Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	day_n	great_a	see_v	5,480	5	3.2974	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05794	Sad news from Salisbury, and other parts of the west of England. Being an account of a most sad and dreadful frost and snow, which hapned on the 23d. of December 1684. in and about most parts of the west of England, which froze to death many poor passengers who travelled the rode, besides many beasts, incredible to believe, but that some who were in the same storm are alive to justify the truth thereof ... To the tune of, Aim not too high.		1685 (1685)	Wing S255A; ESTC R183157	1,499	1

Sad News from Salisbury And other Parts of the West of ENGLAND Being an Account of a most sad and Dreadful Frost and Snow which hapned on the 23d of December 1684. in and about most Parts of the West of England which Froze to Death many poor passengers who Travelled the Rode besides many Beasts Incredible to believe but that some who were in the same Storm are alive to justifie the truth thereof the like scarce ever being known in this Kingdom To the Tune of Aim not too High GOod Christians all that live both far near A sad and dreadful story you shall hear Which I do hope will warning be to all Least greater Iudgments on this land befall pon the three and twentieth of December A day which some have reason to remember A dreadful storm did happen in the West Whose sad effects shall chiefly be exprest As Passengers along the Rode did go The North-east wind most bitterly did blow And flakes of Snow did from the Heavens fall As if it meant destruction unto all The Carryers that the rode full well did know Did loose their way by reason of the Snow Many were forced to refine their breath And in this tempest frozen were to death Collins the Taunton Carryer people say Vpon the Douns did strangly loose his way Two of his Passengers were starv'd with cold A fearful Spectacle for to behold And Mathews that belong'd to Shaftsbury Did bare a part in this extremity Two Horses dy'd and by the Snow and Frost Some say the use of both his hands are lost Two Passingers that were both Man and wife In this extremity did part with life It would have griev'd a stony heart to see 't How these poor souls lay starved feet to feet And this for truth report us plainly tells The Carryer that belong'd to Bath and Wells His own dear Son was frozen unto death And on the Douns did loose his dea rest breath The father griev'd to see his son so lost By reason of this sharp and cuel Frost It was a great affliction to his mind Yet forced was to leave his corps behind My Lady Fines that at New-Tony dwelt One of her Servants this cold season felt He froze to death was driving of his Cart Which pierc'd his tender Lrdy to the heart A Shop-keeper that did to Market go To Salisbury was like wise lost also With many more which here I shall omit Yet this sad time I never shall forget And thirty more in Somerstshire were lest In this unusual Snow and cruel Frost Who little thought when they went out of door Their wives children they should see no more Near Tiverton in Devonshire they say As many to the Markets took their way Were in this Tempest lost and ne'r were found Till at the last found starved on the ground This judgment came from gods almighty hand For sins committed in our native land Lord grant that it to us a warning be And teach us how to shun iniquitie Our sins for vengeance do to Heaven cry Yet we like sinners live in vanity O grant that we our sinful lives may mend That we may live with thee when life doth end From storms tempests Lord preserve u● still Teach us thy holy laws for to fulfill So shall we gainers be by loosing breath And ride triumphant o're the second death For the better satisfaction of the Incredulous I here insert the Names of several who have sufficiently tasted of the bitterness of this outragious Storm and Frost and are yet alive to testifie the Verity thereof Mr. Mathews the Carrier of Shaftsbury who had several of his Cattle dyed and he himself lost the use of both his hands Mr. Morris and Mr. Clark Carriers to Exeter and Shaftsbury were much endangered of their lives the Carrier to Bath and Wells had one passenger froze to death besides his own Son a man and his Wife going with the Taunton Carrier were both froze to death and found dead foot to foot with about 30 more near Evill in Somersetshire and 6 or 7 near Chard and many more besides some store of Horses and Oxen too many to be here inserted FINIS Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden Ball in Pyecorner