Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	life_n	live_v	soul_n	20,060	5	5.3995	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06658	A vvinters tale, told to such as have wit to understand it, and worth to reward it. / Published by B.S., gent., to seek a parallell.	B. S., Gent.	1644 (1644)	Wing W3091; ESTC R186759	8,328	18

eldest sonne in dolefull plight For Lands and Goods they never took such feare As that to him they would doe lit le right A youth so sweet of nature and so kinde One death it was to leave such sonne behinde 26. Then came they to an English Garrison Droghdagh that seated was upon the Maine The Father sad beyond all comparison To Dublin went soone to returne againe With hope to bring reliefe sad hearts to cheare ☞ Of Wife and Children almost dead with feare 27. Thus came he to that old and famous City Where he had left two daughters for their breeding One whereof O pitty greatest pitty Was dead which set his heart-strings fresh a bleeding And sure the feare she had of us below ☞ Did cause her death which added to our woe 28. A gracious childe withall a proper Lasse No doubt she weareth now a Crowne of glory And since our God which all things bring to passe Was pleased then ought we to be sorry No happy Maid that is before us gone When others live with cause of further moane 29. He found their eldest Daughter plung'd in sorrow For Sisters death and their imprisonment And had he not come early the next morrow Which gave some comfort to her languishment She might perchance have found same way to Blisse But now she lives to see more things amisse 30. And long may live to give our Maker glory A meeker soule lives not upon this earth But now I must returne unto my story Our lives were dated long before our birth Then let us live so as we need not care For Hell or Death that will not Princes spare 31. And now he went unto the Counsell Table To let them know what he beneath observed And did relate the truth as he was able For otherwise he had not well deserved The Board did seeme to pitty much his case And mov'd that noble Lord to give him place 32. Who bravely then commanded there in Chiefe Lord Marquis of Ormond And worthy was as any I have knowne For I doe love to tell my minde in briefe Be what he will in field or yet in Towne And he brave Lord himselfe was nothing slack To give him Horse and Armes to cloath his back 33. But now the Regiments were all come over That hard it was an empty place to finde A Souldier he his stile I will not cover That there and else where often had been train'd But so long had they kept him close in Mew ☜ Others got the start which then but little knew 34. For that good turne his Masters did below ☞ Who did intend that he should be their Agent They kept him that he might not strike a blow Nor yet get out for to seek imployment But now this gentle Lord full of remorse Did study how to raise him Troop of Horse 35. He in the meane time to Droghdagh was sent T' old Sir Henry Tychborne That gallant Knight Prisoners to release was the full intent Left still behinde that would come if they might This Message was full glad in this respect His sonne amongst the rest he did expect 36. But ere he could adventure to Droghdagh He staid a night at Garrison Corduff And afterward he had no cause to laugh There fell out such ill-favour'd peece of stuffe Some few Dragoones he had unto his Guard That led him wrong and thus with him it far'd 37. A Thicket was the way that they should ride He lik'd it not it seem'd a doubtfull place Goe see quoth he if Rebells doe them hide To give annoyance to us as we passe He sent two men to see what might appeare Who brought him present word the Coast was cleare 38. It prov'd not so for as they marched by They heard a clamour and a suddaine rush And to their cost they quickly did espy ☞ Rebells heads peep like Snakes out of a bush And then began the businesse very hot They pour'd on him alone full thirty shot 39. Himselfe his Cloak his Saddle and his Horse Upon Account had holes to that same number Which suddainly was done without remorse And how hee scap'd with life it was a wonder They fear'd another Party of our men Which made them back retire unto their Den. 40. His Horse was kill'd one of his men starke dead Of theirs two they kill'd Pris'ner was the third Sore wounded he went with an aking head A greater scape it was thy mercy Lord Did never fall to any sinfull wight Back they returne in sad and woefull plight 41. And then appear'd he shot was with six Bullets ☜ A homely place God knowes fell to his Harbour He was not fed with over many Pullets To make him trim he stood no need of Barber A Surgeon was the man he wanted most And him to fetch one rid away in Post 42. Next day there came a nimble Leech James Moore Was sent to him by honest Thomas Howard Who gave him money in his hand before Him to requite he never will be froward His wounds were bound search'd with all good speed No veine left open any more to bleed 43. Ill newes goes farre and soo did these of him His Wife heard he was dead or at the point She makes all haste staid not to make her trim You need not doubt she trembled every joint A Convoy fitly serv'd the way to crosse Leaves Children foure behinde to mourne their losse 44. Full wan she look'd to finde him in that case Take cheere quoth he I hope all will be wee le She sobb'd and sigh'd and wip'd her blubred face And softly then she downe by him did kneele Her comming to him did such comfort brings He thought himselfe as happy as a King 45. For her kinde soule more gentle then a Willow Lord how he griev'd that had not welcome fit ☞ Hard Boards her Bed a Saddle was her Pillow Which put him quite besides his little wit Deare Love said she no harme can me betide No stone is hard so I lye by thy side 46. The place did onely yeeld his hurts a Pallat And that likewise upon the Boards did lye There 's many begging all day with a Wallat That when night comes to lodge so will be shye The times were such no better could be had Then they that cause such times are worse then mad 47. No want of will in People or in Souldier Of what they had they gave the very best Not any place wherein they might be bolder His thanks he paies God quite them for the rest In few dayes space there was good hope of life Prais'd be his Name that sent him such a wife 48. In the Surgeons absence she could play her part Few women might with her compare for skill T' helpe such as need she alwayes had the heart Now she acted lively both in deed and will In one moneths space to Dublin he was brought Such suddaine change could hardly have been thought 49. A change said