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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	write_v	writing_n	year_n	14	3	4.3619	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03389	The most excellent historie of Lysimachus and Varrona, daughter to Syllanus, Duke of Hypata, in Thessalia Wherin are contained the effects of fortune, the wonders of affection, and the conquests of incertaine time. By I.H. R.	Hind, John, fl. 1596-1606.	1604 (1604)	STC 13510; ESTC S106221	70,579	101

without distresse The windes of my deepe sighes that thunder still for nought Haue split my sailes with feare with care and heauinesse A mightie storme of teares a blacke and hideous cloud A ●housand fierce disdaines Doe slacke the tacklings oft Till ignorance doth pull and errour hale the shrowd No starre for safetie shines no Phoebe from aloft Time hath subdued art and ioy is slaue to woe Alas loue-guide be kind what shall I perish so ● Varrona hauing receiued and read this letter was assayled diversly sometimes with sorrow in thinking on the time she first saw him or he her sometimes with repentance of her former promise made him sometime with pittie on his part 〈◊〉 with pitie on her owne but at length pittie vanquished pittie and caused her to send this rough replie to his letter Varrona wisheth to Machander remorse of conscience and regard of honestie THe little account you make of me and my good will I perceiue by the little care you haue to satisfie that which I gaue you in charge You would ill haue done as the knight V●●● did who at the cōmandement of his Ladie Lis●● forbeare the vse of his tongue and remained dumbe the term● of three yeares But as you subtilly think to discharge your selfe of my iniunction by writing and not speaking so by writing I simply do you vnderstand that frō henceforth you looke for no more fauour at my hands then at strangers I will not say an enemies For seeing my promise was but vpon cōdition the cōdition being violated my promise is void And seeing you haue plaied the pelting marchant venturer to hazard that good will and credit you haue had with me to get more the tempest of my iust displeased mind hath driuen your sute against the rough rockes of repulse and you haue made shipwracke of al. Your couragious persisting in your purpose proueth you rather a desperate sot then a discreet souldier for to hop against the hill striue against the streame hath e●er bene counted extreme folly Your valiant venturing for a pray of value proceeds rather of couetousnes then of courage for the valiant souldier seeketh glory not gaine but therein you may be fitly resembled to the caterpiller which eleaueth onely to the good friute or to the moath which most of al eateth the best cloth or to the canker which cōmonly breedeth in the fairest rose The equalitie which you pretend to be betweene vs is altogether vnequall for both you 〈◊〉 me in degree and I ●●ell you in honesty 〈◊〉 neither in calling or quality ther i● any equality between vs Wheras you haue chosen me for your goddesse I beseech you suffer me to remaine an earthly creature and 〈◊〉 you that God which can bridle your wanton desires and giue you grace 〈…〉 leaue to liue honest●●e by you 〈…〉 vaine who will verily punish your vanitie at the length though for a time he suffer you to wallow in your wickednes For it is the prudent policie of God 〈◊〉 suffer the sinfull long time to swim in their sinne to make their downfall more hideous by their sodaine shrinking from prosper●tie to aduersitie For that is euer most bitter vnto him who hath long time liued in prosperitie neither must you thinke that that which is deferred is taken way For as 〈◊〉 selfe or 〈◊〉 other that oweth 〈◊〉 though you defer your creditor for a time yet you defraude him 〈…〉 though God take daies with you soon 〈◊〉 yet assure your selfe he will pay you at the length yea and 〈◊〉 with large vsurie besides the due d●bt And this good counsaile take of me as the last benefit which you shall 〈…〉 at my hands Yours nothing at all Varrona Maechander hauing sinne this rigorous resolution of his mistresse went another way to worke he subdr●ed ●n old woman of the citie wel seene in soliciting such sutes to go 〈◊〉 her and present her from him with many rich iewell● all which he wiled her to tell he would willingly bestow for one simple consent of her good will The old woman 〈…〉 would haue said hauing done his shameful message said 〈◊〉 selfe in this sort Surely mistresse Varrona if the experience which old yeares haue giuen me might craue credit for the counsail● which I shall giue you I would not wish you to 〈◊〉 the 〈…〉 such a one as is Maechander 〈…〉 pearles and fulfill you with pleasures euery way Neither is it wisedome for you to spend your golden yeares but in a golden pleasure and not to be tied to one 〈◊〉 which bringeth 〈◊〉 and loath●●mnesse but ●o haue choice of change which bringeth appetite and lustinesse The chast eares of Varrona not able to endure this base discourse she cut of her ghostly counsel with these inuectiue words Gentlewoman if you were endued with as many good conditions as you haue liued yeares you would neuer haue vndertaken so shamefull a message and were it not more for reuerence of your yeares then in respect of your errand I would make your filthie trade of life so famous that you should euer hereafter be ashamed to shew your face in any honest companie What doe you thinke though mony can make you a bawd that it can make me an harlot and though you for gaine flée no filthynesse that I for glorie follow no faithfulnesse either towards my spouse and husband or towards my Lord and God Doe you iudge me so couetous of coine or so prodigal of my honour that to get the one I wil lose the other Or doth he that sent you thinke so obiectlie of me that gaine may more preuaile with me then good will mony more then a man iewells more then gentlenesse pearles more then troubles which he hath endured for my sake No let him vnderstand if any thing could haue caused me to swarue from my duetie loue not lure should haue allured me theretoo But as I am fully resolued faithfully to keepe my vowe and promise made to my husband so I beséech him not to bestow any more labour in attempting that vnto which he shal neuer attaine for before this my resolution shall be reuersed he shall see the dissolution of my bodie into dust But if he will not thus giue ouer his sute he will cause me to make those priuie to his dealings who will make him ashamed of them and for your part packe you hence with this your trumperie to those which measure their honour by the price of profit and their glorie by the guerdon of gaine This good old subaudi gentlewoman being gone away with a flea in her eare Varrona began to thinke on the matter with aduised deliberation and entered into reasoning with her selfe in this sort What fearefull follie is this in me to contemne the friendship of so great a Lord whom the brauest Ladie in this land would willingly receiue for husband and I rigorouslie refuse for seruant What is that honour whereupon I stand so stiffely Shall it not rather increase my