Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	best_a	death_n	life_n	868	5	4.1334	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88520	Look abovt you now or never or, Two groats-worth of good councel for a penny.		1654 (1654)	Wing L3006; Thomason 669.f.17[81]; ESTC R211902	2,691	1

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and_o the_o receiver_n the●eof_o very_o observant_a but_o council_n may_v do_v more_o harm_n then_o good_a if_o the_o councillor_n be_v no_o both_o wise_a and_o honest_a and_o the_o counc●lled_v both_o wary_a and_o circumspect_a 5_o in_o council_n it_o be_v good_a to_o be_v hard_a to_o resolve_v especial_o if_o the_o case_n be_v hard_a and_o difficult_a but_o after_o consideration_n have_v and_o resolution_n take_v it_o be_v good_a to_o be_v constant_a and_o resolute_a in_o put_v thy_o termination_n into_o execution_n 6_o beware_v that_o thou_o take_v not_o hasty_a council_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o any_o angry_a man_n for_o anger_n make_v man_n to_o differ_v from_o himself_o and_o indeed_o have_v be_v fit_o compare_v to_o a_o clove_n that_o make_v every_o thing_n seem_v b●gger_a than_o it_o be_v 7_o if_o thou_o talk_v ke●p_a measure_n and_o ●ethod_n in_o thy_o d●scourse_n for_o if_o t●ou_fw-mi be_v too_o brief_a thou_o will_v hardly_o be_v u●d●●stood_v and_o if_o thou_o be_v over-large_v than_o thou_o will_v be_v troublesome_a to_o the_o hearer_n and_o not_o well_o bear_v in_o mind_n and_o if_o thou_o observe_v method_n and_o measure_n then_o shall_v thou_o not_o o●ely_o ●elp_v thy_o own_o memory_n but_o also_o help_v the_o understanding_n of_o the_o hearer_n 8_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o prosperity_n remember_v adversity_n and_o in_o adversity_n hope_v for_o prosperity_n for_o it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n to_o hope_n for_o the_o best_a to_o be_v content_a in_o the_o worst_a and_o patient_o to_o suffer_v whatsoever_o shall_v happen_v so_o shall_v thy_o life_n be_v more_o comfortable_a thy_o death_n less_o terrible_a and_o thy_o future_a estate_n more_o durable_a 9_o if_o thou_o enter_v into_o friendship_n and_o familiarity_n with_o any_o man_n be_v sure_a thou_o try_v before_o thou_o trust_v lest_o thy_o friend_n be_v find_v like_o the_o carbuncle_n which_o at_o a_o distance_n seem_v to_o have_v sire_n but_o be_v touch_v have_v no_o heat_n so_o thy_o friend_n when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v try_v be_v find_v to_o have_v no_o faith_n 10_o and_o if_o thou_o will_v prove_v or_o try_v thy_o friend_n take_v time_n by_o the_o foretop_n and_o stay_v not_o till_o thy_o necessity_n constrain_v thou_o lest_o thy_o friend_n not_o only_o deceive_v thou_o but_o add_v to_o thy_o misery_n and_o thy_o trial_n be_v not_o only_o profitable_a but_o also_o prejudicial_a 11_o a_o true_a friend_n indeed_o be_v a_o pleasure_n in_o prosperity_n a_o comfort_n in_o adversity_n in_o grief_n a_o solace_n in_o joy_n a_o merry_a companion_n and_o at_o all_o time_n a_o second_o self_n and_o no_o time_n hide_v secret_n nor_o deny_v money_n so_o that_o true_a friendsh●p_n resemble_v a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n who_o two_o body_n be_v become_v one_o in_o will_n and_o affection_n 12_o but_o feign_a friend_n resemble_v a_o flock_n of_o crow_n that_o make_v their_o repair_n to_o no_o place_n but_o where_o there_o be_v carrion_n to_o be_v feed_v upon_o and_o he_o that_o seek_v a_o swarm_n of_o such_o friend_n need_v not_o be_v long_o in_o his_o search_n but_o if_o he_o take_v not_o the_o better_a heed_n before_o he_o be_v a_o ware_n perhaps_o may_v find_v himself_o in_o a_o wasp_n nest_n of_o enemy_n 13_o be_v slow_a to_o fall_v in_o friendship_n with_o any_o but_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o friendship_n continue_v sirm_a and_o constant_a but_o before_o thou_o admit_v any_o man_n to_o thy_o friendship_n and_o familiarity_n be_v sure_a thou_o first_o consider_v how_o he_o have_v deal_v with_o his_o other_o friend_n before_o time_n for_o look_v how_o he_o have_v serve_v his_o former_a friend_n be_v sure_a so_o he_o will_v serve_v thou_o 14_o believe_v after_o trial_n and_o judge_v before_o familiarity_n and_o if_o thou_o find_v faithfulness_n be_v thou_o no_o cause_n of_o breach_n and_o as_o thou_o will_v do_v with_o gold_n so_o do_v by_o thy_o friend_n be_v sure_a thou_o try_v it_o before_o thou_o have_v too_o much_o need_n lest_o when_o thou_o have_v most_o need_v thou_o have_v least_o help_v 15_o beware_v of_o the_o promise_n of_o great_a and_o rich_a man_n for_o they_o both_o will_v deceive_v thy_o expectation_n when_o their_o own_o turn_n be_v serve_v for_o if_o thou_o be_v poor_a the_o one_o by_o his_o power_n the_o other_o by_o his_o purse_n will_v depress_v thou_o and_o there_o be_v no_o contend_v with_o a_o mighty_a man_n be_v thy_o cause_n never_o so_o just_a 16_o and_o if_o a_o great_a or_o rich_a man_n do_v promise_v thou_o a_o great_a recompense_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v either_o hazardous_a to_o thyself_o or_o prejudicial_a to_o other_o or_o both_o before_o thou_o begin_v thy_o enterprise_n consider_v that_o he_o that_o never_o trust_v be_v never_o deceive_v and_o that_o it_o be_v more_o safe_a to_o sit_v still_o and_o content_v with_o what_o thou_o enjoy_v by_o thy_o own_o industry_n then_o to_o rise_v up_o in_o expectation_n of_o great_a thing_n at_o the_o promise_n of_o other_o and_o with_o the_o dog_n in_o the_o fable_n lose_v the_o substance_n by_o snatch_v at_o the_o shadow_n and_o so_o to_o fall_v into_o a_o precipiece_n of_o beggary_n and_o penury_n from_o which_o thou_o will_v have_v much_o trouble_n before_o if_o ever_o thou_o recover_v and_o as_o thou_o may_v be_v pity_v of_o few_o thou_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v envy_v of_o many_o but_o help_v by_o none_o deride_v by_o thy_o enemy_n forsake_v of_o thy_o friend_n and_o well_o speak_v of_o hardly_o by_o any_o 17_o remember_v that_o great_a man_n and_o rich_a man_n will_v do_v by_o poor_a man_n as_o they_o do_v by_o their_o dog_n and_o horse_n that_o be_v keep_v they_o till_o they_o be_v past_a use_n either_o for_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n and_o then_o either_o knock_v they_o on_o the_o head_n or_o hang_v they_o but_o that_o the_o law_n stand_v in_o the_o gap_n at_o best_a they_o deal_v by_o they_o as_o they_o do_v by_o their_o old_a shoeing-horn_n make_v use_n of_o they_o for_o their_o necessity_n and_o when_o their_o turn_n be_v serve_v cast_v they_o by_o as_o useless_a till_o the_o next_o time_n they_o stand_v in_o need_n alas_o poor_a soul_n 18_o great_a man_n and_o rich_a man_n seldom_o promise_v with_o purpose_n to_o perform_v to_o poor_a man_n but_o never_o perform_v but_o with_o purpose_n more_o to_o deceive_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o that_o know_v not_o how_o to_o dissemble_v shall_v scarce_o ever_o be_v either_o great_a or_o a_o rich_a man_n 19_o as_o it_o be_v not_o good_a ●o_z be_v too_o niggardly_a or_o spare_v because_o thereby_o a_o man_n rob_v himself_o of_o the_o benefit_n of_o enjoy_v that_o he_o have_v in_o possession_n so_o by_o too_o profuse_a and_o prodigal_a spend_v a_o man_n expose_v himself_o to_o many_o hazard_n for_o what_o neither_o power_n nor_o policy_n can_v compass_v gold_n both_o conquer_v and_o command_v 20_o be_v love_v and_o kind_a to_o all_o but_o be_v good_a to_o thyself_o entrust_v to_o thyself_o next_o unto_o god_n for_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v envy_v for_o thy_o well-gotten_a wealth_n and_o plenty_n then_o pity_v for_o thy_o wilful_o procure_v poverty_n beside_o he_o that_o be_v in_o a_o low_a or_o decline_a condition_n shall_v be_v forsake_v of_o his_o near_a acquaintance_n while_o he_o that_o be_v thrive_a shall_v have_v more_o kindred_n than_o ever_o he_o have_v foe_n by_o john_n of_o westminster_n 22_o he_o that_o know_v how_o to_o use_v money_n to_o h●m_n it_o will_v become_v a_o handmaid_n servant_n but_o to_o he_o that_o know_v no_o how_o to_o use_v it_o to_o he_o it_o will_v become_v a●_n lord_n or_o master_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v ill_o bestow_v upon_o a_o covetous_a man_n for_o the_o more_o he_o have_v the_o more_o he_o desire_v 23_o if_o thou_o be_v poor_a ●pply_v thyself_o to_o learning_n and_o science_n which_o be_v more_o commendable_a than_o riches_n for_o rich_a man_n without_o wisdom_n be_v account_v of_o but_o as_o sheep_n have_v golden_a fleece_n 24_o be_v diligent_a for_o diligence_n be_v the_o mistress_n of_o learning_n without_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v do_v concerning_o this_o life_n with_o commendation_n and_o without_o diligence_n it_o be_v impossible_a either_o to_o become_v learned_a or_o excellent_a in_o any_o science_n 25_o as_o the_o sweet_a eose_n grow_v among_o the_o sharp_a prickle_n so_o the_o hard_a labour_n bring_v forth_o the_o sweet_a profit_n 26_o he_o that_o endeavour_v attain_v but_o he_o that_o neglect_v repent_v either_o first_o or_o last_o imprint_v for_o g._n horton_n