Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	woman_n	wound_n	wound_v	32	3	8.4597	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18234	Preceptes of Cato with annotacions of D. Erasmus of Roterodame vere profitable for all [...]; Catonis disticha. English.	Cato, Marcus Porcius, 234-149 B.C., attributed name.; Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Burrant, Robert.	1553 (1553)	STC 4854; ESTC S121116	81,117	325

substaunce Publius 15. A louer doeth see what thing to couet But that whiche is wisedome he seeth no whit Erasmus A fonde louer dooeth desire without iudgemente neither pondreth nor cōadereth whether it bee profitable or hurtful whiche he coueteth to haue Publius 16. A louer what he surmiseth in his braine The same waking dreameth in vaine Erasmus Thei whiche are in the traunce of loue dooe of thēselues imagine phantasies and dreames and flattereth thēselues with vaine hope Burrant Supposing that for their louing hartes thei are loued again entirelie when peraduēture thei are hated extremelie Publius 17. If any thing chaunce otherwise then wel Euery manne is readie the same to tel Erasmus Sorowefull and heauie tidinges are soone spred abroade emong thecōmon people Those thinges whiche are good and honest with moche a doe are beleued Publius 18. Loue sodenlie cannot be put awaie But by litle and litle it maie decaie Erasmus Sodeinlie and with feare loue can not be expulsed but it maie by leasure slide and slippe awaie Publius 19. with a fewe teares of a louer Thou maiest sone redeme his angre Erasmus A louer displeased and angrie is soone pacified by putting thy finger in thine yie Publius 20. Onelie a good woman thou maiest knowe when she dooeth openly plaie the shrewe Erasmus ¶ A woman is a wilie and a subtle beast and for this cause she can dooe but litle harme when she is moste shrewest and curst opēlie Herin he declareth none at all to be good Publius 21. Thou maiest soone perceiue a persone auaricious If thou thy selfe be not coueteous Erasmus One coueteous persone cannot abide an other Or elles thus thou shalt not lightelie deceiue a coueteous persone except thou be the same that he is that is a coueteous persone thy selfe Publius 22. To be wise and also to loue Is scant geuen to God aboue Erasmus It lieth not in ones power to loue and to be wise at one time As though a manne would be madde with reason Burrant For as long as a manne is in that foles paradise of loue his wittes are wholie rauished his reason blinded and fareth like a manne that is frantique and lunatique Publius 23. A coueteous persone dooeth nothing wel Vntil he passe either to heauen or hel Erasmus For when he dieth then at length he suffreth other to occupie his riches Publius 24. Age be it hidde neuer so priuie Yet at length it dooeth it self discrie Erasmus Olde age cannot be hidde for time dooeth shewe and open al thinges Publius 25. A coueteous manne if he lose any thing Dooeth moche more stirre then one that hath vnderstanding Erasmus A wise man is not disquieted with the losse of gooddes but he whiche estemeth and setteth moche by moneie Publius 26. To the coueteous manne what euill wouldest thou desire Onelie that he might be a long liuer Erasmus Forasinoche as he liueth very wretchedlie Therfore he wisheth to a coueteous persone a shreude turne in dede who would him long life For the longer he liueth the more are his troubles and cares Publius 27. Trust not nor haue any beliefe In thy minde when it is in peine and griefe Erasmus ¶ As long as thou art in anguishe and sorowe haue no confidence in thy selfe For griefe and peine can in no thing geue vprighte and indifferente counsail Pause vntill the sorowe bee slaked then purpose and decree with thy self what thou intendest to speake or dooe Publius 28. we delight best with that that is others And that pleaseth them whiche is ours Erasmus Euery manne is wery of his owne state and condicion He estemeth woūderfullie that whiche belongeth to an other manne and that in woordes onelie But if it should come to the deede dooyng fewe would willingly chaung with other Publius 29. For a young manne to loue it is pleasure and pastime And for an olde man it is a foule faulte and crime Erasmus Loue in a young manne is a pleasure so it be honest and godlie And in an aged persone it is an heinous vice and no pleasure at al. Burrant For it is one of the three thinges that the wise man hateth in his soulle An olde manne to be lecherous Publius 30. An olde woman when she dooeth leape and daunce Vnto death she maketh mirth and daliaunce Erasmus Skipping and daunsing becometh not an olde woman beeing at deathes doore for she dooeth seeme that sh would geue death a fitte of mirthe Publius 31. That whiche is the cause of a louers wounde Thesame again dooeth make it whole and sound Erasmus The wounde and grief of a mannes hartes desire the very same persone dooeth heale that made it if he suffre himself to bee wonne alluding to the tale of Telephus Burrant who being wounded in the thigh with the darte of Achilles was by a medicine made of the rustinesse of thesame darte cured and healed again Publius 32. He dooeth soone himselfe repente whiche geueth quicke and light iudgemente Erasmus Geue not sentence and iudgement streight out of hande For a man doeth often times repente and is sorie for his rashe and hastie iudgemente Publius 33. Prosperitie dooeth gette vnto the a frende And aduersite trieth who is vnkinde Erasmus Prosperitie dooeth procure and get a man frendes aduersitie dooeth trie and searche out whether thei are feigned or true harted frendes Publius 34. The desire in his harte how moche he is the cunninger In his demeaner so muche he is the leuder Erasmus In an euill thing how moche the more thou dooest excell and passe so moche the more vnthrifte thou art As a souldiour the more feactes of warre he hath so moche the more rediar he is to dooe mischief Publius 35. A bowe is destroied with ouermoche bending And a mannes minde with ouermoche slacking Erasmus A Bowe is soone broken if thou geue him moche bent The spirites of the minde are quickened by exercise of good thinges and by idlenesse thei are confounded and dulled Publius 36. That thing is twise welcome in deede whiche is voluntarilie profered in time of neede Erasmus ¶ A good turne with moche praier and suite extorted and hardlie obteined hath lost a great many of thankes That whiche is proffered willinglie by a mannes owne accorde is twise welcome Publius 37. He vniustlie dooeth a good turne desire That knoweth not to dooe good for other Erasmus He ought not to haue the vse of others benefites whiche dooeth good to no man himselfe Publius 38. It is good by anothers mannes miserie To learne what is best for vs to flie Erasmus Plautus in like maner saieth He is wise happelie whiche learneth wit by anothers mischaunce and daunger What thou oughtest for to flie that learne not of thine owne hurtes and harmes but take an example of anothers displeasure Publius 39. He of his owne libertie sale dooeth make whiche of another a good turne dooeth take Erasmus It is more happines for a manne to geue then to take For he leeseth his libertie whosoeuer hath the vse