Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	great_a	see_v	water_n	2,573	5	5.8321	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33519	Poetæ Britannici a poem satyrical and panegyrical.	Cobb, Samuel, 1675-1713.	1700 (1700)	Wing C4773; ESTC R39987	14,940	29

by_o sing_v how_o their_o stubborn_a parent_n fall_v now_o seraph_n crown_v with_o helmet_n i_o behold_v helmet_n of_o substance_n more_o refine_v than_o gold_n the_o sky_n with_o a_o unite_a lustre_n shine_v and_o face_n to_o face_n the_o immortal_a army_n join_v god_n plate_a son_n majestical_o gay_a urges_n chariot_n through_o the_o crystal_n way_n break_v down_o their_o rank_n and_o thunder_n as_o he_o fly_v arm_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o terror_n in_o his_o eye_n over_o heaven_n wide_a arch_n the_o rout_v squadron_n roar_v and_o transfixed_a angel_n grow_v 〈…〉_o upon_o the_o diamond_n floor_n then_o wheel_v from_o olympus_n snowy_a top_n through_o redned_a air_n the_o giddy_a leader_n drop_v down_o to_o the_o abyss_n of_o their_o allot_v hell_n and_o gaze_v on_o the_o lose_a sky_n from_o whence_o they_o fall_v i_o see_v the_o fiend_n who_o tumble_v from_o his_o sphere_n once_o by_o the_o victor_n god_n begin_v to_o fear_v new_a lightning_n and_o a_o second_o thunderer_n i_o hear_v he_o yell_v and_o argue_v with_o the_o sky_n be_v not_o enough_o relentless_a power_n he_o cry_v despair_v of_o better_a state_n and_o loss_n of_o light_n irreparable_a be_v not_o loathsome_a night_n and_o ever_o during_o dark_a sufficient_a pain_n but_o man_n must_v triumph_v by_o our_o fall_n and_o reign_v to_o register_v the_o fate_n which_o we_o sustain_v hence_o hell_n be_v double_o seal_v almighty_a name_n hence_o after_o thou_o we_o feel_v the_o poet_n flame_n and_o in_o immortal_a song_n renew_v revive_v shame_n o_o soul_n seraphic_a teach_v we_o how_o we_o may_v thy_o praise_n adapt_v to_o thy_o worth_n display_v for_o who_o can_v merit_v more_o or_o who_o enough_o can_v pay_v earth_n be_v unworthy_a thy_o aspire_a view_n sublime_a object_n be_v reserve_v for_o you_o thence_o nothing_o mean_v obtrude_v on_o thy_o design_n thy_o style_n be_v equal_a to_o thy_o theme_n divine_a all_o heavenly_a great_a and_o more_o than_o masculine_a though_o neither_o vernal_a bloom_n nor_o summer_n rose_n their_o open_a beauty_n can_v to_o thou_o disclose_v though_o nature_n curious_a character_n which_o we_o exact_o view_v be_v all_o erase_v to_o thou_o yet_o heaven_n stand_v witness_n to_o thy_o pierce_a sight_n below_o be_v darkness_n but_o above_o be_v light_n thy_o soul_n be_v brightness_n all_o nor_o can_v he_o stay_v in_o low_a night_n and_o such_o a_o want_n of_o day_n but_o wing_a aloft_o from_o sordid_a earth_n retire_v to_o high_a glory_n and_o his_o kindred_n fire_n like_o a_o unhooded_a hawk_n who_o lose_v to_o prey_n with_o open_a eye_n pursue_v the_o aetherial_a way_n there_o happy_a soul_n assume_v thy_o destine_a place_n and_o in_o you_o sphere_n begin_v thy_o glorious_a race_n that_o sphere_n which_o lucifer_n do_v once_o disgrace_n or_o if_o among_o the_o laurel_v head_n there_o be_v a_o mansion_n in_o the_o sky_n reserve_v for_o thou_o there_o ruler_n of_o thy_o orb_n aloft_o appear_v and_o roll_v with_o homer_n in_o the_o bright_a sphere_n to_o who_o calliope_n have_v join_v thy_o name_n and_o recompense_v thy_o fortune_n with_o his_o fame_n though_o she_o forgive_v our_o freedom_n some_o time_n flow_v in_o line_n too_o rugged_a and_o akin_a to_o prose_n when_o scope_n be_v grant_v to_o your_o speech_n and_o thought_n verse_n with_o a_o lively_a smoothness_n shall_v be_v write_v like_o some_o fair_a planet_n thy_o majestic_a song_n shall_v move_v with_o ease_n and_o sparkle_v as_o it_o roll_v along_o like_o waller_n muse_n who_o though_o enchain_v by_o rhyme_n teach_v wonder_v poet_n to_o keep_v even_o chime_n harmonious_a waller_n praise_n inflame_v my_o breast_n waller_n more_o sweet_a and_o courtly_a than_o the_o rest_n of_o poet_n no_o unmanly_a turn_v pursue_v rash_a error_n of_o a_o injudicious_a muse._n such_o wit_n like_o lightning_n for_o a_o while_o look_v gay_a just_o gild_v the_o place_n and_o vanish_v away_o in_o one_o continue_a blaze_n he_o upward_o spring_v like_o those_o seraphic_a flame_n of_o which_o he_o sing_v if_o cromwell_n he_o lament_v thy_o mighty_a fall_n nature_n attend_v weep_v at_o the_o great_a funeral_n or_o if_o his_o muse_n with_o joyful_a triumph_n bring_v the_o monarch_n to_o his_o ancient_a throne_n or_o sing_v batavian_o worsted_n on_o the_o conquer_a main_n fleet_n fly_v and_o adventurous_a opdam_n slay_v then_o rome_n and_o athens_n to_o his_o song_n repair_v with_o british_a grace_n smile_v on_o his_o care_n divine_o charm_v in_o a_o dress_n so_o fair_a as_o squadron_n in_o well_o marshal_v order_n fill_v the_o flandrian_a plain_n and_o speak_v no_o vulgar_a skill_n so_o rank_v be_v every_o line_n each_o sentence_n such_o no_o word_n be_v want_v and_o no_o word_n be_v too_o much_o as_o pearl_n in_o gold_n with_o their_o own_o lustre_n shine_v the_o substance_n precious_a and_o the_o work_v divine_a so_o do_v his_o word_n his_o beauteous_a thought_n enchase_v both_o shine_v and_o sparkle_v with_o unborrowed_a grace_n a_o mighty_a value_n in_o a_o little_a space_n so_o the_o venusian_a clio_n sing_v of_o old_a when_o lofty_a act_n in_o well-chose_a phrase_n she_o tell_v but_o rome_n aspire_a lyric_a move_v we_o less_o sing_v not_o so_o move_v though_o with_o more_o success_n o_o sacharissa_n what_o can_v steel_n thy_o breast_n to_o rob_v the_o charm_a waller_n of_o his_o rest_n to_o send_v he_o murmur_a through_o the_o cypress_n grove_n in_o strain_n lament_v his_o neglect_a love_n the_o attentive_a forest_n do_v his_o grief_n partake_v and_o sympathize_v okes_n their_o knot_a branch_n shake_v each_o nymph_n though_o coy_a to_o pity_n will_v incline_v and_o every_o stubborn_a heart_n be_v move_v but_o thou_o hence_o forth_o be_v thou_o to_o future_a age_n know_v like_a niobe_n a_o monument_n of_o stone_n here_o can_v i_o dwell_v like_o bee_n on_o flowery_a dew_n and_o waller_n praise_n eternal_o pursue_v can_v i_o like_v he_o in_o harmony_n excel_v so_o sweet_o tune_v the_o lute_n and_o sing_v so_o well_o but_o now_o my_o hasty_a muse_n convert_v her_o eye_n to_o see_v where_o denham_n and_o roscommon_n fly_v cautious_o dare_v and_o correct_o high_a both_o chief_a in_o honour_n and_o in_o learning_n grace_n of_o ancient_a spirit_n and_o of_o ancient_a race_n who_o when_o withdraw_v from_o business_n and_o affair_n their_o mind_n unload_v of_o torment_a care_n with_o thought_n of_o verse_n deceive_v the_o slide_a time_n and_o unrewarded_a sing_v in_o noble_a rhyme_n not_o like_o those_o venal_a bard_n who_o write_v for_o penny_n above_o the_o vulgar_a be_v their_o name_n and_o sense_n the_o critic_n judge_n while_o the_o muse_n indite_v and_o rule_n for_o dryden_n like_o a_o dryden_n write_v it_o be_v true_a their_o lamp_n be_v of_o the_o small_a size_n but_o like_o the_o stoick'_v of_o prodigious_a price_n roscommon_n rule_n shall_v over_o our_o isle_n be_v read_v nor_o die_v till_o poetry_n itself_o be_v dead_a fame_v cooper_n hill_n shall_v like_o parnassus_n stand_v and_o denham_n reign_v the_o phoebus_n of_o the_o land_n as_o long_o as_o silver_n thames_n shall_v flow_v and_o join_v his_o blend_a water_n with_o the_o foamy_a brine_n while_o his_o pure_a stream_n be_v so_o divine_o sing_v be_v thou_o great_a poet_n father_n of_o our_o tongue_n among_o these_o sacred_a and_o immortal_a name_n a_o youth_n glare_v out_o and_o his_o just_a honour_n claim_n see_v circle_v fire_n instead_o of_o laurel_n play_v around_o his_o head_n and_o sun_n the_o brighten_v way_n but_o misty_a cloud_n of_o unexpected_a night_n cast_v their_o black_a mantle_n over_o the_o immoderate_a light_n in_o her_o moist_a grave_n the_o faint_a day_n be_v oppress_v and_o oldham_n lie_v extinguish_v in_o his_o west_n here_o pious_a muse_n lament_v a_o while_n it_o be_v just_a we_o pay_v some_o tribute_n to_o his_o sacred_a dust._n over_o his_o fresh_a marble_n strew_v the_o fade_a rose_n and_o lily_n for_o his_o youth_n resemble_v those_o the_o brood_a sun_n take_v care_n to_o dress_v he_o gay_a in_o all_o the_o trappings_o of_o the_o flowery_a may._n he_o set_v he_o out_o unsufferable_o bright_a and_o sow_v in_o every_o part_n his_o beamy_a light_n the_o unfinished_a poet_n bud_v forth_o too_o soon_o for_o what_o the_o morning_n warm_v be_v scorch_a at_o noon_n do_v not_o the_o law_n of_o fate_n so_o hard_o appear_v to_o thrive_a youth_n unseas'nbae_o severe_a what_o prodigy_n what_o wonder_n have_v we_o see_v in_o his_o late_a autumn_n when_o a_o muse_n so_o green_a can_v homer_n praise_v and_o johnson_n happy_a toil_n while_o horace_n ripen_v in_o the_o british_a soil_n his_o careless_a line_n plain_a nature_n rule_n obey_v like_o satyr_n rough_a but_o not_o deform_v as_o they_o his_o sense_n undress_v like_o adam_n free_a from_o blame_n without_o his_o clothing_n and_o without_o his_o shame_n true_a wit_n require_v no_o ornament_n of_o skill_n a_o beauty_n naked_a be_v a_o beauty_n still_o

will_v be_v read_v who_o seek_v to_o emulate_v the_o sacred_a dead_a this_o congreve_n follow_v in_o his_o deathless_a line_n and_o the_o ten_o hand_n be_v put_v to_o the_o design_n the_o happy_a boldness_n in_o his_o finish_v toil_n smell_v more_o than_o shall_z r_n wit_n or_o i_o n's_n oil._n sing_n sing_v harmonious_a swan_n in_o weep_a strain_n and_o tell_v pastora_n death_n to_o mournful_a swain_n or_o with_o more_o please_a charm_n with_o soft_a air_n sweeten_v our_o passion_n and_o delude_v our_o care_n to_o noble_a d_o t_z bear_v thy_o lyric_a song_n d_o t_z round_o who_o the_o crowd_v muse_n throng_n or_o let_v thy_o satyr_n grin_v with_o half_a a_o smile_n and_o jeer_v in_o easy_a eth_n ge_n style_n let_v manly_a w_n lie_v chalk_n out_o the_o way_n while_o art_n direct_v where_o nature_n go_v astray_o it_o be_v not_o for_o thou_o to_o write_v of_o conquer_a king_n the_o noise_n of_o arm_n will_v break_v thy_o peaceful_a string_n the_o teian_a muse_n invite_v thou_o from_o above_o to_o lay_v thy_o trumpet_n down_o and_o sing_v of_o love_n let_v m_o gue_z describe_z boyne_n swell_a flood_n and_o purple_a field_n fatten_v with_o hostile_a blood_n o_o heavenly_a patron_n of_o the_o needy_a muse_n who_o powerful_a name_n can_v noble_a heat_n infuse_v when_o you_o nassaw_n bright_a action_n dare_v to_o see_v you_o be_v the_o eagle_n and_o apollo_n he._n but_o when_o he_o read_v thou_o and_o thy_o value_n know_v he_o be_v the_o eagle_n and_o apollo_n you._n both_o speak_v the_o bird_n in_o her_o aethereal_a height_n the_o majesty_n be_v he_o and_o thy_o the_o flight_n both_o do_v apollo_n in_o his_o glory_n show_v the_o silver_n harp_n be_v thou_o and_o his_o the_o bow_n so_o may_v pierian_n clio_n cease_v to_o fear_v when_o honour_n deign_v to_o sing_v and_o majesty_n to_o hear_v so_o may_v she_o favour_v live_v and_o ever_o please_v our_o d_o s_o and_o judicious_a n_n by_n nor_o do_v the_o coronet_n alone_o defend_v the_o muse_n cause_n the_o mitre_n be_v her_o friend_n can_v we_o forget_v how_o damon_n lofty_a tongue_n shake_v the_o glad_a mountain_n how_o the_o valley_n ring_v when_o rochester_n seraphic_a shepherd_n sing_v how_o mars_n and_o pallas_n weep_v to_o see_v the_o day_n when_o athens_n by_o a_o plague_n dispeople_v lay_v what_o learning_n perish_v and_o what_o live_v it_o cost_n sing_v with_o more_o spirit_n than_o all_o athens_n lose_v nor_o can_v the_o mitre_n now_o conceal_v the_o bay_n for_o still_o we_o view_v the_o sacred_a poet_n praise_n so_o though_o eridanus_n become_v a_o star_n exalt_v to_o the_o sky_n and_o shine_v afar_o below_o he_o lose_v nothing_o but_o his_o name_n still_o faithful_a to_o his_o bank_n his_o stream_n the_o same_o but_o smile_v my_o muse_n once_o more_o upon_o my_o song_n let_v creech_n be_v number_v with_o the_o sacred_a throng_n who_o dare_a soul_n can_v with_o manilius_n fly_v and_o like_o a_o atlas_n shoulder_v up_o the_o sky_n he_o be_v mount_v where_o no_o vulgar_a eye_n can_v trace_v his_o wondrous_a footstep_n and_o mysterious_a race_n see_v how_o he_o walk_v above_o in_o mighty_a strain_n and_o wander_v over_o the_o wide_a aetherial_a plain_n he_o sings_z what_o harmony_n the_o sphere_n obey_v in_o verse_n more_o tuneful_a and_o more_o sweet_a than_o they_o it_o be_v cause_n of_o triumph_n when_o rome_n genius_n shine_v in_o nervous_a english_a and_o well_o word_a line_n two_o famous_a latin_n our_o bright_a tongue_n adorn_v and_o a_o new_a virgil_n be_v in_o england_n born_n a_o aeneid_n to_o translate_v and_o make_v a_o new_a be_v task_n of_o equal_a labour_n to_o pursue_v for_o though_o the_o invention_n of_o a_o godlike_a mind_n excel_v the_o work_n of_o nature_n and_o mankind_n yet_o a_o well_o language_v version_n will_v require_v a_o equal_a genius_n and_o as_o strong_a a_o fire_n these_o claim_n at_o once_o our_o study_n and_o our_o praise_n fame_v for_o the_o dignity_n of_o sense_n and_o phrase_n these_o be_v thy_o eagle_n england_n who_o alone_o soar_v high_a and_o talk_v in_o a_o imperial_a tone_n who_o bear_v not_o jove_n loud_a thunder_n but_o their_o own_o hail_v glorious_a title_n who_o have_v be_v my_o theme_n o_o can_v i_o write_v so_o well_o as_o i_o esteem_v from_o her_o low_a nest_n my_o humble_a soul_n shall_v rise_v as_o a_o young_a phoenix_n out_o of_o ash_n fly_v above_o what_o france_n or_o italy_n can_v show_v the_o celebrate_a tasso_n or_o boileau_n come_v come_v who_o ever_o thou_o be_v that_o seek_v to_o fin●_n something_o to_o pleasure_n and_o instruct_v thy_o mind_n if_o when_o retire_v from_o business_n or_o from_o man_n you_o love_v the_o study_v travel_n of_o the_o pen_n employ_v the_o minute_n of_o your_o vacant_a time_n on_o c_o y_z or_o on_o dr_n n's_o noble_a rhyme_n for_o these_o if_o well_o observe_v can_v strict_o show_v in_o charm_a number_n what_o be_v false_a what_o true_a and_o teach_v more_o good_a than_o hobbs_n or_o locke_n can_v do_v hail_v you_o poetic_a dead_a who_o wander_v now_o in_o field_n of_o light_n at_o your_o fair_a shrine_n we_o bow_v free_a from_o the_o malice_n of_o injurious_a fate_n you_o bless_a partaker_n of_o a_o happy_a state_n whether_o entomb_v with_o english_a king_n you_o sleep_v or_o common_a urn_n your_o sacred_a ash_n keep_v there_o on_o each_o dawn_v of_o the_o tender_a day_n may_v cheerful_a bird_n their_o pious_a offering_n pay_v there_o may_v sweet_a myrrh_n with_o balmy_a tear_n perfume_v the_o hallow_a ground_n and_o rose_n deck_v the_o tomb_n but_o you_o who_o live_v no_o cruel_a tempest_n fear_n sing_v on_o let_v more_o gue_z and_z d_o t_z hear_v in_o stately_a verse_n let_v william_n praise_n be_v tell_v william_n reward_v with_o honour_n and_o with_o gold_n no_o more_o of_o richlieu_n worth_n forget_v not_o fame_n to_o change_v augustus_n for_o great_a william_n name_n who_o though_o like_o homer_n jupiter_n he_o sit_v muse_v on_o something_o eminent_o great_a and_o balance_v in_o his_o mind_n the_o world_n be_v important_a fate_n lay_v by_o the_o vast_a concern_v and_o glad_o hear_v the_o loud-sung_a triumph_n of_o his_o warlike_a year_n the_o sleep_a doom_n of_o empire_n be_v delay_v and_o fate_n stand_v silent_a while_o the_o poet_n play_v the_o double_a virtue_n of_o nassovian_a fire_n at_o once_o the_o soldier_n and_o the_o muse_n inspire_v the_o hero_n listen_v when_o the_o thunder_n ring_v a_o fatal_a sound_n or_o when_o the_o harp_n be_v string_v when_o mars_n have_v act_v or_o when_o phoebus_n sing_v o_o can_v my_o muse_n reach_n m_o n_n tower_v flight_n or_o stretch_v her_o wing_n to_o the_o maeonian_a height_n through_o air_n and_o earth_n and_o sea_n i_o will_v disperse_v his_o fame_n and_o sing_v it_o in_o the_o loud_a verse_n the_o murmur_a wave_n to_o hear_v i_o shall_v grow_v tame_a and_o wind_n shall_v calm_v a_o tempest_n with_o his_o name_n the_o docil_n bird_n shall_v the_o loud_a lesson_n bear_v to_o far_a east_n and_o west_n through_o liquid_a air._n then_o shall_v they_o warble_v in_o a_o tyrant_n ear_n and_o with_o sweet_a note_n instruct_v he_o who_o to_o fear_v but_o we_o must_v all_o decline_v the_o muse_n grow_v dumb_a not_o weary_a with_o his_o praise_n but_o overcome_v who_o shall_v describe_v he_o or_o what_o eye_n can_v trace_v the_o martial_a glory_n of_o his_o princely_a race_n what_o prince_n can_v equal_v what_o no_o muse_n can_v praise_v no_o land_n but_o britain_n must_v pretend_v to_o shine_v with_o god_n and_o hero_n of_o a_o equal_a line_n so_o may_v this_o island_n a_o new_a delos_n prove_v and_o join_v apollo_n to_o the_o cretan_a jove_n what_o bloom_n what_o youth_n what_o hope_n of_o future_a fame_n how_o his_o eye_n sparkle_v with_o a_o heavenly_a flame_n like_o two_o mild_a star_n his_o glorious_a fate_n they_o show_v but_o on_o his_o enemy_n like_o comet_n glow_v how_o swift_o glo'ster_n in_o his_o bud_n begin_v how_o the_o green_a hero_n blossom_n into_o man_n smite_v with_o the_o thirst_n of_o fame_n and_o honour_n charm_n to_o tread_v his_o uncle_n step_n and_o shine_v in_o arms._n see_v how_o he_o spur_n and_o rush_n to_o the_o war_n pale_a legion_n view_v and_o tremble_v from_o afar_o what_o blood_n what_o ruin_n thrice_o unhappy_a they_o who_o shall_v attempt_v he_o on_o that_o fatal_a day_n edwards_n and_o harrys_n to_o his_o eye_n appear_v in_o warlike_a form_n and_o shake_v the_o glitter_a spear_n at_o agincourt_n so_o terrible_a they_o stand_v so_o when_o pictavian_n field_n be_v die_v with_o blood_n the_o royal_a youth_n with_o emulation_n glow_v and_o pour_v thick_a vengeance_n on_o his_o ghastly_a foe_n troop_n of_o commission'd_n angel_n from_o the_o sky_n unseen_a above_o he_o and_o about_o he_o fly_z over_o england_n hope_n their_o flame_v sword_n they_o hold_v and_o wave_v they_o as_o over_o paradise_n of_o old_a nor_o shall_v they_o cease_v a_o nightly_o watch_v to_o keep_v but_o ever_o wake_v bless_v he_o in_o his_o sleep_n their_o golden_a wing_n for_o his_o pavilion_n spread_v their_o soft_a mantle_n for_o his_o downy_a bed_n defend_v the_o hero_n and_o protect_v his_o head_n after_o who_o conquest_n and_o the_o work_n of_o fate_n the_o art_n and_o muse_n on_o his_o triumph_n wait_v the_o stream_n of_o thamisis_n exult_v ring_n when_o fair_a augusta_n lofty_a clio_n sing_v granta_n and_o rhedycina_n tuneful_a throng_n fill_v the_o resound_a vale_n with_o learned_a song_n live_v heavenly_a youth_n beyond_o invidious_a time_n to_o shine_v in_o annal_n and_o immortal_a rhyme_n thy_o glory_n which_o no_o malice_n can_v obscure_v bright_a as_o the_o sun_n shall_v as_o the_o sun_n endure_v but_o on_o thy_o fame_n no_o envious_a spot_n shall_v prey_n till_o english_a sense_n and_o valour_n shall_v decay_v till_o learning_n and_o the_o muse_n mortal_a grow_v or_o cam_n or_o isis_n shall_v forget_v to_o flow_v finis_fw-la