Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	know_v	life_n	soul_n	8,168	5	4.9147	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00389	Lucans first booke translated line for line, by Chr. Marlovv.; Pharsalia. English & Latin. 1600	Lucan, 39-65.; Blount, Edward, fl. 1588-1632.; Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593.; Thorpe, Thomas, 1570?-1635?	1600 (1600)	STC 16883.5; ESTC S94045	11,895	29

The yellow Ruthens left their garrisons Mild Atax glad it beares not Roman bloats And frontier Varus that the campe is farre Sent aide so did Alcides port whose seas Eate hollow rocks and where the north-west wind Nor Zephir rules not but the north alone Turmoiles the coast and enterance forbids And others came from that vncertaine shore Which is nor sea nor land but oft times both And changeth as the Ocean ebbes and flowes Whether the sea roul'd alwaies from that point Whence the wind blowes stil forced to and fro Or that the wandring maine follow the moone Or flaming Titan feeding on the deepe Puls them aloft and makes thè surge kisse heauen Philosophers looke you for vnto me Thou cause what ere thou be whom God assignes This great effect art hid They came that dwell By Nemes fields and bankes of Satirus Where Tarbels winding shoares imbrace the sea The Santons that reioyce in Caesars loue Those of Bituriges and light Axon pikes And they of Rhene and Leuca cunning darters And Sequana that well could manage steeds The Belgians apt to gouerne Brittish cars Th' Auerni too which bouldly faine themselues The Romanes brethren sprung of Ilian race The stubborne Neruians staind with Cottas bloud And vangions who like those of Sarmata Were open slops and fierce Batauians Whome trumpets clang incites and those that dwel By Cyngas streame and where swift Rhodanus Driues Araris to sea They neere the hils Vnder whose hoary rocks Gebenna hangs And Treuier thou being glad that wars are past thee And you late shorne Ligurians who were wont In large spread heire to exceed the rest of France And where to Hesus and fell Mercury Joue They offer humane flesh and where it seemes Bloudy like Dian whom the Scythians serue And you French Bardi whose immortal pens Renowne the valiant soules slaine in your wars Sit safe at home and chaunt sweet Poesie And Druides you now in peace renew Your barbarous customes and sinister rites In vnfeld woods and sacred groues you dwell And only gods heauenly powers you know Or only know you nothing For you hold That soules passe not to silent Erebus Or Plutoes bloodles kingdom but else where Resume a body so if truth you sing Death brings lōg life Doubtles these northren men Whom death the greatest of all feares affright not Are blest by such sweet error this makes them Run on the swords point and desire to die And shame to spare life which being lost is wonne You likewise that repulst the Caicke foe March towards Roome and you fierce men of Rhene Leauing your countrey open to the spoile These being come their huge power made him bould To mannage greater deeds the bordering townes He garrison'd and Jtaly he fild with soldiours Vaine fame increast true feare and did inuade The peoples minds and laide before their eies Slaughter to come and swiftly bringing newes Of present war made many lies and tales One sweares his troupes of daring horsemen fought Vpon Meuanias plaine where Buls are graz'd Other that Caesars barbarous bands were spread Along Nar floud that into Tiber fals And that his owne ten ensignes and the rest Marcht not intirely and yet hide the ground And that he 's much chang'd looking wild and big And far more barbarous then the French his vassals And that he lags behind with them of purpose Borne twixt the Alpes Rhene which he hath brought From out their Northren parts and that Roome He looking on by these men should be sackt Thus in his fright did each man strengthen Fame And without ground fear'd what thēselues had faind Nor were the Commons only strooke to heart With this vaine terror but the Court the Senate The fathers selues leapt from their seats and flying Left hateful warre decreed to both the Consuls Then with their feare and danger al distract Their sway of fleight carries the heady rout That in chain'd troupes breake forth at euery port You would haue thought their houses had bin fierd Or dropping-ripe ready to fall with Ruine So rusht the inconsiderate multitude Thorough the Citty hurried headlong on As if the only hope that did remaine To their afflictions were t' abandon Roome Looke how when stormy Auster from the breach Of Libian Syrtes roules a monstrous waue Which makes the maine saile fal with hideous sound The Pilot from the helme leapes in the sea And Marriners albeit the keele be sound Ship wracke themselues euen so the Citty left All rise in armes nor could the bed-rid parents Keep back their sons or womens teares their husbands They stai'd not either to pray or sacrifice Their houshould gods restrain thē not none lingered As loath to leaue Roome whom they held so deere Th'irreuocable people flie in troupes O gods that easie grant men great estates But hardly grace to keepe them Roome that flowes With Citizens and Captaines and would hould The world were it together is by cowards Left as a pray now Caesar dòth approach VVhen Romans are besieg'd by forraine foes With slender trench they escape night stratagems And suddaine rampire raisde of turfe snatcht vp Would make them sleepe securely in their tents Thou Roome at name of warre runst from thy selfe And wilt not trust thy Citty walls one night VVel might these feare when Pompey fear'd and fled Now euermore least some one hope might ease The Cōmons iangling minds apparant signes arose Strange sights appear'd the angry threatning gods Fill'd both the earth and seas with prodegies Great store of strange and vnknown stars were seene VVandering about the North and rings of fire Flie in the ayre and dreadfull bearded stars And Commets that presage the fal of kingdoms The flattering skie gliter'd in often flames And sundry fiery meteors blaz'd in heauen Now spearlike long now like a spreading torch Lightning in silence stole forth without clouds And from the northren climat snatching fier Blasted the Capitoll The lesser stars Which wont to run their course through empty night At noone day mustered Phoebe hauing fild Her meeting hornes to match her brothers light Strooke with th' earths suddaine shadow waxed pale Titan himselfe throand in the midst of heauen His burning chariot plung'd in sable cloudes And whelm'd the world in darknesse making men Dispaire of day as did Thiestes towne Mycenae Phoebus flying through the East Fierce Mulciber vnbarred Aetna's gate Which flamed not on high but headlong pitcht Her burning head on bending Hespery Cole-blacke Charibdis whirl'd a sea of bloud Fierce Mastiues hould the vestall fires went out The flame in Alba consecrate to Joue Parted in twaine and with a double point Rose like the Theban brothers funerall fire The earth went off hir hinges And the Alpes Shooke the old snow from off their trembling laps The Ocean swell'd as high as Spanish Calpe Or Atlas head their saints and houshold gods Sweate teares to shew the trauailes of their citty Crownes fell from holy statues ominous birds Defil'd the day and wilde beastes were seene