Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	wise_a	word_n	write_v	128	3	5.0660	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12087	Vindiciæ senectutis, or, A plea for old-age which is senis cujusdam Cygnea cantio. And the severall points on parts of it, are laid downe at the end of the follovving introduction. By T.S. D.D.	Sheafe, Thomas, ca. 1559-1639.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1639 (1639)	STC 22391.8; ESTC S114120	74,342	246

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sobriety_n say_v he_o the_o second_o book_n in_o which_o it_o be_v show_v that_o length_n of_o day_n be_v dignify_v by_o time_n and_o opportunity_n with_o many_o special_a privilege_n more_o than_o any_o other_o age_n chap._n 1._o wherein_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o old-age_n be_v as_o a_o rich_a store-house_n or_o treasury_n hitherto_o i_o have_v do_v my_o best_a to_o free_v my_o client_n old-age_n from_o calumniation_n my_o forlorn_a client_n that_o sue_v in_o forma_fw-la pauperis_fw-la or_o hominis_fw-la neglecti_fw-la and_o i_o doubt_v speed_v according_o yet_o through_o my_o want_n of_o skill_n rather_o than_o of_o will_n and_o desire_v to_o manifest_v the_o goodness_n of_o his_o cause_n i_o will_v now_o try_v what_o may_v be_v say_v for_o he_o the_o next_o thing_n propose_v by_o way_n of_o demonstration_n that_o the_o evil_n to_o which_o he_o be_v subject_a be_v full_o recompense_v by_o the_o opportunity_n and_o mean_n for_o good_a which_o he_o have_v above_o all_o other_o age_n 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that_o he_o fear_v where_o there_o be_v cause_n to_o fear_v a_o necessary_a virtue_n which_o who_o so_o want_v be_v rather_o foolhardy_a then_o valiant_a and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n of_o fear_n or_o doubt_n be_v hardy_a and_o bold_a as_o a_o lyon_n patience_z patience_z grow_v from_o the_o many_o victory_n which_o he_o have_v have_v over_o affliction_n outward_a and_o constancy_n inward_a constancy_n as_o be_v by_o experience_n also_o settle_v and_o well_o ground_v in_o his_o judgement_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a truth_n and_o falsehood_n in_o a_o word_n to_o pass_v by_o other_o particular_n the_o multitude_n of_o his_o year_n have_v give_v time_n to_o the_o many_o action_n from_o which_o habit_n do_v arise_v so_o that_o through_o long_a custom_n both_o his_o wit_n ●…lt_n be_v exercise_v to_o discern_v of_o

p._n 57_o fit_a time_n and_o place_n must_v be_v for_o every_o thing_n p._n 169._o tractate_v theological_a and_o philosophical_a how_o difference_v p._n 1._o w_n in_o war_n old-man_n the_o best_a governor_n p._n 31_o for_o war_n old-man_n the_o best_a counsellor_n page_n 32._o wisdom_n old_a age_n have_v the_o best_a opportunity_n for_o it_o p_o 24._o worldly_n pleasure_n see_v pleasure_n love_n of_o the_o world_n imbittor_n death_n p._n 140._o write_v old-age_n fit_a for_o it_o p_o 40._o write_v old-man_n best_o furnish_v for_o it_o page_z 41._o y_fw-fr elder_a year_n best_o fit_v for_o best_a employment_n p._n 12._o young_a man_n infirmity_n p._n 95._o young_a man_n careless_o worse_a than_o beast_n p._n 201_o young_a man_n must_v be_v conversant_a with_o old-man_n p_o 203._o youth_n deboishnesse_n make_v old-age_n unfit_a for_o employment_n p_o 11._o youth_n abuse_v liberty_n p._n 96._o youth_n easy_o seduce_v p._n 97._o youth_n scorn_v counsel_n p_o 97._o youth_n improvident_a and_o prodigal_a p._n ●…7_n youth_n variable_a p._n 97._o youth_n like_o a_o ship_n p_o 98._o youth_n secure_a p._n 99_o youth_n most_o opposite_a to_o old-age_n p._n 101._o youth_n have_v most_o need_n of_o reformation_n p._n 101_o youth_n must_v hearken_v to_o old-man_n p._n 203._o youth_n must_v pluck_v out_o weed_n grow_v in_o childhood_n p._n 199._o youth_n need_v great_a circumspection_n p._n 199_o care_n in_o youth_n benefit_n future_a age_n p._n 201._o youth_n fault_n to_o scorn_v old-age_n p._n 203._o finis_fw-la finis_fw-la threescore_o and_o three_o three_o d._n sheafe_n prebin_n of_o windsor_n and_o rector_n of_o wellforde_n wellforde_n fourscore_o fourscore_o a_o hundred_o hundred_o aetas_n secu●…um_n secu●…um_n ad_fw-la senem_fw-la senex_fw-la de_fw-la senectute_fw-la soripsi_fw-la cic_fw-la de_fw-la a●…icitia_fw-la in_o proem_n proem_n two_o or_o three_o d._n chaderton_n chaderton_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1584._o 1584._o sixteen_o year_n senectus_fw-la nos_fw-la ab_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n●…n_o videbu●…t_a dimidiu●…_n dierum_fw-la svorum_fw-la pro._n 10._o 7._o rome_n 2._o 5._o rev._n 12_o 9_o ante_fw-la abrahamnu●…us_n est_fw-la appellatus_fw-la senex_fw-la high_a comment_n in_o zac._n 8._o sic_fw-la orig._n in_o isa._n 1●…_n hom._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bona_fw-la senectus_fw-la numb_a 8._o 25._o deut._n 17._o 9_o 2_o chron._n 1●…_n 8._o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d confilium_fw-la ratio_fw-la sententia_fw-la ni●…i_fw-la essent_fw-la in_o senibus_fw-la non_fw-la summum_fw-la consilium_fw-la majores_fw-la nostri_fw-la appellassent_fw-la senatum_fw-la cic._n the_o senect_n nomen_fw-la &_o aetatis_fw-la mi_fw-it te_fw-la senatus_fw-la habe●…_n ovid_n lib._n 5._o fast._n 1_o king_n 12_o 6_o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eurip._n in_o andr●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hom._n ody_n b._n b._n magna_fw-la suit_n capiti●…_n qu●…dam_fw-la reverentia_fw-la cani_fw-la ovid._n 5_o fast._n ve●…usti_fw-la dierum_fw-la caesary_n describitur_fw-la candida_fw-la ut_fw-la aetatis_fw-la longi●…udo_fw-la monstretur_fw-la hier._n comment_n lib._n 8._o in_o isa._n 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d occidit_fw-la miseros_fw-la cram_n repetita_fw-la magistros_fw-la juvenal_n sat._n 7._o 7._o mt_n cic._n mihi_fw-la quidem_fw-la ita_fw-la jucunda_fw-la c●…nsectio_fw-la ●…jus_fw-la libri_fw-la ●…uit_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la modo_fw-la omnes_fw-la absterserit_fw-la senectutis_fw-la molestias_fw-la sed_fw-la effecerit_fw-la mollem_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o jucundam_fw-la senectutem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eurip._n in_o hyppol_n secundae_fw-la cogitationes_fw-la sapientiores_fw-la 1_o sam._n 25_o 32_o 33._o blackfriar_n london_n 26._o aug._n 1638._o 2_o cor._n 13._o 5._o 5._o pers_n sat._n 1._o 1._o horat._n horat._n juven._n sat._n 9_o 9_o horat._n epist._n lib._n 1_o difference_n betwixt_o theological_a and_o philoso●…hicall_a tractate_v tractate_v ●…_n pet_n 1._o 19_o 19_o esa._n ●…_n 2._o how_o humane_a testimony_n to_o be_v use_v what_o old-age_n be_v be_v psal._n 39_o 5_o 6._o 6._o gen._n 44._o 9_o 9_o cap._n 14._o different_a account_n of_o year_n year_n in_o pr●…fat_n in_o libr●…s_v the_o agric●…lt_n agric●…lt_n psal._n 90._o 10._o degree_n of_o old-age_n old-age_n seneca_n epist._n 26._o what_o old-man_n here_o intend_v intend_v tit._n 1._o 12._o 12._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 6._o 6._o jer._n 15._o 9_o 9_o ver._n 12._o 12._o wisd._n 4._o ●…_n 9_o 9_o lib._n 30_o moral_n moral_n de_fw-fr brevitate_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la epist._n 40._o 40._o ovid._n fast._n lib._n 1._o the_o part_n of_o this_o treatise_n discontentednes_n at_o one_o estate_n estate_n gen._n 4._o 13._o complaint_n shall_v be_v against_o one_o self_n 1._o complaint_n old-age_n make_v unfit_a for_o employment_n answ._n 1._o debaushnesse_n of_o youth_n cause_v it_o it_o cic_fw-la ad_fw-la senatum_fw-la post_fw-la reditum_fw-la reditum_fw-la de_fw-fr ordine_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la 2._o many_o thing_n which_o debilitat●…_n old-age_n do_v the_o like_a to_o youth_n ●…_n elder_a year_n best_o fit_v for_o best_a employment_n employment_n euri●…_n in_o androm_n great_a thing_n do_v by_o old-man_n old-man_n deut._n 34_o 7._o 1._o moses_n moses_n exod._n 3._o 11._o 11._o josh_n 24._o 2_o joshua_n joshua_n josh._n 14._o 10_o 11._o 4._o cyrus_n 3_o caleb_n ●…_n agesilaus_n ●…_n gorgius_n leontinus_n plin_n lib._n 7_o cap_n 48._o 7_o fabius_n maximus_fw-la 8._o isocrates_n 9_o plato_n 10_o sophocles_n 11._o massanissa_n 12._o cato_n major_a rusticu●…_n expectat_fw-la dum_fw-la deflui●…_n am●…is_fw-la at_o ille_fw-la labitur_fw-la &c_n &c_n horat._n epist._n lib._n 1_o oldman_n ability_n in_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o mind_n mind_n prov._n 10._o 29._o ability_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o best_a the_o soul_n excellency_n ability_n of_o the_o body_n common_a to_o wicked_a and_o to_o beast_n beast_n homil._n ad_fw-la pop_v 40._o tom_n 4._o man_n glory_n wherein_o it_o consist_v consist_v cic_a de_fw-fr senect_n senect_n arist_n in_o fine_a physiog_n nor_o all_o nor_o the_o best_a action_n in_o bodily_a strength_n most_o good_a do_v by_o the_o mind_n mind_n prov._n 11_o 14._o 14._o prov._n 15._o 2●…_n experience_v a_o good_a teacher_n teacher_n arist._n lib_n 1._o metaph._n metaph._n ovid._n metamorph_n old-age_n have_v the_o best_a opportunity_n for_o wisdom_n learn_v increase_v by_o age_n age_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la nepot_n nepot_n teren._n in_o pharm_n pharm_n solon_n defect_n of_o old-age_n most_o in_o the_o body_n body_n epist._n 26._o old-man_n of_o best_a use_n in_o peace_n peace_n perer._n perer._n de_fw-fr legate_n ad_fw-la cam._n cam._n pl●…tar_n in_o vita_fw-la licur_fw-fr old-man_n best_o general_n in_o wa●…re_n old-man_n fit_a counsellor_n for_o war_n war_n 1_o king_n 22._o the_o minister_n work_v a_o weighty_a task_n task_n heb._n 13._o 20._o minister_n compare_v 1_o to_o shepherd_n shepherd_n 1_o pet._n 5._o 2._o 2._o joh._n 21._o 15._o 15._o luk._n 22_o 32._o 32._o 1_o cor._n 3._o a_o to_o builder_n builder_n ibid._n 3_o to_o husbandman_n husbandman_n jer._n 4._o 4._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 23._o 23._o heb._n 13._o &_o ezech._n 33._o 4_o to_z watchmen_z watchmen_z mat._n 24._o 5_o to_o steward_n 6_o his_o ambassador_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 20._o old-man_n not_o so_o fit_a for_o the_o pulpit_n as_o young_a young_a in_o psal._n 113._o preach_v the_o chief_a ministerial_a function_n preach_v by_o pen._n the_o pen_n go_v fur_n there_o then_o the_o voice_n old-age_n fit_a for_o writing_n writing_n 1_o thes._n 5_o what_o be_v true_a learning_n learning_n horat._n in_o art_n poet._n old-man_n bel●…_n furnish_v for_o writing_n writing_n 1_o tim._n 5_o 17._o 17._o eccles._n 25._o old-age_n fit_a for_o order_v family_n family_n eph._n 6._o 5_o 6._o what_o best_o build_v up_o a_o house_n house_n psal._n 107._o 1._o 1._o cic._n in_o parad._n old_a man_n worthy_a governor_n of_o family_n as_o 1_o abraham_n 2_o isaac_n 3_o jaacob_n 4._o david_n david_n ●…_n king_n cap._n ●…_n &_o 2._o 5._o appius_n claudius_n man_n cast_z ing_z up_o his_o account_n a_o weighty_a work_n old-man_n fit_a to_o cast_v up_o their_o account_n god_n cast_v not_o off_o a_o old_a servant_n servant_n mat._n 25._o god_n promise_n best_o apprehen_fw-ge ded_fw-we by_o old_a man_n oldman_n motion_n to_o heaven_n the_o strong_a strong_a acts._n 1._o