Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	heaven_n	life_n	world_n	6,748	5	4.4253	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02736	Elegie on the much to be lamented death of the Right Honourable, Alexander Lord Reath, one of his Majesties most honourable Privy Council, and Exchequer, &c. Departed this life, March 21 1698.	Donaldson, James, fl. 1697-1713.	1698 (1698)	Wing D1849; ESTC R171805	1,290	1

ELEGIE On the Much to be Lamented Death of the Right Honourable ALEXANDER Lord REATH One of His Majesties Most Honourable Privy Council and Exchequer c. Departed this Life March 21 1698. IT seems the Heavens begins to frown the World draws near an end When Wisdom drops down to the Grave that did this Land defend Great A'banie go mourn a while my Quil is droping Tears Thou lost not such a Friend I trow no not this Hundred years Now Wisdom Charity and Love put on your ragged Gown There is a Jewel very rich this day fall'n from your Crown The Voice of Poor like Echo cryes making a dolefull Sonnet Until the Council find a Head that well can fill his Bonnet His Wisdom lay in Silence long until it got a Vent Like precious Oyntment gave a Smell the King than for him sent And gave him places Honourable he did Deserve them All In future Ages for to come will be Chrononical Dame Nature has been very bold that Fram'd him at first The Motto of his Emblem was GOD sayes Be Good and Just And when he came into the World he was endu'd with Grace Than Reason did take hold thereon and sat in Natures place Vertue sent him to her Garden to see what Flower he would pull There he puld Grace like Aarons Rod that buded ever still Then Vertue fell in Love with him ' cause he had chosen the best She sayes to Honour follow him he is my Real Guest When Vertue saw that Honour went and followed at his back Wisdom cryes aloud I will run with Truth to be his Cloak And that will serve him all his Life what e're he can need But I 'le defy the Universe to take from it one Threed As Solomon did Wisdom choise for to obey GOD's Will So I resolv'd to follow him and will do ever still The Ark was of a curious Bulk but was not very much Yet it contain'd the World great yea and the Holy Church King David was but a little Man Sober but not Machia Yet Wisdom found him out a way to kill the Great Golia His Virtuous Person and its Worth before Others to discrive For Vertue Wisdom Parts and Grace there 's few like him alive His Wisdom like the Jordans Flood o'reflow'd refresht the Land His Council great as Oracles but none could it withstand He spake in council like to Job with out all kind of fear Gray Hairs rose up and gave him praise his Wisdom did admire His Worthie Noble Family even from their very Youth The whole Track of their Life has been to Suffer for the Truth Till Phoebus rose with mighty heat in all his Radiant Beams They Sail'd the Goulf against the Tyde came to the Crystal Streams Now thy Successour Leven Great he is a Man Belov'd In Council State and Mighty Warr the King has him approv'd He did behave himself so well abroad by Sea and Land Which made the King put him in Trust Hye Keeper of SCOTLAND Though now L Reath lyes in this Tomb according to GODS Will His Name and Fame continue shal in future Ages still You Seraphims and Cherabims Salute him with a Bless He 's gone from Earth to Heavens Glor that truely Honour'd was Ten Thousand Ages yet to come is but to him one day That Beatiphick Vision great he will enjoy for aye As One of the Saints all clade in White upon Mount Zion Hill Through Ages of Eternity the Lamb will follow still Tho Friends should make the Rivers run with Tears that 's shed below He will not rise for all their Cryes till the last Trumpet blow