Selected quad for the lemma: day_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
day_n	fair_a	night_n	weather_n	4,455	5	10.7928	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42948	The man in the moone, or, A discourse of a voyage thither by F.G., B. of H. ; to which is added Nuncius inanimatus, written in Latin by the same author, and now Englished by a person of worth.	Godwin, Francis, 1562-1633.	1657 (1657)	Wing G970; ESTC R35701	46,142	175

Hens Phesants Pigeons and wild Fowle beyond all credit especially there are to be seen about the Moneths of February and March huge flocks of a certain kinde of wilde Swans of which I shall have cause hereafter to speak more that like unto our Cuckoes and Nightingales at a certain season of the yeare do vanish away and are no more to be seen On this blessed Island did they set me a shore with a Negro to attend me where praised be God I recovered my health and continued there for the space of one whole yeare solacing my self for lacke of human societie with Birds and brute beasts as for Diego so was the Blackmoore called he was constrained to live at the West end of the Island in a Cave Because being alwayes together victuals would not have fallen out so plenty if the Hunting or Fowling of the one had succeeded well the other would finde means to invite him but if it were scant with both we were faine both to bestirre our selves marry that fell out very seldome for that no creatures there doe any whit more fear a man then they do a Goate or a Cow by reason thereof I found means easily to make tame divers sorts both of Birds Beasts which I did in short time onely by muzzeling them so as till they came either unto me or else Diego they could not feed At first I took great pleasure in a kinde of Partridges of which I made great use as also of a tame Fox I had For whensoever I had any occasion to conferre with Diego I would take me one of them being hungry and tying a note about his neck beat him from me whereupon strait they would away to the Cave of Diego and if they found him not there still would they beat up and down all the West end of the Island till they had hunted him out yet this kinde of conveyance not being without some inconvenience needlesse here to be recited after a certaine space I perswaded Diego who though he were a fellow of good parts was ever content to be ruled by me to remove his habitation unto a promontory or cape upon the North-West part of the Island being though a league off yet within sight of my house and Chappell and then so long as the weather was fair we could at all times by signalls declare our minds each to other in an instant either by night or by day which was a thing I took great pleasure in If in the night season I would signifie any thing to him I used to set up a light in the Tower or place where our bell hung It is a pretty large roome having a faire window well glased and the walls within being plaistered were exceeding white by reason thereof though the light were but small it gave a great shew as also it would have done much further off if need had been This light after I had let stand some half houre I used to cover and then if I saw any signall of light againe from my companion at the cape I knew that he waited for my notice which perceiving by hiding and shewing my light according to a certain rule and agreement between us I certified him at pleasure what I list The like course I took in the day to advertise him of my pleasure sometimes by smoake sometimes by dust sometimes by a more refined more effectual way But this Art containeth more mysteries than are to be set down in few words Hereafter I will perhaps afford a discourse for it of purpose assuring my selfe that it may prove exceedingly profitable unto mankind being rightly used and well imployed for that which a messenger cannot perform in many dayes this may dispatch in a peece of an houre Well I notwithstanding after a while grew weary of it as being too painfull for me and betooke me again to my winged messengers Upon the Sea-shore especially about the mouth of our River I found great store of a certain kinde of wild Swan before mentioned feeding almost altogether upon the prey and that which is somewhat strange partly of Fish partly of Birds having which is also no lesse strange one foot with Clawes talons and pounces like an Eagle and the other whole like a Swan or water-fowl These birds using to breed there in infinite numbers I tooke some 30. or 40. young ones of them and bred them up by hand partly for my recreation partly also as having in my head some rudiments of that device which afterward I put in practise These being strong and able to continue a great flight I taught them first to come at call affar off not using any noise but only the shew of a white Cloth And surely in them I found it true that is delivered by Plutarch how that Animalia Carnivora they are dociliora quam alterius cujusvis generis It were a wonder to tell what tricks I had taught them by that time they were a quarter old amongst other things I used them by little and little to fly with burthens wherein I found them able above all credit and brought them to that passe as that a white sheet being displayed unto them by Diego upon the side of a hill they would carry from me unto him Bread Flesh or any other thing I list to send and upon the like call return unto me again Having prevailed thus farre I began to cast in my head how I might doe to joyne a number of them together in bearing of some great burthen which if I could bring to passe I might enable a man to fly and be carried in the aire to some certain place safe and without hurt In this cogitation having much laboured my wits and made some triall I found by experience that if many were put to the bearing of one great burthen by reason it was not possible all of them should rise together just in one instant the first that raised himself upon his wings finding himself stayed by a weight heavier than he could move or stir would by and by give over as also would the second third and all the rest I devised therefore at last a means how each of them might rise carrying but his own proportion of weight only and it was thus I fastned about every one of my Gans ' as a little pulley of Corke and putting a string through it of meetly length I fastened the one end thereof unto a blocke almost of eight Pound weight unto the other end of the string I tied a poyse weighing some two Pound which being done and causing the signall to be erected they presently rose all being 4 in number and carried away my blocke unto the place appointed This falling out according to my hope and desire I made proof afterwards but using the help of two or three birds more in a Lamb whose happiness I much envied that he should be the first living creature to take possession of such a device At last after divers tryalls I