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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	body_n	life_n	nature_n	5,551	5	5.2232	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01848	A briefe declaratio[n] of the shews, deuices, speeches, and inuentions, done & performed before the Queenes Maiestie, & the French ambassadours, at the most valiaunt and worthye triumph, attempted and executed on the Munday and Tuesday in VVhitson weeke last, anno 1581 Collected, gathered, penned & published, by Henry Goldvvel, Gen.	Goldwel, Henry.	1581 (1581)	STC 11990; ESTC S105771	18,084	38

so manie as were or at the least as I c●uld come by I haue ●●re in their order placed them whereby their inucntions for whome they were spoken are therin plainlie declared Therefore I refer you to the reeding of them hereafter But thus the desendaunts entred the title yarde one after an other as followeth First M. Henry Grey Sir Thomas Parat M. Anthonie Cooke M. Th●mas Ratcliffe Master Henrie Knowles M. William Knowles M. Robert Knowles M. Frauncis Knowles M. Raffe Bowes M. Thomas Kelway M. George Goring M. William Tresham M. Robert Alexander M. Edwarde Dennie M. Herculus Meautus M. Edward Moore M. Richard Skipwith M. Richard Warde M. Edward Digibie M. Henry Nowell M. Henry Brunkerd And afterwards in the middest of the running came in Sir Henry Lea as unknowen and when he had brokē his sixe staues went out in like maner againe So passing on one after another when sir Thomas Parat and M. Cooke came to the end of the Tilt ouer against the Queens Maiestie one of their pages arraied like an Angel vttred these speches vnto her Dispayre no not dispaire moste high and happie Princesse could so congeale the frozen knighte in the ayer but that DESIRE ah sweete DESIRE enforced him to behold the Sun on the earth wheron as he was gasing with twinckling eye for who can behold such be●mes stedfastly he begun to dissolue into droppes m●lting with such delighte that hee seemed to preferre the lingering of a certaine death before the lasting of an vncertaine life suche is the nature of engrauen loyaltie that it chuseth rather to haue the body dissolued then the minde disliked Thus consuming with con●ent a sweete sicnesse is conceite and pining with more then speakable passions he suddenly beheld that Sunne to be besieged which he so deuoutly serued wherewith boiling in no lesse disdain● then surprised with immoderate pensiuenesse he vttered these wordes O Ioue if thou mean to resolue nature into contraries why doe I liue to see it if into nothing why doe I liue at all if the foote scale the head there is no rest if DESIRE ouershoote duetie there is no reason and where either of these are there can be no rule And so setting more sighes then may bee numbred by syphers this present time ah greefe this present time that honest and fayre harted frozen Knighte died what said I euen that which againe with grief I must say died whose ghost making speedy passage into the ELISIAN fieldes for what more swifte then a soule in the middest of the infernall multitude with s●re●ches cryes and clamers made both Heauen and hell to redouble this Eccho O times O men O cu●●uption of manners the Sunne is besieged the Sunne O mischiefe the Sunne is besieged which strange and vnacquainted tea●●es caused not onely murmuring amongest the Ghosts beneathe but amusing among the Gods aboue who aswell to represse the tumultes whiche might haue risen among the shaddowes as to reuenge the pride which began to growe on the earth sente downe an Angell with this commaundemente Goe discende and cause ADAM and EVE to appeare on the earth in that sort as they were in Paradise that the world may know them and wonder at them ●or seeing out of their loines haue issued those preposterous lymmes I know none more fit to correct them Certes none more willing They will attempte any thing for thy sake and seruice of that earthly and yet O straunge consceite moste heauēly Sunne for as they were before driuen frō their DESIRE because they desired to knowe the best so now shall they be driuen to their DESIRE whiche they couet to honour most This shall be their rewarde they shall come neeere and yet shall not searche and bee they farre of it shall warme A cloud may sometimes barre their sight but nothing shall depriue them the sauegarde yet commaunde them to be humble in affection thoughe ●●●uente leaste they seeme to disdayne that pride 〈◊〉 whiche they desire themselues The 〈◊〉 ●he higheste delighteth in the shaddowe whiche 〈◊〉 shortest and nourisheth the tree whose roote grow●th deepest not whose toppe springeth loftiest This commission and counsell ended all thinges were in a moment accompli●●ed with suche seleritie for to the Gods time is tied that they were sped as soone as they were spoken And now most renoumed and deuine Sunne Adam Eue being present vouchsafe to heare somwhat in their behalfs pronounced Sir Knights if in besieging the sunne ye vnderstood what you had vndertaken ye would not destroye a common blessing for a priuate benefite VVill you subdue the sunne who shal rest in the shadow where the weary take breath the disquiet rest and all comforte wil ye bereaue all men of those gl●stering and gladsome beames what shall then prosper in the shining but you will limbe it by the rayes O rare exhalations brothers you may bee to DESIRE but sonnes ye are to ill hap whiche thinkes you can not sincke deepe enoughe into the sea vnlesse you take your sal from the sunne Desist you knights desist sithe it is impossible to resist content your se●●es with the sunnes indifferent succour suffer the Ieniper shrub to growe by the loftie Oake and claime no prerog●tiue where the sunne grauntes no priuiledge for being of the same mettall that others are the sunne wil work the like effects as she doth 〈◊〉 others The Giants wold haue ben gods if they could haue scaled the heauens you no lesse then star●es could you cōquer the same But as their throwing hil vpō hil did manifest their pride but nothing further their pretence So your laying challenge vpō claim conquest vpon challeng may wel proue a wil but no worthinesse A desire to reach but no possibility to recouer In which your soaring attemptes if you chāce to fal the only cōfort you haue is to cry with PHAETOn MAGNIS EXCIDIMVS AVSIS But if no perswasions may moue your minds Know ye proud Knights there are that haue hearts as big as mountaines and as far aboue you in provvesse as ye are aboue all in presumption yet not so vaine vvhiche ye terme valiant to assault the sunne and vvhy because it is impregnible vvee content to enioy the light ye to ecclipse it vve to rest vnder the feete ye to run ouer the head we to yeeld to that vvhich nothing can conquer you to conquer that vvhich maketh all men Captiues But vveare it possible that head could deuise courage attempt or hand execute any thing that might shevv the depth of our vnspot ted Loialty soone should be seene and for your selues to soone that your enterprises should bee of as small account then as novv they are of lightlihood to deepe an impressi●n is engrauen in our thoughts for the maiestie of that sunne vvhich novv pearcing our eyes hath fully subdued our hearts that vve are prest in her defence to offer the vvhole vvorld defiance In proofe vvhereof I am charged to