Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	great_a	life_n	power_n	6,628	5	4.6082	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04684	The pensive maid: or, The virgins lamentation for the loss of her lover. For seven year a space she patiently did bear, the absence of her love, as you shall hear, at length sad tydings came that he was slain, ... they never more should meet again. Tune of, Through the cold shady woods, or Deep in love, &c.		1670 (1670)	Wing P1435; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[262]	971	1

The Pensive Maid OR The Virgins Lamentation for the loss of her Lover For seven years space she patiently did bear The absence of her Love as you shall hear At length sad tydings came that he was slain And that they never more should meet again Tune of Through the cool shady woods Or Deep in Love c. WHen Soll will cast no light all darkned over And dolesome time of night the Skies did cover Down by a Rivers side where Ships are sailing There a fair Maid I spied weeping and wailing I stept unto her straight dearest what grieves thee She answered me and said none can relieve me 'T is seven long years and more ●●nce my Love parted And left me on this shore ●●ite broken hearted He promised to return if life was lent him VVhich makes me sigh mourn death doth prevent him O that I could but hear some tidings from him How it my heart would cheer for all my longing A young man straight she spied like one amazed VVhich did a token bring whereon she gazed VVhere is my Love quoth she that comes not near me The Young-man he reply'd please for to hear me YOur Love and I did fight under one Banner Maintaining Englands right purchasing Honour He was a Seaman bold of courage valiant Scorning to be contrould by e're a Gallant But in a Dreadful Fight where Guns did rattle And many a Gallant VVight fell in the Battel His fatal destiny near was approaching And summon'd him away by Deaths Incroaching VVhen he his Deaths wound had and brains were broken To me these words he said deliver this token To her that hath my heart and is more dearer VVishing her for my sake to love the Bearer And having spoke these words he then declined And in a stream of blood his life resigned Leaving me full of care sad news to bear it His death for to declare as you now hear it When she the tidings heard with this sad potion She like a stock appear'd without all motion At length her spirits came by grief Inflamed And then with floods of tears thus she exclaimed O ye great powers above which life doth lend us And thou the God of Love that did befriend us VVhy have ye snatcht away my deare●● sweeting And by your cruelty spoiled our meeting Since that my Love is dead whom I did tender No comfort I will take but life surrender In some unwonted paths there will I wander And prove more constant then ere was Leander And so vain world farewell and all thy pleasure Since he is gone that was my chiefest Treasure In the Elizium shades there will I hide me Vntil I find my Love what e're betide me