Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
death_n die_v live_v world_n 10,735 5 4.9718 4 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A39128 An elegy on the death of the plot 1681 (1681) Wing E400; ESTC R25575 877 2

There is 1 snippet containing the selected quad. | View original text

a_o elegy_n on_o the_o death_n of_o the_o plot_n alas_o what_o thing_n can_v hope_v death_n hand_n to_o '_o escape_v when_o mother-plot_n herself_o be_v bring_v to_o crape_n the_o teem_a matron_n at_o the_o last_o be_v dead_a but_o of_o a_o numerous_a spawn_n first_o bring_v to_o bed_n the_o little_a shamm_n abortive_n without_o leg_n she_o lay_v and_o hatch_v as_o fast_o as_o hen_n do_v eggs._n but_o they_o no_o soon_o peep_v into_o the_o light_n than_o they_o kick_v up_o and_o bid_v the_o world_n good_a night_n the_o bantlings_n die_v always_o in_o their_o cradle_n and_o the_o egg_n though_o keep_v in_o meal-tub_n still_o prove_v addle_n she_o live_v to_o see_v her_o issue_n go_v before_o she_o and_o some_o make_v tyburn-saint_n who_o do_v adore_v she_o but_o what_o be_v strange_a and_o not_o to_o be_v forget_v the_o plotter_n live_v to_o see_v the_o death_n of_o plot_n and_o o_o if_o now_o he_o will_v his_o credit_n save_v must_v raise_v thou_o up_o like_o lazarus_n from_o the_o grave_a man_n who_o their_o sense_n have_v do_v more_o than_o think_v thou_o dead_a when_o it_o be_v plain_a thou_o now_o do_v stink_v well_o fare_v thou_o dead_a for_o live_v thou_o make_v work_v for_o heathen_a jew_n for_o christian_a and_o for_o turk_n for_o honest_a man_n and_o knave_n for_o wise_a and_o fool_n and_o eke_o for_o many_o a_o witless_a scribble_a tool_n who_o now_o sit_v mute_a pick_v tooth_n and_o scratch_v the_o head_n now_o the_o idol-mother-plot_n of_o plot_n be_v dead_a but_o loath_a these_o be_v to_o believe_v news_n so_o sad_a and_o swear_v they_o think_v that_o all_o the_o world_n be_v mad_a but_o blame_v they_o not_o for_o be_v so_o much_o vex_v to_o lose_v the_o use_v of_o a_o gainful_a text._n these_o swear_v she_o be_v in_o a_o epileptic_a fit_a and_o p_o will_v bring_v she_o out_o of_o it_o let_v they_o think_v on_o and_o their_o dear_a self_n deceive_v when_o i_o shall_v see_v she_o rise_v i_o will_v believe_v and_o not_o before_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n from_o i_o accept_v for_o she_o this_o slender_a elegy_n i_o do_v confess_v she_o do_v deserve_v the_o rhime_n of_o all_o the_o ready_a writer_n of_o the_o time_n but_o with_o wet_a eye_n they_o do_v in_o silence_n mourn_v as_o if_o they_o will_v drown_v the_o ash_n in_o her_o urn._n but_o here_o she_o lie_v who_o none_o alive_o can_v paint_v old_a mother_n plot_n the_o devil_n and_o the_o saint_n a_o popish-protestant_n hermophradite_n a_o hide_a piece_n that_o none_o can_v bring_v to_o light_n a_o mother_n and_o a_o monster_n rare_a who_o have_v a_o numerous_a issue_n and_o without_o a_o dad_n a_o very_a strange_a and_o a_o unnatural_a elf_n who_o hatch_v bring_v forth_o and_o then_o eat_v up_o herself_o who_o be_v dead_a and_o stink_v yet_o whole_a and_o will_v not_o rot_v be_v be_v not_o now_o yet_o never_o shall_v be_v forget_v a_o uncouth_a mystery_n of_o a_o medley_n fame_n a_o plot_n a_o mother-plot_n without_o a_o name_n london_n print_v for_o e._n p._n in_o the_o year_n 1681._o