Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	dead_a	die_v	soul_n	6,918	5	5.2813	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03247	An elegy on the right honourable William Earl of Pembrook who deceased on the 29th, of August, 1683.		1683 (1683)	Wing E437; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.3[119]; ESTC R36186	766	1

MEMENTO MORI AN ELEGY On the Right Honourable William Earl of Pembrook Who deceased on the 29th of August 1683. VVHat are the Glories that by Fame acrue What are the Praises that to Virtues due Which Mortals do enjoy till 't pleases Death To Damm the Channel of enlivning Breath Just as the winged Attoms fly with light So they do fall when that approaches Night So when grim Death our Vitals doth invade We turn to Dust our former Deeds will fade The Censure of the living is but hard And Hero ' of their due of times debar'd Posterity doth seldom rightly Deem And Envy alway lessens the Esteem That we for Generous Spirits ought to have When 't pleases Fate to lay them in the Grave But what do I hear brave Pembrook's Dead And from its Mansion his great Soul is fled Yet ' Spight of Death his Name shall never Dye Whilst others sink his shall surmount the Skie Ah! Cruel Death what made thee thus Surprize Him who was Loyal Noble Just and Wise Him who was Valiant Liberal and Good Whose Bounty did extend to all the stood In need and those 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He timely Succor 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Yet these his Vrtues Envy sought to Raize Stirr'd up Detraction to defeat his Praise Pernicious Brood that doth infect our Soyl And hath engendred home-bred Strife and Toyl Who are continually with Vipers fed To sting the Living and devour the Dead Yet spight of their Attempts great Pembrook's Name Shall eternized be by truer Fame Great Souls they all partake of what s Sublime And though some Actions tainted be with Slime Yet this doth not retard their course at last They stem the Tide o'recome the threatning blast Great Pembrook's Course isended and now he A Hero is to all Eternity His Memory will last for from his Dust The Epithet will rise of Wise and Just EPITAPH VVithin this Vrn inclosed lies Mortal remains of Just and Wise His better part hath taken flight And Hope abides where 's no more Night He who a Tear denyes H●●● little pitty h●●●●●d Eyes LONDON Printed By ● Mallet 1683.