Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	become_v	great_a	time_n	820	5	3.1243	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16864	A consolation for our grammar schooles: or, a faithfull and most comfortable incouragement, for laying of a sure foundation of all good learning in our schooles, and for prosperous building thereupon More specially for all those of the inferiour sort, and all ruder countries and places; namely, for Ireland, Wales, Virginia, with the Sommer Ilands, and for their more speedie attaining of our English tongue by the same labour, that all may speake one and the same language. ...	Brinsley, John, fl. 1581-1624.	1622 (1622)	STC 3767; ESTC S106549	63,526	102

of_o the_o same_o proceed_v these_o thing_n likewise_o will_v certain_o accompany_v such_o a_o right_a order_n of_o proceed_v both_o a_o marvelous_a freedom_n of_o the_o master_n from_o their_o weariness_n and_o discontent_n terror_n and_o from_o that_o overgreat_a severity_n which_o they_o be_v enforce_v to_o exercise_v or_o else_o to_o do_v little_a good_a and_o withal_o a_o joyful_a deliver_v of_o the_o poor_a child_n from_o that_o continual_a fear_n whereby_o in_o many_o school_n the_o great_a part_n have_v be_v wont_a to_o be_v exceed_o dull_v and_o to_o be_v make_v most_o unwilling_a to_o their_o book_n comfort_n that_o now_o contrary_o master_n may_v teach_v with_o much_o delight_n and_o comfort_n and_o scholar_n learn_v with_o a_o ingenuous_a emulation_n like_a as_o they_o recreate_v themselves_o in_o their_o ordinary_a sport_n and_o for_o the_o time_n spend_v in_o get_v learning_n atten_n assure_o more_o true_a sound_n and_o substantial_a learning_n will_v be_v find_v to_o be_v get_v in_o such_o place_n in_o seven_o year_n then_o be_v in_o other_o common_o in_o seven_o and_o half_o seven_o for_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n notorious_a age_n that_o in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o common_a school_n abroad_o some_o few_o of_o principal_a note_n except_v the_o scholar_n at_o fifteen_o or_o sixteen_o year_n of_o age_n have_v not_o common_o so_o much_o as_o any_o sense_n of_o the_o meaning_n and_o true_a use_n of_o learning_n for_o understanding_n resolve_v write_v or_o speak_v but_o only_o to_o construe_v and_o to_o parse_v a_o little_a to_o steal_v a_o exercise_n and_o to_o write_v such_o latin_a as_o any_o of_o judgement_n will_v disdain_v to_o read_v university_n that_o in_o respect_n of_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v send_v to_o the_o university_n with_o credit_n that_o they_o may_v proceed_v with_o delight_n and_o understanding_n when_o they_o come_v there_o they_o be_v common_o so_o senseless_a as_o that_o they_o be_v much_o meet_a to_o be_v send_v home_o again_o and_o if_o they_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o university_n it_o be_v not_o without_o the_o grief_n of_o all_o who_o respect_v the_o credit_n thereof_o university_n so_o as_o that_o they_o enter_v common_o with_o foul_a disgrace_n and_o continue_v with_o much_o contempt_n to_o spend_v their_o friend_n money_n &_o their_o own_o precious_a time_n which_o may_v have_v be_v far_o better_a employ_v that_o they_o become_v there_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o ready_a to_o any_o kind_n of_o exercise_n then_o unto_o the_o study_n of_o good_a learning_n the_o ignorance_n whereof_o prove_v such_o a_o reproach_n unto_o they_o hence_o also_o after_o sundry_a year_n so_o evil_o spend_v many_o of_o they_o return_v home_o again_o almost_o as_o rude_a as_o they_o go_v thither_o or_o be_v send_v abroad_o to_o be_v unprofitable_a burden_n both_o of_o the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n perpetual_o or_o if_o such_o do_v light_a into_o the_o hand_n of_o painful_a and_o conscionable_a tutor_n good_a and_o fall_v to_o their_o study_n yet_o their_o tutor_n must_v then_o act_v for_o they_o the_o school-maister_n part_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v very_o harsh_a and_o unpleasing_a yea_o rare_a to_o be_v find_v among_o they_o so_o that_o in_o stead_n of_o their_o academical_a reading_n they_o must_v be_v enforce_v to_o supply_v that_o which_o be_v want_v in_o the_o grammar_n school_n pain_n such_o scholar_n must_v likewise_o use_v extraordinary_a pain_n and_o industry_n and_o be_v of_o most_o happy_a capacity_n if_o ever_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o that_o pitch_n and_o height_n of_o good_a learning_n which_o be_v train_v up_o right_o from_o the_o beginning_n they_o may_v very_o easy_o and_o in_o short_a time_n have_v attain_v unto_o hereof_o the_o complaint_n of_o the_o worthy_a and_o most_o careful_a tutor_n in_o the_o university_n give_v too_o sufficient_a testimony_n school_n and_o though_o such_o scholar_n prove_v never_o so_o well_o yet_o shall_v they_o feel_v the_o want_n of_o the_o grammar_n school_v all_o their_o life_n long_o but_o to_o leave_v the_o university_n a_o little_a and_o to_o return_v to_o our_o school_n again_o for_o the_o grace_v of_o they_o whereas_o now_o in_o sundry_a of_o they_o yea_o some_o which_o be_v of_o good_a maintenance_n there_o be_v to_o be_v find_v some_o few_o like_a unprofitable_a drone_n not_o by_o the_o unaptnesse_n of_o nature_n but_o for_o lack_v of_o better_a guidance_n and_o education_n then_o contrary_o shall_v we_o have_v all_o such_o school_n general_o as_o the_o little_a bee-hive_n bee-hive_n every_o one_o in_o his_o own_o cell_n and_o each_o know_v his_o own_o task_n and_o all_o gather_v joint_o to_o fill_v the_o hive_n with_o the_o most_o excellent_a life_n honey_n so_o that_o taste_n wheresoever_o you_o please_v you_o may_v ever_o find_v most_o sweet_a contentment_n if_o thus_o the_o best_a course_n be_v alike_o make_v know_v to_o all_o and_o care_n have_v that_o they_o may_v be_v constant_o put_v in_o practice_v every_o where_o yea_o than_o it_o will_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o whereas_o now_o there_o be_v little_a or_o nothing_o in_o very_a many_o of_o they_o wherein_o the_o eye_n or_o ear_n can_v take_v delight_n but_o rather_o those_o who_o come_v to_o make_v trial_n have_v enough_o at_o the_o first_o and_o ever_o take_v just_a cause_n of_o grief_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o lamentable_a spoil_n of_o so_o many_o towards_o youth_n so_o reckless_a misspend_v of_o their_o golden_a age_n with_o such_o invaluable_a and_o irrecoverable_a loss_n and_o injury_n to_o all_o bird_n yet_o in_o short_a time_n we_o shall_v see_v the_o same_o as_o the_o goodly_a garden_n &_o as_o among_o the_o little_a sing_a bird_n in_o the_o flourish_a spring_n where_o we_o still_o look_v and_o hearken_v after_o more_o sweet_a variety_n of_o pleasant_a flower_n themselves_o and_o of_o melodious_a tune_n then_o shall_v we_o find_v by_o joyful_a experience_n that_o each_o mean_a school_n will_v ●ot_n only_o excel_v itself_o but_o be_v equal_a to_o many_o of_o chief_a note_n and_o as_o much_o as_o the_o goodly_a garden_n do_v excel_v the_o place_n over_o grow_v with_o brier_n and_o nettle_n the_o little_a bee-hive_n the_o nest_n of_o drone_n so_o much_o shall_v these_o each_o way_n surpass_v those_o same_o which_o now_o they_o be_v other_o that_o as_o we_o have_v be_v grieve_v former_o for_o the_o one_o we_o shall_v be_v rapt_v with_o admiration_n of_o the_o other_o and_o think_v all_o our_o pain_n and_o cost_v far_o too_o little_a to_o be_v bestow_v upon_o they_o master_n shall_v be_v much_o more_o encourage_v to_o go_v on_o with_o cheerfulness_n in_o see_v god_n blessing_n upon_o their_o labour_n and_o by_o hear_v the_o due_a commendation_n give_v to_o their_o scholar_n then_o by_o any_o other_o reward_n whatsoever_o the_o child_n shall_v ever_o likewise_o have_v their_o emulation_n increase_v alacrity_n which_o of_o they_o all_o shall_v most_o excel_v and_o to_o conclude_v this_o point_n hence_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o although_o all_o can_v not_o be_v expect_v to_o excel_v in_o learning_n whole_a for_o then_o shall_v we_o be_v leave_v destitute_a of_o husbandman_n to_o till_o the_o ground_n and_o much_o more_o of_o meet_a supply_n to_o furnish_v all_o other_o calling_n neither_o be_v it_o possible_a by_o all_o the_o mean_n or_o pain_n in_o the_o world_n to_o make_v such_o to_o be_v scholar_n to_o who_o god_n in_o their_o natural_a constitution_n seem_v to_o have_v deny_v it_o chief_o where_o parent_n or_o teacher_n themselves_o be_v too_o indulgent_a or_o remiss_a so_o that_o their_o child_n be_v disobedient_a much_o absent_a from_o school_n come_v and_o go_v at_o their_o pleasure_n neglect_v their_o exercise_n or_o the_o like_a or_o have_v be_v spoil_v by_o ill_a entrance_n at_o the_o first_o yet_o these_o thing_n will_v follow_v through_o a_o right_n and_o careful_a government_n that_o a_o good_a part_n will_v be_v find_v in_o every_o form_n to_o credit_v the_o school_n some_o to_o store_v the_o university_n other_o to_o adorn_v all_o other_o place_n and_o condition_n of_o life_n that_o thereby_o may_v be_v have_v man_n expert_a in_o each_o kind_n as_o necessity_n shall_v require_v for_o the_o common_a benefit_n and_o good_a of_o all_o school_n all_o these_o thing_n we_o may_v see_v verify_v in_o some_o few_o and_o rare_a school_n by_o compare_v of_o which_o with_o most_o other_o and_o so_o by_o consider_v what_o a_o difference_n there_o be_v only_o through_o the_o better_a course_n practise_v constant_o in_o they_o we_o may_v full_o judge_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v and_o most_o necessary_o be_v enforce_v to_o subscribe_v thereto_o upon_o the_o due_a consideration_n hereof_o vouchsafe_v and_o upon_o much_o and_o loug_a experience_n of_o diverse_a place_n together_o with_o the_o certain_a assurance_n of_o these_o

other_o whosoever_o shall_v succeed_v you_o that_o have_v more_o excellent_a in_o any_o kind_n communicate_v they_o with_o we_o as_o we_o have_v presume_v herein_o in_o duty_n to_o tender_v thus_o much_o unto_o you_o but_o let_v none_o of_o we_o be_v discourage_v though_o we_o do_v not_o find_v our_o desire_n at_o the_o first_o first_o set_v to_o it_o cheerful_o and_o in_o due_a time_n our_o eye_n shall_v behold_v it_o thus_o also_o our_o brethren_n who_o be_v of_o the_o most_o excellent_a gift_n i_o mean_v the_o master_n of_o all_o the_o principal_a school_n of_o our_o nation_n and_o all_o other_o sound_a heart_a favourer_n of_o good_a learning_n see_v our_o love_a contention_n shall_v be_v enforce_v to_o join_v heart_n and_o hand_n and_o to_o afford_v we_o likewise_o their_o uttermost_a help_n and_o countenance_n which_o in_o the_o name_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o by_o our_o appear_v before_o he_o as_o they_o tender_v his_o glory_n the_o good_a of_o our_o church_n &_o their_o native_a country_n i_o again_o humble_o entreat_v at_o their_o hand_n especial_o their_o direction_n for_o the_o best_a performance_n of_o these_o chief_a and_o most_o necessary_a exercise_n mention_v and_o whatsoever_o else_o they_o find_v we_o too_o short_a in_o for_o the_o full_a adorn_v of_o the_o grammar_n school_n by_o this_o mean_n shall_v the_o work_n of_o god_n prosper_v in_o our_o hand_n go_v forward_o happy_o that_o we_o shall_v undoubted_o find_v the_o desire_n of_o our_o s●●les_n and_o wherein_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o speedy_a attain_n to_o all_o good_a learning_n do_v consist_v to_o the_o endless_a glory_n of_o our_o most_o holy_a and_o only_a wise_a god_n the_o last_a honour_n of_o our_o nation_n &_o of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n the_o safe_a preservation_n of_o our_o life_n and_o religion_n with_o the_o happiness_n of_o posterity_n even_o to_o match_v &_o go_v beyond_o our_o adversary_n thus_o final_o all_o true_a learning_n shall_v be_v have_v in_o last_a honour_n and_o all_o unfeigned_a favourer_n and_o furtherer_n of_o the_o same_o shall_v triumph_v eternal_o which_o that_o it_o may_v let_v i_o only_o adjoyne_v that_o worthy_a encouragement_n wherewith_o christophorus_n hegendorphinus_n incite_v one_o of_o his_o scholar_n now_o many_o year_n ago_o svo_fw-la tu_fw-la verò_fw-la in_o litter_n as_o &_o graecas_fw-la &_o latinas_fw-la ut_fw-la sole_n gnaviter_fw-la incumbe_fw-la nec_fw-la te_fw-la deterreat_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la seculo_fw-la tam_fw-la literae_fw-la quam_fw-la literati_fw-la contemptui_fw-la sint_fw-la redibit_fw-la crede_fw-la mihi_fw-la redibit_fw-la suus_fw-la honour_n &_o literis_fw-la &_o literatis_fw-la nam_fw-la omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la vicissitudo_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inquit_fw-la sophocles_n but_o apply_v you_o yourself_o cheerful_o unto_o greek_a and_o latin_a study_n as_o you_o be_v wont_a neither_o let_v this_o terrify_v you_o that_o in_o this_o age_n as_o well_o learning_n as_o learned_a man_n be_v in_o such_o contempt_n there_o will_v return_v believe_v i_o there_o will_v return_v their_o due_a honour_n both_o to_o learning_n and_o to_o learned_a man_n for_o there_o be_v a_o intercourse_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o unto_o they_o that_o shall_v live_v in_o the_o last_o age_n pleasant_a thing_n shall_v be_v make_v bitter_a and_o yet_o pleasant_a and_o belove_a afterward_o again_o as_o say_v sophocles_n that_o ancient_a greek_n poet._n thus_o far_o hegendorphinus_n as_o foretell_v true_o i_o trust_v the_o glory_n of_o this_o last_o succeed_a age_n whereto_o let_v all_o hearty_a friend_n of_o good_a learning_n ever_o say_v amen_n content_n in_o general_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o may_n by_o god_n blessing_n be_v easy_o effect_v in_o our_o ordinary_a grammar_n school_n 1._o to_o teach_v scholar_n how_v to_o be_v able_a to_o read_v well_o and_o write_v true_a or_o orthography_n in_o a_o short_a time_n 2._o to_o make_v they_o ready_a in_o all_o point_n of_o their_o accidence_n and_o grammar_n to_o answer_v any_o necessary_a question_n therein_o 3._o to_o 〈◊〉_d without_o book_n all_o the_o usual_a and_o necessary_a rule_n to_o 〈◊〉_d their_o grammar_n rule_v to_o give_v the_o meaning_n use_n and_o order_n of_o the_o rule_n to_o show_v the_o example_n and_o to_o apply_v they_o which_o be_v well_o perform_v will_v make_v all_o other_o learn_v easy_a and_o pleasant_a 4._o in_o the_o several_a 〈…〉_z and_o author_n to_o construe_v true_o and_o in_o propriety_n of_o wor●s_n and_o sense_n and_o also_o in_o pure_a phrase_n to_o parse_v of_o themselves_o and_o to_o give_v a_o right_a reason_n of_o every_o word_n why_o it_o must_v be_v so_o and_o not_o otherwise_o and_o to_o deliver_v the_o english_a of_o the_o lecture_n perfect_o out_o of_o the_o latin_a 5._o out_o of_o a_o english_a grammatical_a translation_n of_o their_o author_n to_o make_v and_o to_o construe_v any_o part_n of_o the_o latin_a which_o they_o have_v learn_v or_o do_v present_o learn_v to_o prove_v that_o it_o must_v be_v so_o and_o so_o to_o read_v the_o latin_a out_o of_o the_o english_a first_o in_o the_o plain_a grammatical_a order_n after_o as_o the_o wo●ds_n be_v place_v in_o the_o author_n or_o in_o other_o good_a composition_n also_o to_o p●rse_v in_o latin_a look_v only_o upon_o the_o translation_n and_o to_o all_o their_o poet_n which_o they_o so_o learn_v to_o do_v all_o this_o without_o book_n which_o be_v far_o the_o sure_a viz._n to_o repeat_v construe_v and_o parse_v with_o their_o book_n under_o their_o arm_n 6._o to_o take_v their_o lecture_n of_o themselves_o except_o in_o the_o very_o low_a form_n and_o first_o entrer_n into_o construction_n or_o to_o do_v it_o with_o very_o little_a help_n in_o some_o more_o difficult_a thing_n 7._o to_o enter_v sure_o in_o make_v latin_a without_o danger_n of_o make_v false_a latin_a or_o use_v any_o barbarous_a phrase_n 8._o to_o 〈◊〉_d true_a latin_a and_o pure_a tully_n phrase_n and_o to_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v true_a and_o pure_a 9_o to_o 〈…〉_z imitate_v tully_n and_o the_o best_a ●_z in_o that_o kind_n 〈◊〉_d and_o pithy_a in_o pure_a latin_a and_o familiar_a 10._o to_o translate_v into_o english_a according_a to_o propriety_n both_o of_o word_n and_o sense_n and_o out_o of_o the_o english_a to_o read_v the_o latin_a again_o to_o prove_v it_o and_o give_v a_o reason_n of_o every_o thing_n 11._o to_o take_v a_o piece_n of_o tully_n or_o of_o any_o other_o familiar_a easy_a author_n grammatical_o translate_v and_o in_o propriety_n of_o word_n and_o to_o turn_v or_o read_v the_o same_o out_o of_o the_o translation_n into_o good_a latin_a and_o very_o near_o unto_o the_o word_n of_o the_o author_n so_o as_o in_o most_o you_o shall_v hardly_o discern_v whether_o it_o be_v the_o author_n latin_a or_o the_o scholar_n 12._o to_o correct_v their_o fault_n of_o themselves_o when_o they_o be_v but_o note_v out_o unto_o they_o or_o a_o question_n be_v ask_v of_o they_o 13._o to_o be_v able_a in_o each_o form_n at_o any_o time_n whensoever_o they_o shall_v be_v oppose_v of_o a_o sudden_a in_o any_o part_n of_o their_o author_n which_o they_o have_v late_o learn_v to_o construe_v parse_v read_v into_o english_a and_o in_o those_o author_n whereof_o they_o have_v translation_n forth_o of_o the_o translation_n to_o construe_v and_o to_o read_v into_o the_o latin_a of_o their_o author_n first_o into_o the_o natural_a order_n then_o into_o the_o order_n of_o the_o author_n or_o near_o unto_o it_o and_o in_o their_o poet_n to_o do_v all_o this_o without_o book_n as_o be_v say_v before_o and_o so_o to_o give_v a_o account_n at_o each_o quarter_n ●nd_n what_o they_o have_v learn_v in_o that_o quarter_n so_o from_o quarter_n to_o quarter_n to_o do_v the_o like_a 14._o in_o virgil_n horace_n and_o other_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o approve_a school_n author_n in_o poëtrie_n and_o prose_n to_o resolve_v any_o piece_n for_o all_o these_o point_n of_o learning_n and_o to_o do_v it_o in_o good_a latin_a in_o construe_v to_o give_v propriety_n of_o word_n and_o sense_n and_o also_o to_o expound_v in_o good_a phrase_n scan_v the_o verse_n and_o give_v a_o reason_n thereof_o show_v the_o difficulty_n of_o grammar_n observe_v the_o elegance_n of_o rhetoric_n in_o trope_n and_o figure_n note_v phrase_n and_o epithet_n with_o other_o principal_a observation_n 15._o so_o to_o read_v over_o so_o much_o of_o the_o chief_a latin_a poet_n as_o virgil_n horace_n etc._n etc._n and_o of_o other_o the_o best_a author_n as_o shall_v be_v think_v necessary_a by_o that_o time_n that_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o year_n they_o be_v in_o any_o measure_n think_v fit_a for_o their_o discretion_n to_o go_v unto_o the_o university_n and_o to_o be_v able_a to_o go_v through_o the_o rest_n of_o themselves_o by_o ordinary_a help_n 16._o in_o greek_a to_o take_v their_o lecture_n