Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	france_n	king_n	war_n	17,303	5	6.8100	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B10022	St. George for England, and St. Dennis for France, O hony soite qui maly pance, To an excellent new tune.	Sheppard, Samuel.	1650 (1650)	Wing S3167A; ESTC R184075	1,472	3

St. George for England And St. Dennis for France O hony soite qui maly pance To an excellent new tune VVHat need we brag or bost at a●l of Arthur or his Knights Knowing how many valiant men they have subdu'd in fights For bold Sir Lancelot-Du-Lake was of the Table round And fighting for a Ladies sake his sword with faim was Crown'd For Tarquin that great Giant his vassale did remain But St. George St. George the Dragon he hath slain St. George he was for England St. Dennis was for France O hony soite qui maly pance We read of Alexander the Conquerer of all Who did subdue this mighty world Incompassing the ball He was both King of Sea and Land and did all honour kéep But hearing of no other world it made him for to wéep He conquered Turks and infidels the Pagan Jewe and Dane But St. George c ●en̄des great Julius Ceaser did reign a potent Lord By conquering Crowns and Kingdomes he put them to the sword His name in antient Chronicles declares his enterprize And how he won the glory still from all his enemies Where Troops of horse and Armed men his Captaines did remain But St. George c. You have heard of mighty Tamberlain who with his fatall blows D●d over top great Princes and made foot-balls of thrée Crowns For being thus exalted upon a Kingly Throne He bore the Scepter of the world and none but he alone For Kings did draw his Chariot who did his slaves remain But St George c. Great Ajax and stout Hector did combate by the day And rushing in the Armies still their bloody swords made way The Greeks and Trojans went to wrack by their couragious force For Hector in the heat of blood spar'd neither man nor horse When Hector took his last good night then Troy was quickly tane But St. George St. George the Dragon he hath slain St. George he was for England St. Dennis was for France O hony soite qui maly pance AChillis for a Ladies sake went to the wars of Troy But there by Paris he was slain King Priams lovely boy For with a fierce and fiery dart composed all of steel Young Paris kill'd Achillis there by darting through his heele The Greecians for their Generall did very much complain But St. George St. George the Dragon he hath slain St. George he was for England St. Dennis was for France O hony soite qui maly pance Twelve labours was by Hercules perform'd with courage stout Who travell'd round about the world to find his Mistris out He made grim Pluto tremble and Cerberus quake for fear And to great Atlas King of Wi●s he did the Standerd bear Yet Hercules by his own Muse did suffer mortall pain But St. George c. The Noble Earl of VVarwick great Gyants did subdu In honor of his Phillis sake his King and Country to A Savage Bore by him was kill'd whom he left void of breath Besides the brutish Dun Cow the Divell of Dunsmoore Heath And Beevis of South hamhton put Dragons to much pair But St. George c. Make Anthony I le warrant you plaid feats with Aegypts Quéen Sir Eaglemore that valiant Knight the like was never séen grim Gorgous might was known in fight and Orson most men frighted The Mermadons and Prestor John deserbed to be knighted Brave Spaniola took in Breda the generall of Spain But St. George meet the Dragon and turnd him over and over again St David for great honor in Forreign Lands did séek Which makes the Welsh for memory to wear a famous Lèeke St Patrick too in Ireland all venum did expell For which a red Rose they did wear as storyes true doth tell St. Andrew for cold Scotland a Champion did remain But St. George c. Next Anthony for Italy a Captain stout and bold With James of Spain did venture to find the Indian gold They overthrew the Pagans Gods in every forreign Land And for the fame of Christendome most stoutly they did stand St Dennis was as brave a soul as any of the train But St George St. George the Dragon he hath slain S. S. Printed for W. Gilbertson in Gil●spur street