Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	build_v	great_a	king_n	5,770	4	3.5361	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26251	Triumphus hymenæus, A panegyrick to the King and Queen's most Sacred Majestie, vpon their ever to be remembred most glorious passing upon the river of Thames, coming from Hampton-Court to White-Hall, August the 23d, 1662 ... as it was presented to both Their Majesties by William Austin, Esq.	Austin, William, fl. 1662.	1662 (1662)	Wing A4262; ESTC R2248	24,337	41

without joy or comfort which the soules of the dead are feigned to pass 2 An huge Forrest in Germany where some are said to have travailed forty dayes together without finding its beginning or end 3 He going to the top of the high mountain Atlas that he might the better observe the motion of the starres was seen no more and so said to be turned into a star 4 Citheron or Cithaeron a Mountain dedicated to the Muses 5 A famous Poet that accompanied Iason to Colchis to ferch the golden Fleece Pag. 12. 1 Apollo 2 One of Apollo's Temples at Delphi is said to have bin made of Laurel boughs fetcht from the Tempe fields which were very pleasant and delightfull places in Thessalie Apollo's Temple was famous for the rich 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 presents or gifts of most of the Princes and people of the world hence Aphetoriae opes so called from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the name of Apollo who gave Oracles there is used as a proverb for abundance of wealth 3 Poets 4 Donations of Land heretofore were writ in meeter belike to be kept the better in memory 5 The Influence of Iupiter was esteemed to be of great force and efficacy for generation 6 As the Bride was carried into the house all the company cryed out with a loud voice Talassio Talassio a word they used in memory of one Talassio whose Marriage being very fortunate they repeated his name often at Marriage-Feasts to signifie their good wishes and expresse their joy 7 He would sound two trumpets together so loud that the noise of them seemed to shake the the very Earth 8 An Isle where Apollo is said to be born 9 The Morning that appears before we can see the Sun 10 Solis Civitas the City of the Sun Pag. 13. 1 Canutus the Dane for having five Kingdomes is said to be the greatest King that ever England had 2 A Serpent destroyed by Hercules that had fifty heads and as fast as any one of them was cut off two others came in the stead Hercules to prevent this as soon as he cut off any took fire and seared the place 3 He being put into a great Vessel full of Serpents by the virtue of some herbs he had about him charmed them so that instead of hurting him they all came about him and licked him 4 Strabo gives Europe the form of a Dragon and makes the head Spain the neck France the body Germany the right wing Italie the left Denmark 5 The Titans are said to have waged War against Iupiter who overthrowing them sent them to hell 6 who 'll expect Earth ' ere free from warres That 's overpow'rd by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Dragon starres 7 Iupiter and the rest of the Planets are said to have their Ioyes when they are in those houses where they are most strong and powerfull 8 She had her Image erected in a great Cedar and was therefore called Cedreatis 9 Acts 2. 3. 10 A City in which were spoken three hundred several Languages 11 i. e. Germans 12 The Pagan Germans great God who as their Prince and chief Ruler conducted them down from the tower of Babel of which they say we are descended Pag. 14. 1 Where Babel was built 2 England that many are of opinion was once Continent with France 3 A famous rich City in Egypt that the King bestowed upon his Queen to buy her shoes with 4 Quo tempore primum Deucalion vacuum lapides jactavis in orbem Vnde homines nati durum genus In Deucalion's time they say there was a general inundation that drowned all but him and his wife Pyrrha they afterward consulting with Themis how to repair mankind the Oracle answered them that they should cast the bones of their great Mother behind them these they interpreting to be the stones of the Earth cast them over their heads and so those he cast became men those she cast women 5 Mark 11. 13. 6 An Island in the German Ocean in which great store of Amber is said to drop from the trees 7 These countries adjoyning upon the sea lie even without hills but of such an height as no inundation of sea can now annoy them formerly they with all the Netherlands that are without hills are supposed to have bin sea 8 Made by them in the Isle of the Walkers in the year 758. Pag. 15. 1 One whom the miseries of this life kept always weeping 2 An huge Serpent that after Deucalion's floud was bred out of the corruption of the Earth 3 A Philosopher who dyed with joy 4 A great Philosopher writ a book with this Inscription Dii sint necne incertus sum 5 Diros Pharsalia campos Impleat in this Field fell the storms of two great civil Warres the one between Caesar and Pompey the other between Augustus and those bloudy Rebels Brutus and Cassius 6 Vbi piorum animae habitant a place of Blisse 7 A River said to come out of Hell 8 A River comes out of Paradice that hath it's name from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to rejoice and make glad for the wonderfull great abundance it produceth in those places it watereth 9 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. Luporum civitas a Citie of Wolves 10 From 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 beatus the Romans call it Beata the Blessed City 11 She for contending with Pallas for beauty was turned into a Fish 12 Volucres Pyrois Eous Aethon Solis equi quartusqae Phlegon hinnitibus auras Flammiferis implent Sol the Sun is said to be carried in a charriot drawn with four horses 13 Hecate Dea triforme significante li tre aspetti della Luna e la portenza lunare nelle cose elementari stà sogetta al Sole ed è pigliata per la Natura Hecate vel Luna quam triformem putabant quia nunc in cornua prope vacua surgit nunc dimidia est nunc orbe pleno Natura non rarò appellabatur 14 Venti Divum referatis ad aures Virgil. Dice venti non fama perche volevano li poëte che i venti portassero le preci humane all' orecchie de' Dei che lafama divolgasse i fatt●h mani all' orec●hie de gli huomini The Poets esteemed the winds conveyed their prayers to the gods Pag. 16. 1 Macaria ò Dea Felicità fà fatta con il Caduceo ed il dcorno i divitia in mano quello significante la virtù questo le ricchezze necessarie e l' un ' e l' altro alla felicità humana The goddess Macaria or Felicity had in one hand the Caduceus in the othe the Cornu-copia signilying by that the virtue by this the Riches that are requisite to humane happinesse 2 The Icarian Sea was so called from Icarus who flying too high with his waxed wings the Sun melted them and he fell down there 3 He presuming to be able to rule the Horses of the Sun let the reins go and so being like to fire all the world