Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	age_n	life_n	old_a	5,148	5	5.6715	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18244	Cato variegatus or Catoes morall distichs: translated and paraphras'd, with varations of expressing, in English verse. By Sr. Richard Baker Knight; Catonis disticha. English and Latin.	Cato, Marcus Porcius, 234-149 B.C., attributed name.; Baker, Richard, Sir, 1568-1645.	1636 (1636)	STC 4863; ESTC S107921	41,226	110

Dye thou knowst not when Put not thy hope in death of other men Or thus 19 Since all are mortall what more vaine can be Then hope to bury them may bury thee Or thus 19 Since God a fraile vncertaine life doth give thee Hope not on dead mens shooes that may out live thee Or thus 19 Why should we hope of being others Heyres Doth not our owne sand runne as fast as Theirs Or thus 19 Since in us all Life hath a doubtfull scope To hope for dead mens Goods is dead mens Hope Or thus 19 What contract canst thou make with Death that He Should serve his writs on others and spare thee Or thus 19 It is not Hope but wan hope to surmize That thou shalt live to close anothers eyes Or thus 19 Since all our lives are brittle Glasse and weake What reason thine should hold and others breake Or thus 19 Why shouldst thou thinke t' out live them that be old Though thou art young D●th death a scantling hold Or thus 19 Thinke not thy selfe from Death the more at rest For being young 't is greene fruit Death loves best Or thus 19 Thinke not that life 's a fruit not fit to gather But when t is ripe Death likes it unripe rather Or thus 19 Lifes fruit is tender seldome comes to good Death is a Frost in May nips it i' th Bud. Or thus 19 The lives of men seeme in two seas to swimme Death comes to young folkes and old goe to him Or thus 19 Which may we count to death the greater haster The old hath lesse to goe the young runnes faster Or thus 19 No certaine time is set to be lifes border Death takes away by lot and not by order Or thus 19 Old folkes so gastly are and looke so grimme That death feares them as much as they feare him Or thus 19 To thinke t' out live thy youngers midnesse were● Thine Elders Folly therefore Both forbeare 20 Exiguum munus quum dat tibi pauper amicus Accipito placide plene laud●re memento 20 When a poore friend a small gift gives to thee Take it in worth and let it praysed be Or thus 20 When a poore friend presents thee some small toye Shew thy acceptance by some show of joy Or thus 20 When a poore friend for some small thing makes shift Looke on the Givers minde not on the Gift 21 Infantem nudum quum ie Natu●a crearit Paupertat is onus patienter ferre memento 21 Since Infants bare and naked borne we were Let us our Poverty with patience beare Or thus 21 Even nature teacheth Poverty to beare Since bare and naked made by her we were Or thus 21 What child that 's good would skorn his Mothers blessing Then skorn not barenesse which is Natures dressing Or thus 21 She that gave Life gave Barenesse Is sh'a Mother In giving life A stepdame in the other Or thus 21 Since Poverty is Natures Gift and Gifts Of Nature All are good why seeke we shifts Or thus 21 Barenesse and Poverty are of Natures giving In Birth and Death and why not then in living Or thus 21 Nature that 's simple why wouldst thou have mixt Poore first and last and why not Poore betwixt Or thus 21 Richmen and Poore what difference between them All Borne All dead alike the rest a Dreame Or thus 21 We came into the world without a clout And in as poore a pickle we goe out Where life 's both Ends are in so meane degree What matter is 't how meane the middle be Or thus 21 We came into the Word without a robe And we goe out againe as poore as Iob If Earth unto us should a heaven prove How could we looke to have a Heaven above Or thus 21 Since Nature made us poore le ts patient be Shee better knowes what 's good for us then we 22 Ne time as illam quae vitae est vltima finis Qui Mortem metuit quod Vivit perdit idipsum 22 Feare not that Ende of life which Nature gives He that feares Death looseth even that he lives Or thus 22 Feare not that End of life which is the last The feare of Death puts Lifes mouth out of taste Or thus 22 Doe not thy minde to frightfull fancies give To live still fearing Death is not to live Or thus 22 Betimes thinke on thy last End and be steady He that feares Dying is halfe dead allready Or thus 22 Feare not least Death should thee of life deprive Such Feare puts life into her Grave alive Or thus 22 Feare not the houre that life shall lose her light Where such Feare is she never hath but night Or thus 22 Feare not lifes last each day Death cuts our skore And yet not Felt the last will doe no more Or thus 22 Feare not the time that life shall end her taske The Feare of Dying is Deaths Antimaske Or thus 22 What cause have we at Death to take offence If Feele we live still if not live No Sence Or thus 22 As good to fall as still to feare we were Feare is as deadly as the Fall we feare Or thus 22 Feare not lifes End to feare that Dye we shall Makes life a Death and so no life at all Or thus 22 Feare is it selfe a Death then Death comes on And makes Two Deaths where we might scape with one Or thus 22 What day is liv'd but that to death we give Who therefore would not Die He must not live Or thus 22 Feare's never good but when it may preserve Then feare not Death for which no feare will serve Or thus 22 Possesse thy minde in peace stint Passions strife Neither Feare death nor Be in love with life 23 Si tibi pro meritis nemo respondet amicus Incusare Deum noli sed te ipse coerce 23 If th●u find'st no friend answer to thy merits Yet charge not God withall but calme thy spirits Or thus 23 If men for thy deservings prove unkinde Yet blame not God but moderate thy minde Or thus 23 If thou be kinde to friends They not to thee Yet doe not lay the blame on Gods Decree Or thus 22 Because thy friends not gratious are to thee Wilt thou to God Ungratious therefore be Or thus 23 To finde thy friends ungratefull is a curse But for it to repine at God is worse Or thus 23 If all thy friends unthankfull prove to thee Yet doe not Thou to God but thankefull be 24 Ne tibi quid Desit qu●sitis vtere parce Vtque quodest serves semper tibi deesse putato 24 To keepe from want spend prodigally never To keepe from spending Th●nke thou wantest ever Or thus 24 That want thou mayst not save what thou hast got That save thou mayst Thinke that thou hast it not Or thus 24 The best way not to want is to be sparing The way to spare To be for want still caring 25 Quod praestare potes ne bis

promiseris vlli Ne sis Ventosus dum vis vrbanus haberi 25 Promise not Twice a thing within thy might Least thou instead of kinde be counted light Or thus 25 Let men no lightnesse in thy Promise finde P●aying with Aire thou shalt be thought but winde Or thus 25 Thy Promise breaking is the Truths denying And is but a more solid kinde of lying Or thus 25 Discredit not thy Promise with delay Least no man trust hereafter what you say Or thus 25 Performance of thy Promise doe not sleight Why shouldst thou make thy selfe a Graine too light Or thus 25 Promise once made Intend to keepe it streight Who would be counted light that may be weight Or thus 25 In ma●ing promise ●hy faith stands at stake Doe it thou must or else thy faith forsake Or thus 25 Who promise breakes when he can doe a thing Is like a foolish Bird clips her owne wing Or thus 25 That promise is a due Debt make no doubt Who Promise breakes is the true Bankerout Or thus 25 In keeping Promise if thou canst be Iust Why shouldst thou goe a lying upon trust 26 Qui simulat verbis nec Corde est fidus amicus Tu quoque fac simile sic Ars deluditur arte 26 When one is Friend in words but not in Heart Be thou so too so Art is mockt with Art Or thus 26 When One is much in words in Truth not much Be thou so too Feigning is made for such Or thus 26 When one beares thee no love yet makes a show Doe thou so too It may be Blow for Blow Or thus 26 When One meanes thee no good yet speakes thee faire Doe thou the like so thou shalt make a Paire Or thus 26 When One professeth Loue but is not sound Doe thou the like to him such Hare such Hound Or thus 26 When one pretends Love that hath no such thought Doe thou the like so Dottrels must be caught 27 Noli homines nimium bl●nd● sermone prob●●● Fistula dulce canit Volucrem dum decipit A●ceps 27 Trust not to men for their faire speeches making The Pipe sounds sweetly while the Byrd is taking Or thus 27 When men come hony mouth'd if you but watch you 'l finde their words but lime twigs shine to catch Or thus 27 In fawning words thinke not true meaning streight What good doe trapps vnlesse they haue a baite 28 Quum tibi sint Nati nec opes tunc artibus Illos Instrue quo possint inopem defendere ●itam 28 When thou hast children and no goods to giue Then traine them up in trades whereby to liue Or thus 28 When thou hast children and small sustentation Then giue them portions in good education 29 Quod vile est carum quod carum vile putato Sic tibi nec Cupidus nec Auar us nosceris ulli 29 Account base things as deere deere things as base So shalt thou haue selfe-peace and others grace Or thus 29 To hold things base and deere in equall price Abates both clogge and staine of avarice Or thus 29 Account no oddes betweene things base and deere A gilt or wooden dish make both one cheere Or thus 29 Thinke Bewter Silver● and Thinke Silver Bewter What are they more or lesse if Thou be Newter 30 Quae culpare soles eatune feceris ipse Turpe est doct●ri qu●m cu●pa redarguit ipsum 30 Doe not thy selfe what thou art wont to blame A Teacher to need Teaching is a shame Or thus 30 In blaming others looke thy selfe bee free T is shame to Censure them may Censure thee Or thus 30 What thou cal'st soule let it thy selfe not soyle T is shame for Teachers when their faults recoyle Or thus 30 What thou findst fault withall forbeare to doe T is shame to be both Iudge and Guilty too Or thus 30 Blame not in others what thy selfe may touch T is shame when one may say Thy selfe is such Or thus 30 When you condemne be sure you guiltlesse stand T is shame to see a Iudge hold up his hand 31 Quod instum est petito vel quod videatur honestum Nam stultum est petore id quod possit iure negari 31 Aske that is iust at least iust to the Eye T is shame to aske what t is iust to deny Or thus 31 Aske that is iust t is Folly if not Pride To aske a thing may iustly be denide Or thus 31 Aske not but what is iust t is want of wit To aske a thing thou know'st to be unfit Or thus 31 Be sure thy s●ite be iust an uniust suite Proclaimes its owne Denyall or stands mute Or thus 31 Aske that is iust at least in estimation To aske a thing uniust is meere Temptation Or thus 31 Aske that is iust who things uniust doth craue Makes him he askes a Foole Himselfe a Knave 32 Ignotum tibitu noli praeponere notis Cognita In●●cio constant In cognita cas● 32 Preferre not strangers before them thou know'st In those thou Ventur'st In these Iudgement showest Or thus 32 Rather then strangers men thou know'st approve Iudgement shews These t is chance how Those may prove Or thus 32 Better things knowne then unknowne to advance As much as Iudgement better is then chance 33 Quum dubia in certis versetur vita periclis In lucro tibipene diem quicunque laboras 33 Since Life is threatned every houre with Death Count that day gain'd in which thou draw'st thy breath Or thus 33 Since every day of life might be thy last Count that day more then due which thou hast past Or thus 33 Amongst the gaynes that you have made the day Account the Day it selfe you iustly may Or thus 33 So Imminent is Death Dangers so rise That we may Count Each New day a New life Or thus 33 So fraile is life Dangers so manifold That New dayes are but scape Goats of the old Or thus 33 What 's life or Health what 's beauty strength or breath All is but Interest of our Debt to Death Or thus 33 All sit at Interest while they draw their breath He that takes use of life Payes use to Death Or thus 33 Each day that 's liv'd is gaind poore Gaine God wot That makes one so much poorer as is got Or thus 33 If we count that day gaynd which we have past That 's lost that 's past and so that 's gain'd that 's lost Or thus 33 Death and we Both lay claime to the same houres What 's past is His and onely that is ours 34 Vincere quum posses interdum Code sodali Obsequio quoniam dulces retinentur a●ici 34 Loose sometime to a friend when thou couldst gaine Such kindnesses doe Friendships League maintaine Or thus 34 Yeeld sometimes to a friend whom thou couldst master Such tricks of love tye friendships knot the faster Or thus 34 Not allwayes strive with friends thy force to show T is victory sometimes to take a blow Or thus

Suspect words spoken smooth and yet in paine Truths voice is simple Fraud is faine to Feigne 6 Segnitiem fugito qua vitae Ignavia fertur Nam cum animus languet consumit inertia corpus 6 Fly sloth the moth of life for when the minde Wants its due nourishment the Bodie 's pinde Or thus 6 Fly slothfulnesse which we may iustly call A Megrim not of Head but Heart and all Or thus 6 Fly Sloth which is a seeming loath to live Body and Minde no mutuall comfort give Or thus 6 Fly Sloth which is a Calme worse then a storme And doth our leaking ship of life more harme Or thus 6 Fly sloth which is to life an irksome Guest it take so much Rest that it takes no rest Or thus 6 Fly Sloth which Body pines and Minde be ●●●mes It is a taste of Death before Death comes Or thus 6 In drowsie men what differs life from Death More than for salt to keep them sweet their Breath 7 Interpone tuis interdum gaudia curis Vt possis anim● quemvis sufferre lab●rem 7 Mixe with thy Studies sometimes Recreation That so the spirits may have relaxation Or thus 7 Thou must not alwayes worke nor alwayes Play This That a breathing gives That this a stay Or thus 7 Care spends the spirits if it alwayes spend And no supply by mirth 't will soone have end Or thus 7 Myrth after Care is the Mindes Holyday It in●ermi●eth Care that care it may Or thus 7 The Minde is as a Bow if This still bent If That still Caring both grow impotent Or thus 7 Not Mirth nor Care alone but enter wreathed Care gets Mirth stomack Myrth makes Care long breathed Or thus 7 Not Care nor Mirth alone but both by turnes The minde without Care rusts without Mirth mourns 8 Alterius Dictum aut Factum ne carpseris vnquam Exemplo simili ne te deriderat alter 8 At others Deeds or Words no Carper be Least as thou Carp'st at them they Carpe at thee Or thus 8 Skoffe not at that which others doe or say Least others thee in thy owne mony pay 9 Quod tibi sors dederit tabulis suprema notato Augendo serva ne sis quem Famalequatur 9 The stocke and state thy friends have left to thee Keepe and Encrease least thou a By word be 10 Quum tihi Divitiae superant in fine senecta Munificus facito vivas nonparcus amicis 10 When life neere spent thou still hast riches store See thou be liberall and give almes the more Or thus 10 When thou hast more then thy old life can spend Be franke t is fit thy Goods end with thy end Or thus 10 When extreame old thou art extreamely rich Let bounty make it knowne that thou art such Or thus 10 When Death now threats to take thy Goods from thee Doe thou take them from Death and Bounteous be Or thus 10 Since wealth skornes not thy Age to wayte upon Place it where it may live when thou art gone Or thus 10 Since Fortune hath thee all thy life attended Cast her not off but to some friends Commended Or thus 13 Though Fortune stay to bring thee to Deaths doore Yet manners learne and take thy leave before Or thus 10 When thou art come with riches nere the Grave Loose not the benefit thy Almes Deeds may have Or thus 10 When life neere spent thou hast still store of wealth Let charity make way for thy soules health Or thus 10 When Goods in Almes are well destributed One seemes to hold them still when he is Dead Or thus 10 What I gave that I have One writ on 's Grave Then old and Rich Give that thou still mayst have 11 Vtile Consilium Dominus ne despice servi Nullius sensum si prodest tempseris unquam 11 Good counsaile from a servant never slight What matter who so what is said be right Or thus 11 Skorne not a servant to be thinet Adviseer A Foole sometimes see● more then one thats wiser 12 Rebus in censu sin●n est quod fuit ante Fac vivas Contentus eo quod tempora pr●bent 12 If Fortune have thy Goods throwne over boord Yet live content with what the times affoord Or thus 12 If thy Estate be not as it hath beene Yet be Content and try what time will winne Or thus 12 In fall of Goods to fall in Heart Disdaine But be content woods cut may grow againe Or thus 12 If Fields and Fermes thou hast lesse then have beene Then Patience hath a Field more to walke in Or thus 12 If Fortune be growne pinching in her wrath Then cut thy co● according to thy cloth Or thus 12 If Fortuen give thee lesse then she hath done Then make lesse fire and walke more in the Sunne Or thus 12 Never make wonder at Moone Fortunes change if change she should not That would be more strange Or thus 12 What 's Fortune but a Moone sometimes i' th wayne Sometimes at Full nere constant in one veyne Or thus 12 If Fortune powre upon thee all her Gall Yet patience hath a spleene will hold it all Or thus 12 If all the weights of Fortune on thee fall Yet patience hath a backe will beare them all Or thus 12 The Burden of Misfortune never feare No Burden's great that patience helpes to beare Or thus 12 At losse of worldly Goods never looke pale It is but a high winde turn'd to a Gale Or thus 12 VVhy should the change of Fortune make thee pale Thou dost but leave the Hill to walke i' th Vale. Or thus 12 If Fortune of her Ankers have thee ridde Patience can make an Anker of a thridde Or thus 12 VVhen thou hast lesse than that thou hadst before If thou canst'o●e content thou hast the more Or thus 12 Content is all we ayme at with our store If that be had with little what needes more Or thus 12 Content is great though little bee the meate The Great in Little makes the Little Great 13 Vxorem f●ge ut ducus sub nomine Dotis Nec retinere v●lis si coeperit esse molesta 13 Take heed thou marry not a wife for Portion Nor keepe her longer than she keepes proportion Or thus 13 Take not a wife for wealth or if thou doe If once she grow insulting let her goe 14 Multorum disce exempl● qu● Facta sequaris Quae fugias ●ita est ●●bis alien● Magistra 14 By others learne what to Embrane or shunne Their lives may be our guides what course to runne Or thus 14 by others take example what is Errour And what is right their lives may be our Mirrour Or thus 14 No schoole can better teach us what t' embrace And what to 〈◊〉 than others shame or Grace Or thus 14 Make other men thy patternes what to follow And what to Flie● their lives are out Apollo 15 Quod potes id tentato ●p●ris in pondere pressus Succ●●bat