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	show_v	soul_n	5,454	5	5.2942	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49144	A treatise of the loftiness or elegancy of speech written originally in Greek by Longin, and now translated out of French by Mr. J.P.; Ars rhetorica. English. 1680	Longinus, Cassius, ca. 213-273.; J. P.	1680 (1680)	Wing L3001; ESTC R31704	42,960	188

that_o fundamental_a and_o wholesome_a law_n of_o level_v wherein_o consist_v the_o felicity_n of_o the_o ancient_a greek_n with_o this_o band_n of_o metaphor_n our_o orator_n fall_v furious_o upon_o those_o traitor_n yet_o aristotle_n and_o theophrastes_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o to_o alleviate_v the_o boldness_n of_o these_o figure_n it_o be_v convenient_a to_o use_v some_o such_o expression_n as_o if_o i_o may_v so_o say_v as_o it_o be_v to_o go_v yet_o further_o for_o say_v they_o very_o well_o the_o previous_a excuse_n be_v a_o atonement_n for_o their_o boldness_n but_o i_o still_o stick_v to_o my_o first_o position_n that_o there_o be_v no_o excuse_n so_o natural_a or_o allowable_a for_o the_o abundance_n or_o boldness_n either_o of_o metaphor_n or_o any_o other_o figure_n as_o the_o use_v they_o to_o a_o fit_a purpose_n that_o be_v the_o be_v pathetical_a and_o lofty_a both_o which_o require_v strong_a and_o weighty_a expression_n have_v a_o natural_a force_n and_o violence_n wherewith_o they_o hurry_v every_o thing_n after_o they_o and_o will_v not_o give_v the_o audience_n time_n to_o criticise_v upon_o the_o number_n of_o the_o metaphor_n be_v at_o that_o instant_n possess_v with_o the_o same_o fury_n as_o he_o that_o say_v they_o and_o many_o time_n in_o common_a place_n and_o description_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o advantageous_a as_o a_o chain_n of_o metaphor_n well_o link_v together_o it_o be_v with_o the_o assistance_n thereof_o that_o xenophon_n have_v so_o delicate_o anatomize_v man_n body_n though_o not_o altogether_o so_o well_o as_o plato_n this_o call_v the_o head_n of_o a_o man_n a_o citadel_n the_o neck_n a_o isthmus_n place_v between_o it_o and_o the_o body_n the_o joint_n be_v as_o hinge_n upon_o which_o it_o turn_v pleasure_n be_v the_o bait_n for_o all_o misfortune_n that_o happen_v to_o mankind_n the_o tongue_n be_v the_o judge_n of_o taste_n the_o heart_n be_v the_o root_n of_o the_o vein_n the_o fountain_n of_o blood_n which_o flow_v from_o thence_o through_o all_o the_o other_o part_n and_o be_v in_o a_o place_n every_o way_n fortify_v he_o call_v the_o pore_n narrow_a street_n the_o god_n say_v he_o willing_a to_o preserve_v the_o heart_n from_o battery_n which_o be_v make_v by_o a_o sudden_a surprise_n of_o frightful_a object_n or_o from_o the_o violent_a flame_n of_o choler_n have_v place_v underneath_o it_o the_o liver_n which_o be_v of_o a_o soft_a bloudless_a substance_n but_o full_a of_o little_a hole_n like_o a_o sponge_n which_o serve_v for_o conveyance_n to_o the_o heart_n that_o it_o be_v not_o choke_v up_o and_o disturb_v from_o do_v its_o office_n when_o the_o choler_n be_v too_o much_o inflame_v he_o call_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o affection_n the_o woman_n nursery_n and_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o passion_n the_o man_n apartment_n the_o spleen_n he_o say_v be_v the_o kitchen_n of_o the_o entrails_n which_o be_v full_a of_o the_o excrement_n of_o the_o liver_n swell_v and_o boil_v up_o afterward_o continue_v he_o the_o god_n cover_v all_o these_o part_n with_o flesh_n as_o a_o bulwark_n and_o defence_n against_o the_o assault_n of_o heat_n and_o cold_a or_o any_o other_o accident_n and_o be_v say_v he_o like_o soft_a wool_n which_o encompass_n the_o body_n and_o yield_v to_o any_o impression_n the_o blood_n he_o call_v the_o food_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o to_o the_o end_n say_v he_o that_o every_o part_n shall_v be_v nourish_v there_o be_v several_a pipe_n like_o conduit_n pipe_n in_o a_o garden_n through_o which_o the_o little_a stream_n of_o blood_n flow_v from_o the_o heart_n as_o the_o springhead_n run_v into_o every_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o when_o death_n come_v he_o say_v that_o the_o organ_n be_v untie_v like_o the_o rope_n of_o the_o ship_n and_o so_o let_v the_o soul_n go_v a_o drift_n there_o be_v many_o more_o no_o less_o pleasant_a and_o admirable_a but_o these_o shall_v suffice_v to_o show_v the_o natural_a loftiness_n of_o such_o figure_n to_o show_v i_o say_v how_o material_a they_o be_v not_o only_o to_o the_o be_v lofty_a and_o pathetical_a but_o excellent_a in_o description_n now_o that_o these_o figure_n as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o elegancy_n of_o speech_n be_v apt_a to_o transport_v a_o thing_n to_o excess_n be_v a_o most_o undeniable_a truth_n and_o not_o to_o be_v learn_v of_o i_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o divine_a plato_n have_v be_v much_o find_v fault_n with_o for_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v sometime_o hurry_v away_o by_o extravagant_a and_o harsh_a metaphor_n to_o a_o vain_a allegorical_a ostentation_n it_o will_v not_o easy_o be_v conceive_v say_v he_o that_o it_o be_v with_o a_o city_n as_o with_o a_o vessel_n wherein_o if_o wine_n be_v pour_v which_o be_v never_o so_o strong_a and_o heady_a yet_o of_o a_o sudden_a enter_v into_o the_o society_n of_o another_o sober_a divinity_n which_o correct_v it_o it_o become_v mild_a and_o fit_a to_o be_v drink_v to_o call_v water_n a_o sober_a divinity_n to_o use_v the_o word_n correct_v in_o stead_n of_o temperate_a and_o to_o affect_v such_o odd_a conceit_n savour_v too_o much_o say_v they_o of_o a_o poet_n who_o himself_o be_v not_o very_o sober_a and_o this_o perhaps_o be_v it_o that_o give_v occasion_n to_o cecilius_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o lycias_n to_o conclude_v that_o in_o the_o whole_a lycias_n be_v a_o better_a orator_n than_o plato_n induce_v thereunto_o by_o two_o distinct_a motive_n both_o equal_o unreasonable_a for_o though_o he_o love_v lycias_n dear_a than_o himself_o yet_o he_o hate_v plato_n more_o than_o he_o love_v lycias_n be_v therefore_o byase_v by_o a_o strong_a inclination_n for_o the_o one_o and_o as_o strong_a a_o aversion_n for_o the_o other_o he_o have_v not_o pass_v that_o true_a and_o impartial_a judgement_n upon_o several_a point_n in_o these_o author_n as_o probable_o he_o may_v imagine_v for_o he_o accuse_v plato_n of_o grow_v flat_a in_o many_o place_n but_o speak_v of_o the_o other_o as_o a_o most_o correct_a and_o unquestionable_a writer_n which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v true_a that_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o glimpse_n of_o reason_n for_o what_o he_o say_v and_o where_o shall_v we_o meet_v with_o a_o author_n that_o do_v not_o now_o and_o then_o forget_v himself_o and_o let_v slip_v something_o just_o to_o be_v carp_v at_o chap._n xxvii_o whether_o that_o which_o be_v plain_a and_o profitable_a be_v to_o be_v prefer_v to_o loftiness_n which_o be_v defective_a it_o may_v not_o perhaps_o be_v unseasonable_a to_o examine_v in_o this_o place_n whether_o be_v most_o to_o be_v prefer_v be_v it_o in_o prose_n or_o poetry_n that_o which_o be_v lofty_a and_o defective_a or_o that_o which_o be_v plain_a but_o withal_o very_o complete_a and_o again_o whether_o a_o piece_n be_v most_o to_o be_v value_v according_a to_o the_o number_n or_o quality_n of_o the_o good_a thing_n contain_v therein_o for_o these_o question_n be_v natural_o incident_a to_o the_o present_a subject_n must_v inevitable_o be_v resolve_v first_o then_o that_o which_o be_v extoarrdinary_a great_a and_o lofty_a can_v have_v that_o natural_a purity_n that_o which_o be_v plain_a and_o easy_a for_o that_o a_o too_o great_a care_n of_o be_v polite_a and_o elegant_a do_v oftentimes_o degenerate_a into_o lowliness_n and_o as_o those_o who_o have_v vast_a estate_n must_v though_o unwilling_o neglect_v some_o one_o part_n or_o other_o so_o those_o who_o aim_v at_o a_o extroardinary_a loftiness_n can_v possible_o but_o be_v careless_a in_o some_o few_o particular_n on_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v very_o hard_a if_o not_o impossible_a to_o find_v any_o fault_n in_o a_o stile_n that_o be_v plain_a and_o indifferent_a for_o the_o fancy_n not_o venture_v to_o mount_v too_o high_a but_o observe_v a_o just_a medium_fw-la remain_v secure_a whereas_o in_o loftiness_n it_o soar_v to_o so_o great_a a_o pitch_n that_o it_o be_v apt_a to_o grow_v giddy_a and_o so_o be_v in_o continual_a danger_n of_o fall_v nor_o be_o i_o ignorant_a of_o what_o may_v be_v object_v that_o it_o be_v natural_a to_o judge_v of_o man_n write_v according_o to_o what_o be_v worst_a in_o they_o and_o that_o the_o fault_n which_o be_v observe_v leave_v a_o strong_a impression_n upon_o the_o mind_n when_o that_o which_o be_v exact_a and_o smooth_a pass_v current_o off_o and_o though_o i_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o several_a fault_n in_o homer_n and_o the_o most_o remarkable_a author_n and_o be_o perhaps_o one_o who_o will_v as_o little_a countenance_n they_o as_o any_o body_n yet_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o say_v that_o i_o look_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v very_o slight_a and_o not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v account_v fault_n as_o insignificant_a mistake_n which_o while_o their_o thought_n be_v whole_o intend_v upon_o great_a thing_n they_o have_v careless_o let_v slip_v

have_v not_o that_o harmony_n or_o loftiness_n which_o be_v so_o delicate_o spread_v throughout_o the_o whole_a iliad_n it_o want_v that_o variety_n of_o passionate_a and_o fine_a thought_n so_o curious_o heap_v one_o upon_o another_o you_o will_v not_o find_v the_o same_o force_n and_o if_o i_o may_v so_o say_v fluency_n of_o language_n and_o livelyness_n of_o description_n it_o may_v be_v call_v the_o ebb_n of_o his_o sancy_n which_o like_o the_o unconstant_a ocean_n sometime_o shrink_v up_o and_o forsake_v its_o bank_n at_o every_o turn_n he_o deviat_n into_o fiction_n and_o most_o incredible_a fable_n not_o but_o that_o his_o description_n of_o tempest_n vlysses_n adventure_n with_o polyphemus_n and_o some_o few_o more_o be_v very_o excellent_a yet_o after_o all_o though_o this_o weakness_n be_v in_o homer_n it_o be_v still_a homer_n weakness_n i_o have_v be_v the_o long_o upon_o this_o matter_n to_o let_v you_o see_v as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v that_o a_o lofty_a and_o manly_a genius_n when_o once_o the_o heat_n of_o natural_a part_n abate_v do_v now_o and_o then_o dwindle_v into_o mere_a dotage_n and_o foolery_n among_o which_o may_v be_v reckon_v that_o of_o aeolus_n shut_v up_o the_o wind_n and_o ulysses_n companion_n metamorphose_v into_o swine_n who_o zoilus_n pleasant_o call_v little_a weep_a pig_n such_o another_o be_v that_o of_o dove_n feed_v jupiter_n like_o a_o young_a pigeon_n or_o vlysses_n poverty_n who_o live_v ten_o day_n after_o his_o shipwreck_n without_o eat_v and_o those_o absurd_a fiction_n of_o the_o murder_n of_o penelope_n wooer_n for_o the_o most_o that_o can_v be_v say_v in_o the_o commendation_n of_o such_o chimaera_n be_v that_o they_o be_v witty_a and_o pleasant_a invention_n or_o if_o you_o will_v you_o may_v call_v they_o the_o dream_n of_o jupiter_n that_o which_o make_v i_o speak_v of_o the_o odyssey_n be_v to_o show_v you_o that_o great_a poet_n and_o other_o famous_a writer_n want_v strength_n and_o vigour_n to_o be_v pathetical_a grow_v dull_a and_o insipid_a hence_o be_v it_o that_o when_o homer_n describe_v how_o penelope_n suitor_n live_v in_o vlisses_n house_n the_o whole_a description_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o comedy_n wherein_o the_o character_n of_o so_o many_o different_a person_n be_v draw_v chap._n viii_o of_o loftiness_n draw_v from_o circumstance_n now_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o other_o mean_n may_v be_v find_v out_o to_o advance_v loftiness_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o nothing_o happpen_v in_o this_o world_n which_o be_v not_o attend_v by_o some_o certain_a circumstance_n a_o choice_n therefore_o of_o the_o most_o considerble_n draw_v together_o into_o a_o well-proportioned_a body_n will_v be_v of_o no_o little_a advantage_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o when_o sappho_n will_v express_v the_o disorder_n of_o love_n she_o call_v to_o mind_v all_o the_o accident_n which_o be_v either_o inherent_a or_o consequential_a to_o this_o passion_n but_o single_v out_o such_o chief_o as_o declare_v the_o excessive_a violence_n thereof_o bless_v be_v the_o man_n thrice_o bless_v who_o sit_v by_o thou_o enjoy_v thy_o tongue_n be_v soft_a melt_a harmony_n see_v silent_a joy_n sit_v smile_v on_o thy_o brow_n the_o god_n themselves_o do_v not_o such_o pleasure_n know_v when_o thou_o appear_v straight_o at_o my_o heave_a heart_n my_o blood_n boil_v up_o and_o run_v through_o every_o part_n into_o such_o ecstasy_n of_o joy_n i_o be_o throw_v my_o voice_n forsake_v i_o and_o i_o be_o speechless_a grow_v a_o heavy_a darkness_n hover_v over_o my_o eye_n from_o my_o pale_a cheek_n the_o coward_n colour_n fly_v intrance_v i_o lie_v pant_v for_o want_v of_o breath_n and_o shake_v as_o in_o the_o agony_n of_o death_n yet_o since_o i_o be_o wretched_a i_o must_v dare_v etc._n etc._n do_v you_o wonder_v how_o she_o bring_v together_o all_o these_o different_a thing_n the_o soul_n body_n speech_n look_v etc._n etc._n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v so_o many_o distinct_a person_n just_a expire_n observe_v how_o strange_o she_o be_v toss_v too_o and_o fro_o now_o she_o freeze_v than_o she_o burn_v now_o be_v out_o of_o her_o wit_n than_o again_o grow_v sober_a now_o at_o the_o very_a point_n of_o death_n in_o a_o word_n her_o soul_n do_v not_o so_o much_o seem_v the_o seat_n of_o one_o single_a passion_n as_o the_o general_a rendezvous_n of_o all_o and_o so_o be_v it_o with_o all_o those_o who_o love_n by_o this_o it_o may_v appear_v how_o much_o a_o fit_a application_n of_o choice_a circumstance_n tend_v to_o the_o ornament_n of_o speech_n thus_o homer_n when_o he_o will_v describe_v a_o storm_n takes_z care_v not_o to_o omit_v any_o one_o frightful_a accident_n the_o author_n of_o the_o poem_n concern_v the_o scythia_n a_o people_n of_o scythia_n arimaspian_o think_v to_o be_v wonderful_a lofty_a when_o he_o say_v unheard_a of_o madness_n and_o strange_a prodigy_n of_o giddy_a man_n who_o totter_a vessel_n please_v they_o quit_v the_o shore_n to_o float_v upon_o the_o sea_n through_o trackless_a way_n and_o unknown_a path_n they_o go_v repose_v and_o gentle_a rest_n they_o never_o know_v but_o take_v much_o pain_n how_o to_o increase_v their_o woe_n their_o eye_n on_o heaven_n their_o thought_n on_o ship_n be_v fix_v to_o deaf_a and_o unregarded_a god_n they_o pray_v etc._n etc._n what_o man_n can_v perceive_v that_o this_o be_v rather_o the_o flourish_a of_o a_o weak_a pencil_n than_o the_o true_a paint_n of_o a_o artist_n let_v we_o see_v then_o what_o homer_n say_v and_o particular_o in_o this_o place_n so_o angry_a billow_n rise_v with_o all_o their_o force_n to_o dash_v against_o the_o bark_n that_o stop_v their_o course_n amid_o the_o totter_a sail_n wind_n loud_o roar_v the_o sea_n with_o hoary_a froth_n be_v cover_v over_o the_o fearful_a pilot_n now_o his_o art_n be_v go_v see_v with_o each_o wave_n his_o fate_n come_v roll_v on_o aratus_n have_v endeavour_v to_o enhance_v this_o last_o verse_n in_o say_v a_o little_a slender_a plank_n have_v save_v their_o life_n but_o instead_o of_o improve_n the_o thought_n he_o have_v make_v it_o flat_a and_o little_a which_o be_v before_o very_o terrible_a and_o think_v to_o sum_n up_o all_o that_o can_v be_v say_v to_o express_v danger_n in_o these_o word_n a_o little_a slender_a plank_n have_v save_v their_o life_n he_o have_v rather_o impair_v than_o add_v to_o the_o thought_n homer_n do_v not_o make_v the_o sailor_n once_o only_o in_o danger_n of_o be_v drown_v but_o draw_v they_o subject_a to_o the_o rage_n of_o every_o threaten_a wave_n and_o i_o see_v methinks_v in_o his_o expression_n the_o very_a picture_n of_o a_o tempest_n archilocus_n take_v the_o same_o measure_n in_o his_o description_n of_o a_o shipwreck_n as_o likewise_o do_v demosthenes_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o confusion_n the_o athenian_n be_v in_o at_o the_o newi_fw-la of_o helice_n be_v take_v these_o be_v his_o word_n it_o word_n this_o speech_n be_v so_o long_o that_o our_o author_n have_v think_v ●●●o_o omit_v it_o it_o be_v now_o very_o late_o etc._n etc._n both_o these_o have_v be_v very_o diligent_a to_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o best_a and_o most_o pertinent_a circumstance_n and_o avoid_v nothing_o more_o than_o the_o insert_v superfluous_a and_o pedantic_a particular_n which_o must_v necessary_o spoil_v all_o and_o be_v like_o mortar_n and_o rubbish_n any_o way_n heap_v together_o to_o raise_v a_o foundation_n chap._n ix_o of_o amplification_n among_o those_o thing_n that_o conduce_v to_o the_o loftiness_n and_o excellency_n of_o speech_n we_o may_v very_o well_o reckon_v amplification_n for_o when_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o subject_a we_o treat_v of_o or_o any_o other_o matter_n we_o debate_v require_v large_a and_o full_a period_n consist_v of_o many_o sentence_n we_o may_v so_o draw_v they_o out_o that_o they_o shall_v enforce_v one_o another_o and_o mount_v gradual_o to_o a_o just_a height_n of_o greatness_n and_o this_o serve_v either_o to_o spin_v out_o a_o speech_n to_o explain_v and_o strengthen_v any_o action_n or_o to_o carry_v on_o and_o methodize_v a_o passion_n so_o that_o amplification_n may_v be_v divide_v into_o many_o part_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v premise_v that_o no_o one_o of_o they_o can_v be_v complete_a without_o loftiness_n unless_o when_o we_o will_v undervalue_v and_o speak_v slight_o of_o any_o thing_n or_o endeavour_v to_o move_v pity_n in_o all_o other_o case_n if_o we_o strip_v amplification_n of_o what_o ever_o be_v great_a and_o lofty_a we_o take_v away_o its_o very_a essence_n and_o in_o a_o word_n when_o once_o it_o want_v that_o prop_n to_o lean_v upon_o it_o grow_v weak_a and_o totter_a now_o then_o for_o better_a distinction_n we_o will_v show_v the_o difference_n between_o this_o and_o that_o which_o we_o have_v late_o mention_v in_o the_o precedent_a chapter_n and_o which_o as_o i_o