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	young_a	youthful_a	42	3	10.5125	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05367	Hygiasticon: Or, The right course of preserving life and health unto extream old age together with soundnesse and integritie of the senses, judgement, and memorie. Written in Latine by Leonardus Lessius, and now done into English.; Hygiasticon. English	Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623.; Cornaro, Luigi, 1475-1566. Discorsi della vita sobria. English.; Herbert, George, 1593-1633.; Ferrar, Nicholas, 1592-1637, attributed name.; Sheppard, Thomas, attributed name.; Landi, Ortensio, ca. 1512-ca. 1553. Esser miglior la vita parca della splendida & sontuosa. English.	1634 (1634)	STC 15520; ESTC S113348	68,762	319

Sometimes I ride to some of the neighbour-cities that I may enjoy the right communication of my friends as also of excellent Artificers in Architecture painting stone●utting musick and husbandrie whereof in this age there is great plentie I view their pieces I compare them with those of Antiquitie And ever I learn somewhat which is worthy of my knowledge I survey palaces gardens and antiquities publick fabricks temples and fortifications neither omit I any thing that may either teach or delight me I am much pleased also in my travells with the beauty of situation Neither is this my pleasure made lesse by the decaying dulnesse of my senses which are all in their perfect vigour but especially my Taste so that any simple fare is more savourie to me now then heretofore when I was given to disorder and all the delights that could be To change my bed troubles me not I sleep well and quietly any where and my dreams are fair and pleasant But this chieflly delights me that my advice hath taken effect in the reducing of many rude and untoiled places in my countrey to constivation and good husbandrie I was one of those that was 〈◊〉 for the managing of that work and abode in those fenny places two whole moneths in the heat of summer which in Italie is very great receiving not any hurt or inconvenience thereby So great is the power and efficacie of that Temperance which ever accompanied me These are the delights and solaces of my old age which is altogether to be preferred before others youth Because that by Temperance and the Grace of God I feel not those perturbations of bodie and minde wherewith infinite both young and old are afflicted Moreover by this also in what estate I am may be discovered because at these yeares viz 83 I have made a most pleasant comedie full of honest wit and merriment which kinde of Poems useth to be the childe of Youth which it most suits withall for variety and pleasantnesse as a Tragedie with old Age by reason of the sad events which it contains And if a Greek Poet of old was praised that at the age of 73 yeares he writ a Tragedie why should I be accounted lesse happie or lesse my self who being ten yeares older have made a Comedie Now lest there should be any delight wanting to my old age I daily behold a kinde of immortalitie in the succession of my posteritie For when I come home I finde eleven g●and-children of mine all the sonnes of one father and mother all in perfect health all as farre as I can conjecture very apt and well given both for learning and behaviour I am delighted with their musick and fashion and I my self also sing often because I have now a clearer voice then ever I had in my life By which it is evident That the life which I live at this age is not a dead dumpish and sowre life but cheerfull lively and pleasant Neither if I had my wish would I change age and constitution with them who follow their youthfull appetites although they be of a most strong temper Because such are daily exposed to a thousand dangers and deaths as daily experience sheweth and I also whe● I was a young man too well found I know how inconsiderate that age is and though subject to death yet continually afraid of it For death to all young men is a terrible thing as also to those that live in sinne and follow their appetites whereas I by the experience of so many yeares have learned to give way to Reason whence it seems to me not onely a shamefull thing to fear that which cannot be avoided but also I hope when I shall come to that point I shall finde no little comfort in the favour of Jesus Christ. Yet I am sure that my end is farre from me for I know that setting casualties aside I shall not die but by a pure resolution because that by the regularitie of my life I have shut out death all other wayes And that is a fair and desirable death which Nature brings by way of resolution Since therefore a temperate life is so happie and pleasant a thing what remains but that I should wish all who have the care of themselves to embrace it with open arms Many things more might be said in commendation hereof but lest in any thing I forsake that Temperance which I have found so good I here make an end A DISCOURSE TRANSLATED OUT OF ITALIAN That a Spare Diet is better then a Splendid and Sumptuous A PARADOX IVerily beleeve however I have titled this opinion yet it will by no means be allowed for a Paradox by a number of those whose judgement ought to bear the greatest sway And to speak freely it would seem to me very uncouth that any man that makes profession of more understanding then a beast should open his mouth to the contrary or make any scruple at all of readily sub scribing to the truth and evidence of this Position That a frugall and simple Diet is much better then a full and daintie Tell me you that seem to demurre on the businesse whether a sober and austere diet serves not without further help to chase away that wracking humour of the Gout which by all other helps that can be used scarce receives any mitigation at all but do what can be done lies ●ormenting the bodie till it have spent it self Tell me whether this holy Medicine serve not to the driving a way of Head-ach to the cure of Dizzinesse to the stopping of Rheums to the stay of Fluxes to the getting away of loathsome Itches to the freedome from dishonest Belchings to the prevention of Agues and in a word to the clearing and draining of all ill Humours whatsoever in the bodie Nor do the benefits thereof stay onely in the Bodie but ascend likewise to the perfecting of the Soul it self for how manifest is it That through a sober and strict diet the Minde and all the faculties thereof become waking quick and cheerfull How is the Wit sharpened the Understanding solidated the Affections tempered and in a word the whole soul and spirit of a man freed from encumbrances and made apt and expedite for the apprehension of wisdome and the embracement of vertue The Ancient Sages were I am sure of this opinion and Plato in particular made notable remonstrance of it when upon his coming into S●cilic from Athens he did so bitterly condemne the Syracusian Tables which being furnished with precious and daintie cates provoking sauces and rich wines sent away their guests twice a day full of good cheare But what wouldst thou have said Oh Plato if thou hadst perhaps light upon such as we Christians now adayes are amongst whom he that eats but two good meals a day as we term them boasts himself and is applauded by others for a person of great Temperance and singular good diet Undoubtedly our extravagancie in this matter having added P●ologues