Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	body_n	die_v	life_n	17,544	5	4.8615	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04321	Maudlin the merchant's daughter of Bristol. To the tune of, The maiden's joy, &c.		1690 (1690)	Wing M1331; ESTC R235762	3,832	1

appear my soul with joy would scale the skies When Maudlin heard her lover's moan her eyes with tears her heart with sorrow filled was To speak with him no means was found such grievous doom did on him pass Then she put off her lad's attire her maidens weed upon her back she séemly set To the judge's house she did inquire and there she did a service get She did her duty there so well and eke so prudently she did herself behave With her in love her master fell his servant's favour he doth crave Maudlin quoth he my heart's delight to whom my heart in affection is ty'd Br●●●● not my death through thy dispight a faithful friend then shalt ame find O grant me thy love fair maid quoth he and at my hands desire what thou canst devise And I will grant it unto thee whereby thy credit may arise I have a brother sir said she for his religion is now condemn'd to dye In loathsome prison he is cast opprest with grief and misrey Grant me my brother's life she said and now to you my love liking will I give That may not be quoth he fair maid except he turn he cannot live An English fryer there is she said of learning great and passing pure of life Let him to my brother be sent and he will finish soon the strife Her master granted her request the marriner in fryer's wéeds she did array And to her love that lay distrest she did a letter soon convey When he had read these gentle lines his start was ravished with pleasant joy Where now she is full well he knew the fryer likewise was not coy But did declare to him at large the enterprize his love for him had taken in hand The young man did the fryer charge his love should straight depart the land Here is no place for her he said but woful death and danger other life Professing truth I was betraid and fearful flames must end the strife For e'er I will my faith deny and swear myself to follow damned antichrist I 'll yield my body for to dye to live in heav … 〈…〉 the highest O sir the gentle 〈◊〉 ●●id consent thereto and end the strife A woful match quoth he is made where Christ is left to win a wife When she had us'd all means she might to save his life and yet all would not be Then of the judge she claim'd her right to dye the death as well as he When no perswasions could prevail nor change her mind in any thing that she had said She was with him condemn'd to dye and for them both one fire was made Yea arm in arm most joyfully these lovers twain unto the fire did go The marriner most faithfully was likewise partner of their woe But when the judges understood the faithful friendship did in them remain They sav'd their lives and afterwards to England sent them back again Now was their sorrow turn'd to joy and faithful lovers have their hearts desire Their pains so well they did imploy God granted that they did desire And when they did to England come and in merry Bristow arrived at the last Great joy there was to all and some that heard the dangers they had past Her father he was dead God wot and the her mother was joyful at her sight Their wishes she denyed not but wedded them to hearts delight Her gentle master she desired to be her father and at Church to give her then It was fulfilled as she required to the joys of all good men Printed by and for W. O. and are to be sold by the Booksellers of Pye-corner and London-bridge