Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	word_n	worthy_a	young_a	60	3	5.4143	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42442	Three discourses of happiness, virtue, and liberty collected from the works of the learn'd Gassendi, by Monsieur Bernier ; translated out of French.; Selections. English. 1699	Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655.; Bernier, François, 1620-1688.	1699 (1699)	Wing G297; ESTC R8129	274,288	497

time_n say_v lelius_n how_o high_a soever_o he_o be_v in_o power_n and_o authority_n and_o exalt_v in_o dignity_n will_v never_o presume_v upon_o that_o account_n to_o take_v place_n above_o philus_n raphilus_n mummius_n and_o other_o his_o friend_n of_o a_o mean_a degree_n but_o as_o aristotle_n observe_v it_o be_v a_o rare_a thing_n to_o find_v such_o kind_n of_o soul_n nevertheless_o say_v cicero_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o as_o superior_n among_o real_a friend_n ought_v to_o equalise_v themselves_o with_o their_o inferior_n so_o inferior_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v trouble_v or_o concern_v that_o they_o be_v exceed_v in_o riches_n fortune_n wisdom_n or_o dignity_n by_o their_o friend_n i_o say_v where_o there_o be_v a_o real_a friendship_n for_o there_o be_v certain_a false_a and_o deceitful_a friendship_n or_o as_o aristotle_n say_v such_o as_o can_v proper_o be_v term_v friendship_n but_o rather_o resemblance_n or_o likeness_n of_o friendship_n for_o true_a friendship_n depend_v not_o upon_o a_o sordid_a gain_n or_o upon_o filthy_a and_o dishonest_a pleasure_n but_o be_v ground_v upon_o justice_n and_o virtue_n we_o must_v likewise_o observe_v that_o friendship_n be_v only_o true_o find_v among_o virtuous_a man_n it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o aristotle_n do_v hence_o infer_v that_o the_o firmness_n and_o constancy_n of_o friendship_n do_v consist_v in_o this_o that_o they_o never_o act_v nor_o desire_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v prejudicial_a or_o inconvenient_a to_o each_o other_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_n they_o prohibit_v and_o oppose_v it_o for_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o true_o honest_a and_o good_a man_n not_o only_o to_o do_v no_o ill_a himself_o but_o also_o not_o to_o suffer_v his_o friend_n to_o do_v any_o let_v the_o first_o rule_n of_o friendship_n say_v cicero_n be_v to_o require_v nothing_o base_a nor_o dishonest_a from_o his_o friend_n and_o likewise_o never_o to_o perform_v any_o such_o thing_n if_o his_o friend_n require_v it_o the_o second_o to_o do_v for_o a_o friend_n all_o that_o honesty_n can_v require_v and_o not_o to_o stay_v till_o he_o be_v desire_v and_o entreat_v the_o three_o that_o there_o be_v no_o hypocrisy_n nor_o dissimulation_n between_o friend_n because_o there_o be_v more_o ingenuity_n in_o a_o open_a hatred_n than_o in_o a_o feign_a friendship_n the_o four_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o only_o slight_a and_o reject_v all_o evil_a report_n of_o our_o friend_n as_o false_a and_o malicious_a but_o also_o shall_v not_o foe_n much_o as_o entertain_v the_o least_o suspicion_n of_o their_o be_v guilty_a of_o so_o much_o baseness_n and_o unworthiness_n the_o five_o be_v that_o there_o be_v a_o moderation_n and_o sweetness_n of_o temper_n among_o friend_n which_o do_v very_o much_o promote_v and_o encourage_v friendship_n and_o let_v all_o sadness_n and_o severity_n be_v total_o banish_v the_o six_o that_o we_o take_v heed_n that_o there_o be_v not_o too_o much_o reservedness_n in_o our_o friendship_n for_o that_o be_v apt_a to_o hinder_v that_o freedom_n and_o pleasantness_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a tie_n the_o last_o be_v that_o friend_n may_v sometime_o reprove_v one_o another_o and_o mutual_o bear_v with_o each_o other_o reproof_n because_o this_o proceed_v only_o from_o a_o fervency_n of_o affection_n nevertheless_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n of_o what_o cicero_n remark_n upon_o this_o say_v of_o terence_n obsequium_fw-la amicos_fw-la veritas_fw-la odium_fw-la parit_fw-la that_o complacency_n beget_v friend_n but_o truth_n beget_v enemy_n truth_n say_v he_o be_v uneasy_a and_o displease_a for_o from_o hence_o arise_v hatred_n which_o be_v the_o poison_n of_o friendship_n but_o yet_o such_o complacency_n as_o by_o wink_v at_o his_o friend_n fault_n suffer_v he_o to_o fall_v into_o a_o pit_n be_v much_o more_o intolerable_a therefore_o in_o this_o case_n it_o behoove_v we_o to_o behave_v ourselves_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o candour_n and_o circumspection_n and_o take_v care_n that_o our_o advice_n be_v moderate_a and_o discreet_a and_o that_o our_o reproof_n be_v not_o too_o sharp_a and_o choleric_a as_o to_o what_o concern_v complacency_n in_o friendship_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o goodness_n and_o sweetness_n of_o temper_n but_o no_o flattery_n which_o nourish_v and_o encourage_v vice_n for_o we_o must_v not_o treat_v or_o deal_v with_o a_o friend_n as_o with_o a_o tyrant_n but_o there_o be_v no_o long_o any_o hope_n of_o he_o who_o ear_n be_v stop_v to_o truth_n when_o it_o proceed_v from_o a_o true_a friend_n why_o may_v not_o we_o here_o make_v use_n of_o the_o counsel_n that_o a_o famous_a author_n among_o the_o persian_n think_v of_o great_a moment_n to_o preserve_v friendship_n we_o be_v common_o say_v this_o author_n unjust_a to_o our_o friend_n we_o usual_o desire_v from_o a_o friend_n more_o than_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o human_a nature_n we_o ought_v we_o will_v have_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n at_o all_o time_n and_o on_o all_o occasion_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v what_o we_o ourselves_o be_v not_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v firm_a and_o faithful_a and_o never_o alter_v in_o the_o least_o as_o if_o we_o be_v not_o all_o natural_o mould_v up_o with_o weakness_n and_o imperfection_n and_o equal_o subject_a to_o change_n there_o be_v no_o diamond_n say_v he_o without_o its_o flaw_n and_o there_o be_v no_o man_n but_o have_v his_o infirmity_n let_v we_o be_v indulgent_a and_o favourable_a to_o our_o friend_n in_o a_o word_n let_v we_o purchase_v a_o friend_n with_o all_o his_o fail_n however_o let_v we_o not_o here_o omit_v a_o question_n which_o have_v be_v much_o controvert_v among_o the_o ancient_n the_o philosopher_n have_v make_v it_o a_o doubt_n whether_o in_o favour_n of_o a_o friend_n we_o may_v not_o sometime_o forsake_v or_o recede_v from_o right_n and_o justice_n and_o in_o what_o case_n in_o what_o circumstance_n and_o how_o far_o cicero_n in_o his_o office_n say_v that_o if_o a_o mischance_n shall_v happen_v whereby_o we_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o yield_v assistance_n to_o the_o unjust_a desire_n of_o a_o friend_n we_o may_v in_o such_o a_o case_n swerve_v from_o the_o rule_n of_o right_a where_o a_o great_a shame_n or_o loss_n be_v like_a to_o ensue_v upon_o it_o and_o this_o the_o law_n of_o friendship_n ought_v to_o pardon_v but_o agellius_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o cicero_n pass_v over_o this_o matter_n too_o hasty_o and_o that_o pericles_n speak_v more_o full_o and_o to_o the_o purpose_n who_o when_o he_o be_v desire_v by_o a_o friend_n to_o take_v a_o false_a oath_n for_o his_o sake_n he_o answer_v he_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o serve_v his_o friend_n as_o far_o as_o the_o god_n or_o as_o we_o say_v as_o far_o as_o the_o altar_n opitulari_fw-la i_o amicos_fw-la oportet_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la usque_fw-la deos_fw-la sed_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la aras_fw-la he_o add_v that_o theophrastus_n speak_v plain_a that_o we_o may_v incur_v a_o high_a shame_n or_o infamy_n if_o any_o great_a advantage_n will_v thereby_o accrue_v to_o a_o friend_n because_o the_o inconsiderable_a loss_n of_o the_o wrong_a justice_n be_v recompense_v by_o a_o great_a and_o a_o more_o important_a act_n of_o justice_n which_o be_v to_o give_v assistance_n to_o a_o friend_n that_o when_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o friend_n and_o our_o honesty_n and_o justice_n stand_v upon_o a_o level_n in_o such_o and_o the_o like_a case_n doubtless_o honesty_n and_o justice_n ought_v to_o be_v prefer_v but_o if_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o friend_n be_v very_o great_a and_o that_o which_o concern_v our_o honesty_n be_v about_o a_o thing_n of_o small_a importance_n that_o which_o be_v useful_a and_o advantageous_a to_o a_o friend_n ought_v then_o to_o incline_v we_o there_o be_v another_o question_n that_o be_v common_o propose_v which_o agellius_n say_v be_v somewhat_o difficult_a if_o new_a friend_n which_o be_v otherwise_o worthy_a of_o our_o friendship_n be_v sometime_o to_o be_v prefer_v to_o our_o ancient_a friend_n as_o we_o prefer_v usual_o a_o young_a horse_n before_o a_o old_a agellius_n answer_v in_o a_o word_n that_o it_o be_v a_o scruple_n or_o a_o question_n unworthy_a of_o a_o honest_a man._n that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o be_v tire_v with_o friendship_n as_o with_o other_o thing_n for_o it_o be_v with_o friendship_n as_o with_o wine_n the_o old_a the_o better_o and_o though_o novelty_n give_v fair_a hope_n of_o some_o advantage_n yet_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o slight_v our_o old_a friend_n but_o still_o respect_n '_o they_o of_o beneficence_n and_o liberality_n beneficence_n be_v usual_o and_o general_o take_v for_o tha●_n goodness_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v employ_v in_o give_v assistance_n to_o other_o either_o by_o our_o care_n or_o by_o our_o particular_a good_a office_n or_o by_o our_o estate_n and_o wealth_n whereas_o liberality_n