of_o crassus_n to_o be_v style_v the_o great_a this_o man_n restore_v his_o name_n and_o take_v off_o his_o head_n he_o slay_v in_o one_o house_n crassus_n the_o great_a scribonia_n tristonia_n and_o assario_n all_o noble_n but_o crassus_n such_o a_o fool_n as_o he_o

may_v have_v reign_v as_o well_o as_o he_o consider_v father_n conscript_n what_o a_o monster_n sue_v to_o be_v make_v a_o god_n will_v you_o now_o make_v he_o behold_v his_o body_n form_v to_o despite_n the_o go_n in_o brief_a let_v he_o pronounce_v but_o three_o word_n together_o in_o any_o reasonable_a sort_n and_o i_o will_v be_v content_a to_o become_v his_o slave_n who_o will_v adore_v this_o god_n who_o will_v believe_v he_o to_o be_v so_o in_o conclusion_n while_o you_o make_v such_o god_n you_o yourselves_o be_v not_o think_v to_o be_v go_n the_o sum_n of_o all_o be_v grave_a father_n if_o i_o have_v behave_v myself_o honest_o among_o you_o if_o i_o have_v not_o be_v uncivil_a to_o any_o revenge_v my_o wrong_n i_o for_o my_o part_n pronounce_v this_o as_o my_o opinion_n and_o then_o read_v out_o of_o a_o table-book_n since_o divine_a claudius_n have_v slay_v appius_n syllanus_n his_o father_n in_o law_n his_o two_o nephew_n pompey_n the_o great_a and_o lucius_n syllanus_n crassus_n father_n in_o law_n to_o his_o daughter_n a_o honest_a man_n and_o as_o like_v he_o as_o one_o egg_n be_v to_o another_o scribonia_n mother_n in_o law_n to_o his_o daughter_n and_o messalina_n his_o wife_n and_o so_o many_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v endless_a to_o recount_v they_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v severe_o punish_v and_o to_o be_v allow_v no_o appeal_n but_o to_o be_v carry_v hence_o and_o within_o thirty_o day_n to_o leave_v heaven_n and_o within_o three_o olympus_n all_o the_o god_n rise_v to_o confirm_v this_o judgement_n and_o without_o expect_v further_o order_n cyllenius_n take_v he_o by_o the_o wry_a neck_n and_o drag_v he_o towards_o hell_n from_o whence_o they_o do_v maintain_v none_o can_v return_v again_o while_o they_o descend_v by_o the_o broad_a way_n mercury_n ask_v what_o that_o concourse_n of_o people_n mean_v whether_o it_o be_v claudius_n his_o funeral_n and_o true_o it_o be_v as_o glorious_a a_o show_n as_o can_v be_v see_v set_v out_o with_o so_o much_o pomp_n that_o it_o appear_v the_o funeral_n of_o a_o god_n such_o variety_n there_o be_v of_o trumpet_n cornet_n and_o hoeboys_n claudius_n hear_v the_o noise_n all_o man_n rejoice_v and_o be_v merry_a the_o people_n of_o rome_n find_v they_o be_v at_o liberty_n agatha_n and_o a_o few_o pettifoggers_a hearty_o lament_v the_o lawyer_n come_v out_o of_o their_o hole_n pale_a and_o meager_a scarce_o able_a to_o breath_n like_o man_n new_o recover_v from_o a_o trance_n one_o of_o the_o company_n see_v the_o lawyer_n lay_v their_o head_n together_o bewail_v their_o fortune_n draw_v near_o and_o say_v i_o tell_v you_o saturn_n be_v feast_n will_v not_o always_o last_o claudius_z when_o he_o see_v his_o funeral_n perceive_v himself_o to_o be_v dead_a for_o they_o chant_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n this_o funeral_n elegy_n let_v your_o sigh_n and_o tear_n abound_v let_v cry_n fly_v the_o palace_n round_o at_o least_o feign_v a_o mournful_a sound_n since_o so_o brave_a a_o man_n who_o head_n be_v with_o wisdom_n fraught_v be_v dead_a the_o earth_n none_o like_o he_o eve●_n breed_v in_o swift_a race_n he_o excel_v his_o light_a dart_n the_o persian_n quell_v and_o the_o parthian_n who_o rebel_v he_o his_o foe_n do_v overthrow_v teach_v the_o mede_n his_o strength_n to_o know_v and_o their_o paint_a back_n to_o show_v britan_n and_o the_o irish_a plaeed_o beyond_o know_a sea_n he_o soon_o chase_v they_o to_o bear_v his_o yoke_n make_v haste_n the_o ocean_n which_o no_o bound_n see_v to_o obedience_n he_o do_v draw_v and_o to_o yield_v to_o roman_a law_n plenteous_n tear_n for_o he_o provide_v who_o though_o hear_v but_o one_o side_n sometime_o neither_o cause_n try_v what_o judge_n will_v there_o now_o be_v find_v that_o will_v sit_v the_o whole_a year_n round_o and_o give_v sentence_n without_o ground_n minos_n judge_n of_o soul_n below_o to_o who_o a_o hundred_o city_n owe_v homage_n will_v his_o seat_n forgo_v but_o o_o you_o of_o venal_a race_n lawyer_n now_o in_o this_o sad_a case_n beat_v your_o breast_n and_o weep_v apace_o poet_n too_o who_o ●aeke_v great_a pain_n though_o alas_o with_o little_a gain_n vent_v your_o sorrow_n in_o fresh_a strain_n you_o above_o all_o grow_v rich_a by_o play_n shake_v th'elbow_n night_n and_o day_n never_o put_v your_o grief_n away_o claudius_n be_v much_o delight_v with_o his_o praise_n and_o will_v fain_o have_v hear_v more_o but_o talthybius_n messenger_n of_o the_o god_n lay_v hand_n on_o he_o and_o cover_v his_o head_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v know_v lead_v he_o by_o campus_n martius_n and_o between_o tiber_n and_o the_o close_a way_n descend_v towards_o hell_n narcissus_n his_o enfranchise_v servant_n go_v before_o the_o direct_a way_n to_o entertain_v his_o patron_n and_o when_o he_o come_v near_o he_o run_v to_o he_o all_o neat_a and_o trim_a as_o out_o of_o a_o bath_n and_o say_v what_o do_v god_n mix_v with_o man_n hasten_v say_v mercury_n and_o give_v advertisement_n of_o our_o come_n narcissus_n will_v have_v complemented_a long_o with_o his_o lord_n but_o mercury_n admonish_v he_o with_o his_o rod_n and_o again_o bid_v he_o make_v haste_n no_o soon_o have_v he_o speak_v but_o narcissus_n hasten_v as_o if_o he_o ha●_n fly_v the_o passage_n be_v steep_a and_o easy_a of_o descent_n and_o therefore_o though_o he_o be_v gouty_a he_o come_v in_o a_o moment_n to_o the_o gate_n of_o plut●●_n where_o lie_v as_o horace_n say_v that_o hundred-headed_n beast_n which_o present_o rise_v and_o shake_v his_o bristle_a crest_n narcissus_n who_o use_v to_o play_v with_o a_o little_a white_a beagle_n be_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o fear_n when_o he_o see_v a_o dog_n so_o black_a and_o shaggy_a that_o one_o will_v be_v loath_a to_o meet_v he_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o cry_v claudius_n caesar_n be_v come_v and_o behold_v a_o multitude_n come_v sing_v with_o acclamation_n we_o have_v he_o let_v we_o rejoice_v in_o this_o company_n be_v c._n silius_n design_v consul_n junius_n praetorius_n sextus_n trullus_n marcus_n helvius_n trogus_n cotta_n teclus_fw-la valens_n tabius_n who_o narcissus_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v execute_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o troop_n of_o singer_n be_v maestor_n the_o pantomime_n who_o claudius_n for_o comeliness_n sake_n have_v make_v lean_a the_o news_n be_v present_o carry_v to_o messalina_n that_o claudius_n be_v arrive_v first_o of_o all_o come_v flock_v his_o freedman_n polybius_n miron_n harpocras_n ampheus_fw-la and_o pheronactes_n who_o he_o have_v send_v before_o that_o he_o may_v not_o want_v servant_n in_o any_o place_n after_o they_o come_v two_o praefect_n justus_n catonius_n and_o ruffus_n pompey_n son_n then_o come_v his_o friend_n saturnius_n luscius_n pedo_n pompeius_n lupus_n and_o celer_n asinius_n who_o have_v be_v consul_n and_o last_o of_o all_o his_o brother_n daughter_n his_o sister_n daughter_n his_o father_n in_o law_n his_o mother_n 〈◊〉_d law_n all_o his_o near_a ally_n come_v to_o meet_v he_o who_o whe●_n claudius_n see_v he_o cry_v out_o behold_v all_o place_n be_v full_a of_o my_o friend_n how_o come_v you_o hither_o pedo_n pompeius_n reply●d_n what_o say_v thou_o bloody_a man_n do_v thou_o ask_v how_o who_o but_o thyself_o have_v send_v we_o hither_o thou_o murderer_n of_o all_o thy_o friend_n come_v let_v we_o go_v i_o will_v show_v thou_o the_o judgement-seat_n and_o then_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o tribunal_n of_o aeacus_n he_o it_o be_v who_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o cornelian_a law_n enact_v against_o murderer_n inform_v against_o they_o and_o make_v their_o process_n and_o now_o desire_v to_o have_v his_o name_n register_v as_o the_o accuser_n of_o claudius_n that_o he_o have_v murder_v thirty_o senator_n three_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o roman_a knight_n and_o of_o other_o people_n the_o number_n infinite_a like_a sand_n or_o dust._n claudius_n be_v much_o dismay_v cast_v his_o eye_n about_o to_o find_v a_o advocate_n to_o speak_v for_o he_o but_o find_v at_o present_a none_o at_o length_n publius_n petronius_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o eat_v at_o his_o table_n a_o man_n well_o verse_v in_o the_o claudian_a language_n appear_v and_o desire_v to_o be_v admit_v his_o defender_n but_o be_v refuse_v pedo_n pompeius_n accuse_v he_o with_o great_a vehemency_n petronius_n seem_v willing_a to_o answer_v for_o he_o aeacus_n a_o most_o just_a man_n have_v hear_v but_o one_o side_n condemn_v he_o and_o say_v if_o he_o suffer_v what_o he_o have_v do_v to_o other_o the_o judgement_n be_v just_a a_o great_a silence_n be_v make_v all_o be_v astonish_v and_o wonder_v at_o the_o newness_n of_o the_o thing_n say_v the_o like_a be_v never_o do_v claudius_n think_v it_o more_o just_a than_o new_a it_o be_v long_o debate_v what_o kind_n of_o punishment_n shall_v be_v inflict_v some_o move_v that_o if_o the_o god_n will_v be_v please_v to_o release_v the_o punishment_n of_o one_o either_o tantalus_n may_v be_v free_v of_o his_o thirst_n whereof_o he_o will_v else_o die_v or_o sisyphus_n of_o the_o burden_n of_o his_o stone_n or_o ixion_n have_v his_o wheel_n stop_v but_o it_o be_v resolve_v that_o none_o of_o the_o condemn_a person_n shall_v be_v discharge_v lest_o claudius_n himself_o may_v afterward_o expect_v like_o favour_n they_o agree_v that_o a_o new_a punishment_n shall_v be_v devise_v that_o some_o fruitless_a labour_n shall_v be_v impose_v upon_o he_o and_o a_o kind_n of_o desire_n without_o end_n or_o effect_n then_o aeacus_n pronounce_v that_o he_o shall_v play_v at_o dice_n with_o a_o bottomless_a box_n and_o now_o he_o begin_v to_o cast_v dice_n to_o no_o purpose_n for_o they_o still_o drop_v out_o at_o the_o wrong_a end_n as_o oft_o as_o he_o prepare_v be_v to_o cast_v shake_v the_o box_n the_o dice_n fall_v out_o as_o fast_o and_o put_v they_o into_o the_o box_n again_o like_o one_o that_o play_v he_o find_v he_o play_v in_o vain_a for_o still_o the_o dice_n slip_v through_o and_o be_v go_v so_o sisyphus_n with_o many_o a_o heavy_a groan_n to_o the_o hill-top_n bear_v his_o return_a stone_n caius_z caesar_z now_o appear_v and_o claim_v he_o in_o ●ight_n of_o bondage_n produce_v witness_n who_o see_v he_o box_v and_o beat_v with_o rod_n and_o cudgel_n by_o he_o he_o be_v adjudge_v to_o caius_n caesar_n to_o who_o aeacus_n give_v he_o he_o give_v he_o to_o menander_n his_o manumitted_a servant_n to_o help_v he_o to_o frame_v indictment_n finis_fw-la here_o seneca_n be_v but_o a_o ill_a augur_n augur_n after_o he_o have_v put_v she_o to_o death_n he_o send_v for_o she_o to_o supper_n