Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	earth_n	heaven_n	water_n	7,702	5	6.4487	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08687	Epigrams of that most wittie and worthie epigrammatist Mr. Iohn Owen, Gentleman. Translated by Iohn Vicars; Epigrammata. English. Selections	Owen, John, 1560?-1622.; Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.	1619 (1619)	STC 18993; ESTC S113769	23,712	112

faith_n be_v our_o shaft_n our_o bowstring_n hope_n our_o bow_n be_v well-bent_a love_n our_o length_n and_o height_n be_v heaven_n on_o high_a our_o mark_n be_v god_n above_o epig_n 81._o to_o a_o litigious_a debtor_n thou_o be_v much_o perplex_a and_o trouble_a day_n by_o day_n not_o how_o thou_o may_v but_o how_o thou_o may_v not_o pay_n epig_n 91._o covetous_a liberality_n against_o acerra_n acerra_n give_v to_o take_v to_o give_v take_v not_o to_o take_v his_o mark_n to_o give_v we_o his_o shaft_n and_o shot_n epig_n 92._o against_o the_o romish_a catholic_a if_o any_o one_o will_v thy_o religion_n know_v 't'_v catholic_a apostolic_a will_v say_v catholic_a love_n i_o think_v to_o all_o will_v show_v but_o why_o do_v not_o for_o catholic_a faith_n pray_v epig_n 101._o the_o soul_n eclipse_n as_o earth_n be_v interpose_v between_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n thick_a shade_n so_o sin_n betwixt_o i_o and_o my_o god_n have_v separation_n make_v epig_n 112._o from_o the_o womb_n to_o the_o tomb_n as_o beast_n in_o the_o field_n to_o be_v our_o food_n do_v fate_n so_o worm●ling-man_n be_v bear_v to_o be_v wormes-meate_n epig_n 119._o woman_n tire_n your_o high-horned_a lace_n be_v more_o like_o a_o housetop_n than_o a_o tire_n to_o build_v not_o beautify_v their_o head_n be_v woman_n fond_a desire_n epig_n 120._o all-thing_n be_v nothing_o he_o which_o make_v all_o of_o nought_o himself_o be_v all_o and_o what_o god_n make_v of_o nought_o we_o nought_o may_v call_v epig_n 135._o funeral_n sermon_n we_o wrong_v man_n live_v praise_v they_o be_v dead_a o_o pleasant_a death_n o_o gloomy-life_n so_o lead_v epig_n 121._o anger_n and_o patience_n as_o water_n cool_v the_o fire_n hot_a flame_n and_o fire_n cold-water_n warm_v so_o patience_n pease_v angry_a mind_n wrath_n move_v the_o dull_a to_o arm_n epig_n 143._o the_o body_n bid_v the_o soul_n farewell_o for_o thou_o o_o soul_n my_o mother_n earth_n i_o leave_v and_o now_o i_o must_v of_o thou_o be_v thus_o bereave_v the_o soul_n bid_v the_o body_n farewell_o and_o i_o fond_a fool_n do_v god_n my_o father_n leave_v for_o thou_o who_o now_o to_o heaven_n will_v i_o receive_v i_o must_v to_o he_o thou_o must_v to_o her_o depart_n from_o heaven_n be_o i_o from_o earth_n derive_v thou_o be_v there_o till_o we_o meet_v we_o must_v disjoin_v remain_v till_o earth_n i_o thee_o god_n they_z i_o give_v again_o epig_n 145._o hot-water_n our_o trickle_a tear_n express_v our_o private_a love_n love_n cause_v tear_n strange_a fire_n shall_v water_n prove_v epig_n 147._o poor_a comfort_n to_o his_o rich_a friend_n unconstant_a fortune_n change_v in_o short_a space_n hence_o grow_v my_o hope_n thy_o fear_n ●uch_o be_v thy_o case_n epig_n 153._o to_o his_o friend_n waxing-old_a thou_o late_o be_v a_o youngman_n i_o a_o child_n my_o self_n a_o youngman_n now_o thou_o old_z i_o see_v death_n short_o look_v for_o thou_o old-age_n for_o i_o thy_o lot_n most_o sure_a but_o i_o may_v be_v beguile_v epig_n 157._o to_o pontilian_n pontilian_n be_v thou_o jealous_a over_o thy_o wife_n they_o be_v wise_a but_o be_v not_o then_o i_o say_v the_o be_v wise_a watch_v she_o or_o not_o in_o vain_a be_v all_o thy_o strife_n for_o if_o she_o list_v she_o will_v fool_n thou_o before_o thy_o eye_n but_o she_o be_v a_o ●ife_n most_o love_v wise_a and_o just_a who_o though_o she_o can_v never_o wrong_v her_o husbands_n trust_n epig_n 160._o london_n to_o i._o with_o citizen_z and_o goldsmith_n even_o as_o the_o thames_n small_a spring●_n and_o stream_n drink_v in_o so_o london_n wealth_n from_o poor_a town_n do_v win_v but_o though_o the_o thames_n to_o sea_n run_v every_o tide_n silver_n and_o gold_n at_o london_n still_o abide_v epig_n 161._o to_o william_n cawley_n a_o london_n marchant_n debtor_n and_o creditor_n though_o in_o my_o book_n thy_o name_n here_o be_v yet_o i_o in_o thou_o thou_o can_v not_o show_v for_o more_o than_o love_n thou_o nought_o i_o owe_v this_o i_o will_v expect_v and_o pay_v to_o thou_o epig_n 166._o a_o marriage-song_n in_o the_o day_n thou_o be_v the_o object_n of_o my_o eye_n in_o the_o night_n love_n subject_n thou_o shall_v be_v likewise_o epig_n 168._o to_o his_o belove_a i_o love_v thou_o well_o now-knowne_a i_o love_v the_o unkowne_a thy_o fame_n do_v first_o thy_o form_n now_o have_v i_o take_v love_n now_o i_o know_v i_o love_v not_o love_v forsake_v i_o know_v what_o be_v i_o love_v not_o i'm_n love_v o_o moan_n epig_n 169._o a_o young_a brother_n i_o be_o poor_a it_o be_v true_a my_o parent_n i_o blame_v not_o who_o before_o my_o brother_n have_v not_o i_o beget_v epig_n 180._o to_o old_a ponticus_n thou_o which_o do_v never_o do_v good_a deed_n but_o still_o add_v sin_n to_o sin_n when_o will_v thou_o these_o bad_a course_n leave_v and_o to_o be_v good_a begin_v o_o when_o i_o dye_v i_o will_v leave_v say_v thou_o to_o the_o poor_a my_o whole-estate_n he_o that_o be_v not_o wise_a until_o he_o die_v i_o think_v be_v wise_a too_o late_o epig_n 181._o a_o black-moore_n in_o white_a clothes_n o_o rare_a see_v bird_n much_o like_o a_o swan_n most_o white_a thy_o clothes_n as_o snow_n thy_o skin_n like_o pitch_n in_o sight_n epig._n 199._o gold_n out_o of_o dung_n virgil_n from_o ●innius_n dung_n do_v gold_n extract_v and_o our_o physician_n do_v the_o self-same_a act._n epig_n 205._o to_o his_o covetous_a friend_n what_o ric●-m●n_a have_v it_o be_v all_o theirowne_a from_o friend_n themselves_o they_o will_v spare_v but_o yet_o they_o have-●ot_n what_o they_o have_v this_o be_v the_o miser_n share_n epig_n 208._o christmas_n and_o midsummer_n iohn_n baptist_n come_v in_o the_o summer_n prime_a and_o christ_n in_o the_o winter_n season_n they_o fire_n and_o water_n both_o fore-show_a and_o both_o for_o holy_a reason_n how_o well_o these_o contraries_n concur_v john_n fire_n christ_n water_n pure_a god_n fire_v our_o sin_n to_o purify_v christ_n water_n sin_n to_o cure_n epig_n 214._o aesop_n tongue_n of_o all_o man_n member_n than_o the_o tongue_n there_o be_v none_o more_o noble-good_a more_o nimble_a bad_a be_v know_v epig_n 220._o harden_a wickedness_n against_o linus_n goodwin_n they_o say_v make_v vinegar_n most_o tart_a thou_o the_o more_o witty_a the_o more_o wicked_a art_n epig_n 240._o against_o ponticus_n a_o self-lover_n neither_o the_o mind_n nor_o eye_n themselves_o do_v see_v that_o thou_o thy_o self_n shall_v love_v then_o how_o may_v it_o be_v epig_n 241._o a_o querê_n o_o will_v to_o god_n that_o that_o which_o christ_n inquire_v of_o his_o disciple_n what_o man_n of_o he_o speak_v the_o same_o of_o prince_n priest_n people_n be_v desire_v of_o their_o good-name_n and_o fame_n survey_v to_o take_v if_o every_o one_o will_v this_o desire_n to_o know_v he_o will_v know_v he_o be_v bad_a and_o better_a strive_v to_o grow_v epig_n 242._o report_n error_n error_n by_o error_n tale_n by_o tale_n great_a grow_v as_o small_a snowball_n by_o roll_a too_o and_o fro_o epig_n 249._o of_o himself_o some_o man_n there_o be_v which_o say_v of_o i_o that_o i_o be_o not_o a_o poet_n they_o say_v well_o why_o i_o do_v not_o lie_v i_o write_v the_o truth_n i_o know_v it_o epig_n 253._o the_o world_n dungeon_n this_o world_n be_v a_o prison_n heaven_n as_o wall_n do_v stand_v the_o ●aylour's_n sin_n woman_n our_o iron-band_n epig_n 259._o the_o bag_n as_o bird_n with_o birdlime_n common_o be_v catch_v so_o wide-bag_n be_v with_o wealth_n well_o fill_v &_o fraught_v a_o bag_n and_o bird_n li●e_z be_v m●●●h_o like_a in_o use_v this_o hang_v that_o hold_v bird_n gold_n both_o safe_a from_o lose_v epig_n 276._o to_o the_o lady_n arbella_n stuart_n if_o fame_n or_o virtue_n do_v consist_v in_o word_n in_o thy_o praise_n i_o may_v thousand-verse_n write_v my_o muse_n can_v promote_v thy_o glory_n bright_a thy_o virtue_n rather_o grace_n to_o it_o afford_v epig_n 138._o every_o one_o think_v his_o own_o fair_a cic._n tuscul._n quaest._n lib._n 5._o thy_o neighbour_n wife_n to_o the●_n to_o he_o thou_o be_v fair_a then_o that_o be_v not_o true_a that_o all_o think_v their_o own_o rare_a epig_n 255._o man_n condition_n till_o one_o foot_n fall_v the_o tother_o do_v not_o rise_v so_o one_o man_n wrack_n another_o magnify_v epig_n 262._o two_o contrary_a courtier_n at_o court_n these_o copesmate_n dwell_v though_o not_o the_o same_o momus_n who_o all_o gnatho_n who_o nought_o will_v blame_v finis_fw-la epigram_n out_o of_o the_o six_o last_o book_n the_o first_o book_n to_o the_o reader_n do_v marvel_v why_o since_o now_o adays_o man_n use_v verse_n in_o praise_n of_o the_o author_n ie_v refuse_v my_o verse_n need_v no_o patron_n to_o protect_v they_o if_o good_a they_o be_v good_a if_o bad_a

this_o life_n high_o to_o prize_n epig_n 19_o knowledge_n love._n two_o thing_n there_o be_v which_o i_o must_v know_v and_o two_o thing_n i_o must_v love_n god_n and_o myself_n god_n and_o my_o friend_n these_o knowledge_n love_n approve_v epig_n 21._o of_o god_n and_o the_o world_n god_n be_v not_o in_o this_o world_n the_o world_n be_v in_o god_n we_o be_v in_o the_o world_n o_o will_v we_o be_v in_o god_n epig_n 22._o the_o right_a of_o first-fruit_n and_o tithe_n god_n al●ha_n and_o omega_n therefore_o he_o must_v of_o thy_o good_n the_o tithe_n and_o first-fruit_n see_v epig_n 50._o gravity_n levity_n though_o grossness_n lightness_n clean_a contrary_n be_v a_o light-head_n grosse-head_n i_o will_v not_o wish_v to_o i_o both_o which_o be_v ●ad_v and_o such_o a_o wife_n i_o hate_v a_o light_n or_o lewd_a a_o gross_a or_o grievous_a mate_n epig_n 52._o schoole-divines_a what_o profit_v all_o thy_o learned-skill_n if_o virtue_n thou_o neglect_v leave_v off_o to_o search_v the_o truth_n of_o thing_n and_o good_a thing_n more_o affect_v epig_n 58._o democritus_n heraclitus_n democritus_n man_n fall_v and_o fault_n in_o his_o time_n do_v lament_v hera●litus_n man_n foolishness_n do_v laughat_a with_o contempt_n and_o ever_o more_o such_o wretch_n vile_a and_o fool_n will_v still_o remain_v that_o if_o they_o live_v from_o laugh_v and_o tear_n they_o never_o can_v refrain_v epig_n 60._o against_o arrogant_a ignorant_a linus_n a_o twofold_n ignorance_n have_v thou_o o_o linus_n captivate_v thou_o know_v nought_o yet_o nought_o to_o know_v thou_o will_v not_o be_v conceit_a epig_n 65._o against_o a_o covetous_a niggard_n to_o count_n thy_o coin_n be_v nothing_o worth_a to_o increase_v the_o heape_n as_o small_a as_o much_o to_o multiply_v divide_v then_o i_o will_v thee_o wealthy_a call_n epig_n 67._o against_o the_o writer_n of_o this_o age._n we_o crop_v the_o to●s_n of_o other_o crop_n old-writer_n work_v most_o rare_a the_o most_o of_o we_o which_o now_o do_v write_v old-writer_n echo_n be_v the_o author_n desire_v a_o goodman_n desire_n epig_n 69._o with_o wealth_n i_o wish-not_a bag_n and_o chest_n to_o stuff_n too-much_a too-little's_a ill_n enough_n be_v enough_o epig_n 78._o christ_n life_n and_o death_n much_o have_v christ_n do_v and_o much_o endure_v all_o for_o un-worthy_a m●e_n his_o passion_n show_v he_o to_o be_v man_n his_o action_n god_n to_o be_v epig_n 79._o the_o wisemen_n star_n a_o star_n to_o math'mat●cks_n unknown_a at_o christ_n birth_n shine_v bright_a the_o gent●le-typing_a wiseman_n lead_v to_o christ_n the_o lord_n of_o light_n this_o heavenly_a guide_n di●_n w●th_v they_o ●ide_v till_o they_o find_v christ_n their_o ki●●_n heaven_n grant_v i_o pray_v i'faith_o my_o star_n may_v i_o also_o to_o he_o bring_v epig_n 83._o of_o the_o deluge_n and_o worlds-end_a the_o cry_a crime_n of_o noah●_n time_n for_o foule-lust-burni●g_a love_n be_v drown_v &_o drench_v that_o heat_v wa●_n quench_v with_o water_n from_o above_o this_o freeze_a age_n of_o frosty_a love_n and_o key-cold_a charity_n will_v in_o due_a time_n for_o this_o cold_a crime_n make_v all_o with_o fire_n to_o fry_v by_o composition_n thus_o physician_n make_v contrary_n to_o cure_n and_o heaven_n physician_n frost_n with_o flame_n water_n with_o fire_n can_v pure_a epig_n 86._o of_o the_o just_a and_o unjust_a pleasure_n the_o good_a but_o pain_n attend_v the_o bad_a this_o fright_v the_o unjust_a other_o the_o justice_n make_v glad_a epig_n 88_o our_o redeemer_n worth_a sight_n but_o thou_o in_o the_o world_n ay_o nothing_o see_v and_o i_o be_o wise_a in_o nothing_o but_o in_o thou_o my_o sun_n thou_o be_v by_o grace_n shine_v in_o my_o heart_n thou_o thou_o alone_o my_o sole_a sweet_a saviour_n art_n epig_n 91._o a_o paradox_n to_o hell_n though_o every_o wretched_a atheist_n go_v in_o hell_n no_o atheist_n there_o he_o hell_n well_o know_v epig_n 94._o difference_n betwixt_o a_o good_a king_n and_o a_o tyrant_n a_o good_a king_n mark_n 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