Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	army_n	battle_n	wing_n	1,209	5	8.9405	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31021	Erotopaignion, or, The Cyprian academy by Robert Baron of Grayes-Inne, Gent.	Baron, Robert, b. 1630.	1647 (1647)	Wing B889; ESTC R17390	80,576	172

Armies was appointed on the morrow and the Plains whereon it was to be fought were the prementioned Plaines of Mamrash As soone as the Coelestiall Waggoner had forsaken the watry lap of Thetis and issuing out at the latticed portalls of the Eastern Ocean had swiftly followed the flying darknesse which with sable wings had tane her speedy flight to the Westerne India the thundring drumms and shrill trumpets proclaimed the battles approach Romulus his Army was thus ordered against the approch of his reproachfull enemies the first Squadron was conducted by Yeslin Governour of the Province of Salamina the second was given in charge to Amenides the third was led by Flaminius the fourth by Romulus the King the last by Pruteus This Army garnished with their discoloured plumes raised such a lustre by the rayes of the earths illustrator as heaven it selfe seemed to blush at the gorgeousnesse of the inriched earth whose duskie face was so admirably garnished with such a glorious Army Lycidus also divided his Army which consisted of 60000. men into divers squadrons allowing to each squadron 10000. men the first was carried on by Lemuroc the second followed Turpill the third Xanverde the fourth was under Lycidus owne conduct the fifth had his Brother Silenus for its Leader the last was commanded by Plitus The signall of the battell being given the two bodies engaged and the earth loath to behold such cruelty hidde its face under a bloody mantle Now the noise of the Souldiers w ch was no lesse then the mad Sacrifices of Bacchus in Thebes and Phrygia were wont to bee the neighing of horses the clashing of the Armes the groanes of the dying and wounded men the obstrepency of the Canons and sounding granadoes drowned one another and concurrd to make a discord which at once both fed frighted death Now Charon sweated with plying his Ores now Cerberus feared to admit so many of Romulus rebellious Subjects because hee doubted they were so inured to insurrections that they would mutiny against Pluto Now Radaman thus trembled to give censure against so many souldiers lest they disliking their doome should make another riot and breake the peace But because I would nothave the battle ended before I have described the manner of it I will leave roaving at Generalls and particularize some of the most eminent Combitants Flaminius having valour for his leader and fortune for his Auxiliar delt downe right blowes and them oft redoubled upon his unabiding adversaries his blood-bedabled sword guided by his ruthlesse hand cleft where it strucke it cut out more worke for the Sexton then the Surgeon it made no wounds but mortall ones it left every one on whome it had discharged its fury either dying or dead Here his frantick arme cleave horse and man insuna der at one blow there it makes an Orphan here widdow and so he remained pressing and oppressing his enemies till being ringd about with the distracted and amazed multitude his steed was slaine by Turpil but Flaminius so executed his vigorous rage upon him as he made the Traitor to late repent his but lately offerd injury for burying his blade in his cursed stomach he made him bleching out his life together with his blood bid a sorrowful farewell to his more then sorrowfull souldiers and he soon mounted himselfe on a fiery coursier whose masters head he paid for his horse hire Undanted Romulus also who chose rather to trust to his body a castle of bones then one of stones no sooner delt blowes then these gave wounds and those wounds death till at length his force decreasing he was dismounted yet defended himselfe on foot till at last he espied Flaminius coming and then whereas before he expected a noble death he hoped for a glorious victory for who can feare that hath Flaminius by him whose very presence might apall his proudest foe but how many he slew not stranger for number then for the manner how he sent them to their deserved deaths were a subject delectable to mee to write and to all to read but I should be over tedious to discourse of every particular Plitus advanced himselfeagainst Amenides whose actions speak him higher then our Epithites but the burnt child dreads the fire the baited Beare will beware of the stake the singed gnat dare not again flutter about the flame of the candle the fish Sphyrana once intangled will shun the net the dogs of Aegypt once terrified by the Crocadile wil seldom after lap at the banks of Nilus and Pusillanimous Plitus having received two wounds sought by the swiftnesse of his horse a dishonourable safety Lemuroc took his place and incountered Amenides and it fared with him as with the young wrestler that came to the Olympick games who having had a foyle thought scorn to retreat till he received a fall or him that being prickt in the finger by a bramble thrust in his whole hand among the thorns for madnesse for having diverse wounds and not liking them he left not till he took that which was immedicable Amenides continued purpling the grasse with blood and inriching the ground with pale carkasses Pruteus ran against Lycidus and bearing him quite over his saddle he made him take a new more uneasy seat upon the croop of his palfrey Yeslin and Silenus were so forward in the careere as the very earth seemed scarcely to bend under their horses hoofes with such exceeding celeritie they passed to the encounter but ô the impartiality of the fates ô the atrocity of chance The well accomplished Socrates and just Phocian were executed like Traitors whilst Rebell Caesar was advanced the cruell Severus lived prosperously and was adored whilest the excellent Severus was miserably murthered Sylla and Marius dyed in their beds Pompy and Cicero slaine when they would have thought exile a happinesse and Yeslin Loyall Yeslin ●ell by the flesh-devouring hand of Silenus but his bloud being scattered like seed upon the ground brought rich encrease to Romulus for his death gave desire to the most pittifull and power of revenge to the most cowardly and now between both armies began a most bitter bick●ing but Lycidus his army being not able any longer to continue the conflict were inforced to flie feare added spurs to their hast Flaminius and Amenides added fury to valour and desperateneffe to fury and pursued them with their Squadrons and prosecuted the pursuit as far as Ceratina erected by Cyprus now called Cerines whose perfidious governour Dromus surrendred it to Lycidus Flaminius and Amenides sat downe before this City where we will leave them and looke over the plaines of Mamrash Here stood a head strong steed wanting nothing but a proud rider to guide him there another drags his Lim-lopt Master up and downe the feild the plaines which were never before overfloud are now drowned in bloud here lies a headlesse body there a Limme newly discinded from that miserable trunk that lyes yet groaning here lies a gasping head cropt from its