Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	bring_v	know_v	life_n	4,258	5	4.2561	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03777	The tragicall and lamentable historie of two faythfull mates Ceyx kynge of Thrachine, and Alcione his wife: dravven into English meeter. By W. Hubbard. 1569	Hubbard, William.	1569 (1569)	STC 13897; ESTC S118887	3,905	18

at his appointed hower Her expectacion was in vaine for Fortune was disposed to lower On him poore wretch as late befell yet she doth make Acompt of his returne from SPELL her louing make The Lady being thus mindfull still of her owne spouse and husband deare The day is past the night doth fill eche thing with darkenes bright cleare And she to restles Bed is gon to take hir sleepe And straight a slumber stealing on her eyes yet weepe This wofull wight ALCIONE doth dreame she seeth stand by her Bed Her only ioy late drownd in Sea pale wan starke nakt and cold as lead She thought he leaned on her brest and to her said My louing wife me thou knowest be not dismaid Thy CEYX is dead therfore in vaine of my retourne no reckening make The boisterous windes with might main our ship on Seas did tosse and shake Vntill it was turnd vpsidowne and drownd in Sea O worthie wight of high renowne ALCIONE Thou hearest not by false reporte but I my selfe my shipwreke show Arise therfore come and comfort thy husband and som teares bestowe Vpon thy spouse and decke the now with moorning wéede For I can mirth no more allowe now I am dead With that she stretched forth her handes her husbands Ghost for to imbrace He steps a side and backward stands with that the teares ran downe hir face she screeketh out why doest thou flie and leaue me alone Then take me with thee for I must die if thou art gon All this she did yet being a sleape and by and by she did awake And rewfully began to wéepe and heauely the matter take Shee rent her Clothes and fare her heere with extreme woe Her Nurce then rose with rewfull feare and ranne her to She did demaunde what was the cause of her great griefe and piteous mone Wherat this Ladie yet did pause at last she saide I am vndone ALCIONE is cast awaye with CEYX his death For he hath yelded vp I saye his vitall breath This this it is that I did feare before thy Iorney in my minde I warned thee thou didst not care That thou shouldst not trust to the winde And whilst she talked the night was gone and Daye was bright Vnto the shoare with speede she ronne and footesteppes light She standing mourning on the shoare and casting vp her weeping eies And listening how the Sea did roare a great waie of on Sea she spies A thing come tumbling on the Sea muche like a Corce She meruailed what it should bee that waters force Brought houering so toward the shoare at last shee sawe it was a man She knewe not who it was therfore To speake she then with woe began Alas poore wretch she said thy wife if any there bee Maye wish her selfe deuoyde of life for Death of thee And as the Winde the waues did tosse the Bodie floated nearer lande Yet she not ware of her great losse Vntill it came vnto her hande Anone it did arryue on shoare ALCIONE Sawe CEYX who grieued her full sore late drownde in Sea And therwithall she scratched her face her Heere and Garments she did teare She reached out in wofull case to CEYX her tremblyng handes with feare She sayde now comst thou home my loue in such a case He beyng dead she did remoue to touche his face And also yet not being content this wretched wight ALCIONE She ●ieth D' ●tropos consent and cast her selfe into the Sea ▪ And on her husbands corce doth 〈◊〉 as Poets faine And both were turned to 〈…〉 and still remaine Their loue right well we may 〈◊〉 for few such Mates are at this day Who loue so stedfast to the ende Therfore e●●●●le take we may By CEYX and ALCIONE which both liue still As I do read and haunt the Sea as Poets will Faelix quem fa● 〈…〉 Cantum FINIS