Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	appear_v	great_a	time_n	915	5	3.1574	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52784	Collections out of the late Lord Chief Justice Hale's Pomponious Atticus In reference to factions that arise in a state or kingdom; and the mischievous consequences thereof.	Nepos, Cornelius.	1689 (1689)	Wing N424; ESTC R218891	8,810	11

too_o late_o atticus_n his_o wisdom_n and_o leave_v this_o legacy_n to_o his_o son_n that_o he_o shall_v never_o engage_v himself_o in_o the_o public_a administration_n of_o office_n or_o employment_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n now_o in_o further_a tendency_n to_o our_o safety_n in_o troublesome_a time_n my_o author_n thus_o discourse_v thing_n say_v he_o that_o create_v a_o man_n many_o enemy_n be_v these_o that_o follow_v first_o when_o a_o man_n be_v a_o accuser_n and_o informer_n against_o any_o man_n for_o matter_n of_o crime_n or_o misdemeanour_n which_o make_v the_o party_n and_o all_o his_o relation_n his_o enemy_n second_o when_o a_o man_n be_v litigious_a and_o contentious_a go_v to_o law_n for_o every_o trifle_n three_o for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o publican_n or_o farmer_n of_o custom_n etc._n etc._n four_o when_o a_o man_n deal_v much_o in_o good_n or_o land_n that_o be_v confiscate_v five_o that_o which_o create_v man_n trouble_v especial_o in_o a_o trouble_a state_n be_v too_o much_o prodigality_n of_o speech_n as_o a_o overfree_a ☜_o ☜_o inconsiderate_a commendation_n of_o some_o person_n of_o one_o party_n or_o too_o liberal_a invective_n or_o censure_n of_o person_n engage_v in_o a_o other_o six_o pride_n and_o haughtiness_n of_o deportment_n also_o do_v infallible_o create_v a_o man_n more_o enemy_n than_o any_o one_o distemper_n beside_o and_o be_v common_o the_o root_n of_o all_o contention_n and_o animosity_n both_o in_o public_a and_o private_a person_n therefore_o atticus_n always_o keep_v a_o humble_a mind_n and_o a_o humble_a deportment_n a_o humble_a man_n in_o all_o state_n and_o condition_n stand_v square_a upon_o his_o own_o basis_n without_o any_o great_a disorder_n or_o trouble_v so_o that_o as_o my_o author_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n to_o tell_v whether_o the_o same_o man_n do_v more_o love_n or_o fear_v he_o it_o be_v say_v he_o the_o common_a folly_n of_o great_a man_n in_o place_n power_n or_o wealth_n to_o think_v themselves_o above_o the_o reach_n of_o enemy_n especial_o of_o the_o mean_a sort._n but_o this_o be_v certain_a there_o be_v no_o man_n though_o never_o ☜_o ☜_o so_o mean_a but_o once_o in_o seven_o year_n will_v have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o do_v the_o great_a man_n much_o good_a or_o much_o harm_n as_o in_o the_o fable_n when_o the_o mouse_n trouble_v the_o sleepy_a lion_n and_o happen_v to_o fall_v under_o his_o paw_n he_o desire_v the_o lion_n to_o spare_v he_o he_o be_v but_o a_o mouse_n and_o yet_o may_v live_v possible_o to_o do_v he_o a_o kindness_n but_o however_o he_o be_v not_o worth_a his_o indignation_n the_o mouse_n afterward_o serve_v to_o eat_v in_o sunder_o that_o net_n that_o entangle_v the_o lion_n and_o so_o deliver_v he_o that_o for_o all_o his_o greatness_n can_v not_o deliver_v himself_o now_o my_o author_n consider_v and_o represent_v to_o we_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o this_o good_a man_n that_o be_v honourable_a and_o have_v a_o great_a tendency_n to_o his_o safety_n viz._n his_o beneficence_n the_o principle_n of_o which_o be_v high_a and_o noble_a than_o his_o own_o interest_n and_o safety_n for_o say_v he_o it_o arise_v from_o the_o nobleness_n of_o his_o disposition_n it_o be_v a_o certain_a native_a generosity_n and_o beneficence_n to_o mankind_n and_o this_o appear_v by_o his_o extend_v it_o towards_o such_o who_o be_v in_o great_a distress_n and_o below_o the_o expectation_n of_o ever_o make_v a_o retribution_n and_o as_o his_o beneficence_n be_v full_a of_o sincerity_n and_o integrity_n so_o it_o be_v full_a of_o equality_n and_o impartiality_n and_o also_o attend_v with_o singular_a prudence_n and_o last_o he_o be_v very_o constant_a to_o his_o friend_n in_o all_o condition_n and_o my_o author_n conclude_v his_o discourse_n upon_o this_o great_a excellent_a prudent_a and_o good_a man_n pomponius_n atticus_n thus_o first_o that_o most_o certain_o virtue_n goodness_n and_o integrity_n be_v the_o best_a policy_n and_o the_o great_a mean_n of_o safety_n in_o the_o most_o dangerous_a time_n and_o place_n second_o that_o most_o certain_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n and_o integrity_n be_v the_o true_a way_n for_o any_o man_n to_o gain_v true_a honour_n veneration_n and_o esteem_n among_o man_n yea_o it_o be_v more_o conducible_a to_o it_o than_o riches_n and_o army_n than_o victory_n and_o triumph_n three_o that_o as_o it_o be_v the_o true_a way_n to_o get_v honour_n so_o it_o be_v the_o best_a mean_n to_o keep_v it_o because_o such_o a_o honour_n have_v not_o its_o dependence_n on_o any_o thing_n without_o a_o man_n his_o fortune_n wealth_n power_n or_o success_n these_o be_v changeable_a and_o variable_a but_o a_o good_a wise_a and_o virtuous_a man_n carry_v the_o root_n and_o spring_n of_o his_o honour_n in_o himself_o he_o shall_v never_o cease_v to_o be_v honour_v till_o he_o cease_v to_o be_v good._n four_o there_o be_v a_o secret_a veneration_n of_o goodness_n and_o virtue_n in_o all_o man_n even_o in_o the_o worst_a and_o vile_a a_o man_n can_v so_o far_o put_v off_o humanity_n but_o that_o goodness_n wisdom_n and_o virtue_n will_v have_v so_o much_o of_o party_n and_o interest_n in_o his_o nature_n that_o he_o can_v choose_v put_v pay_v a_o secret_a approbation_n and_o esteem_n towards_o those_o that_o have_v they_o five_o that_o consequent_o wisdom_n benesicence_n virtue_n and_o goodness_n have_v a_o great_a connaturality_n to_o human_a nature_n and_o be_v the_o true_a genuine_a spirit_n or_o genius_n of_o it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v so_o be_v evident_a first_o by_o the_o great_a good_a it_o procure_v to_o human_a nature_n honour_n and_o safety_n second_o by_o the_o great_a esteem_n mankind_n have_v of_o it_o and_o the_o common_a interest_n it_o obtain_v in_o the_o common_a nature_n of_o mankind_n finis_fw-la

as_o a_o pest_n or_o a_o plague_n sore_o wherein_o he_o be_v sure_a if_o he_o be_v once_o engage_v he_o shall_v loose_v either_o his_o safety_n or_o his_o innocence_n or_o both_o and_o as_o he_o be_v so_o happy_a as_o never_o to_o have_v receive_v any_o such_o injury_n as_o may_v provoke_v revenge_n so_o he_o have_v such_o a_o calm_a serene_a even_o frame_v of_o mind_n that_o that_o passion_n can_v get_v no_o hold_n upon_o he_o and_o he_o have_v abundant_o well_o learned_a the_o best_a lesson_n of_o the_o stoical_a philosopher_n not_o to_o injure_v himself_o by_o passion_n or_o perturbation_n ☞_o ☞_o because_o another_o do_v he_o wrong_n beside_o say_v my_o author_n atticus_n do_v it_o upon_o a_o account_n of_o great_a prudence_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a to_o he_o by_o great_a experience_n and_o by_o a_o wise_a prospect_n of_o thing_n that_o these_o faction_n and_o their_o success_n be_v strange_o mutable_a and_o uncertain_a tanta_fw-la varietas_fw-la iis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la fuit_fw-la fortunae_fw-la ut_fw-la modo_fw-la hi_o modo_fw-la illi_fw-la in_o summo_fw-la essent_fw-la fastigio_fw-la aut_fw-la periculo_fw-la i._n e._n though_o success_n of_o faction_n ☞_o ☞_o be_v so_o uncertain_a and_o the_o vicissitude_n so_o strange_a and_o various_a that_o those_o that_o now_o prevail_v and_o seem_v in_o a_o impregnable_a condition_n be_v sudden_o tumble_v down_o and_o again_o those_o that_o seem_v in_o a_o irrevocable_a and_o desperate_a ruin_n regain_v the_o government_n even_o to_o a_o miracle_n therefore_o by_o engage_v in_o any_o faction_n he_o be_v sure_a to_o undergo_v the_o common_a fate_n which_o that_o faction_n have_v which_o be_v either_o whole_o to_o be_v ruin_v if_o the_o adverse_a party_n prevail_v or_o at_o best_o in_o case_n the_o party_n wherein_o he_o shall_v be_v engage_v prevail_v yet_o they_o be_v but_o in_o a_o totter_a uncertain_a unquiet_a restless_a condition_n and_o be_v not_o like_a to_o hold_v that_o power_n or_o interest_n which_o they_o have_v so_o difficult_o get_v second_o he_o do_v it_o say_v my_o author_n on_o the_o account_n of_o common_a justice_n and_o honesty_n for_o these_o faction_n in_o the_o state_n ☜_o ☜_o of_o rome_n be_v not_o the_o true_a lawful_a settle_a government_n thereof_o for_o therein_o atticus_n and_o all_o good_a man_n ought_v to_o have_v be_v engage_v for_o it_o have_v be_v their_o duty_n and_o glory_n to_o have_v assist_v it_o and_o a_o certain_a baseness_n and_o pusillanimity_n of_o mind_n to_o have_v desert_v it_o but_o those_o faction_n be_v certain_a excrescences_n tumour_n and_o disease_n as_o be_v mention_v before_o arise_v to_o the_o roman_a state_n by_o the_o power_n ambition_n and_o unquiet_a spirit_n of_o certain_a busy_a men._n and_o as_o a_o three_o expedient_a he_o use_v for_o his_o safety_n it_o be_v this_o that_o although_o he_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o oblige_v all_o man_n by_o all_o office_n and_o kindness_n yet_o he_o never_o will_v receive_v overgreat_a ☜_o ☜_o kindness_n from_o great_a person_n as_o also_o avoid_v public_a office_n atticus_n be_v so_o far_o from_o seek_v that_o say_v my_o author_n that_o he_o will_v not_o take_v they_o when_o offer_v this_o be_v his_o principle_n that_o he_o will_v do_v all_o the_o good_a office_n he_o can_v either_o for_o particular_a person_n or_o for_o the_o commonwealth_n in_o the_o state_n and_o capacity_n of_o a_o private_a person_n and_o it_o seem_v a_o wonder_n to_o i_o say_v the_o author_n of_o this_o discourse_n to_o see_v the_o folly_n and_o vanity_n of_o man_n so_o fond_o to_o hunt_v after_o public_a office_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o much_o mistake_v and_o no_o better_a to_o understand_v themselves_o for_o those_o even_o that_o be_v more_o honourable_a and_o more_o profitable_a yet_o be_v more_o dangerous_a and_o hazardous_a and_o the_o truth_n be_v say_v he_o that_o it_o have_v be_v the_o skill_n and_o art_n of_o the_o wise_a sort_n of_o mankind_n to_o annex_v to_o such_o great_a 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and_o animadversion_n and_o further_o the_o mischief_n of_o he_o mistake_v be_v of_o a_o vast_a and_o comprehensive_a concern_v and_o the_o ill_a consequence_n irreparable_a yea_o let_v a_o man_n manage_v his_o public_a employment_n with_o all_o the_o integrity_n and_o wisdom_n imaginable_a yet_o the_o race_n be_v not_o to_o the_o swift_a nor_o the_o battle_n to_o the_o strong_a so_o that_o ill_a success_n will_v attend_v the_o best_a and_o wise_a endeavour_n sometime_o again_o there_o be_v no_o public_a office_n in_o the_o world_n but_o must_v necessary_o make_v a_o considerable_a part_n of_o mankind_n his_o enemy_n for_o he_o can_v satisfy_v and_o please_v all_o he_o that_o be_v disappoint_v in_o his_o expectation_n or_o that_o find_v less_o than_o he_o expect_v hate_v he_o and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v material_a to_o the_o safety_n of_o he_o that_o be_v hate_v whether_o there_o be_v cause_n or_o not_o for_o his_o enemy_n indignation_n be_v as_o high_a as_o if_o it_o be_v just_a and_o though_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o he_o make_v as_o many_o friend_n as_o he_o do_v enemy_n this_o mend_v not_o the_o matter_n for_o suppose_a injury_n be_v long_o remember_v than_o real_a benefit_n but_o suppose_v say_v my_o author_n that_o in_o a_o calm_a and_o sedate_v time_n this_o wise_a and_o good_a man_n may_v have_v be_v persuade_v to_o take_v a_o honourable_a public_a employment_n yet_o consider_v the_o ☞_o ☞_o time_n wherein_o he_o live_v his_o decline_a of_o public_a employment_n be_v not_o only_o excusable_a and_o justisiable_a but_o also_o very_o commendable_a and_o a_o abstinence_n full_a of_o prudence_n and_o great_a discretion_n for_o he_o that_o take_v a_o public_a employment_n in_o a_o trouble_a state_n be_v without_o the_o intervention_n of_o a_o marvellous_a providence_n first_o and_o before_o any_o other_o expose_v to_o the_o shock_n of_o all_o public_a commotion_n if_o he_o oppose_v the_o faction_n he_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o ruin_n for_o oppose_v 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