Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	covenant_n	receive_v	seal_n	2,532	5	9.5214	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01490	Æsopicks: or, A second collection of fables, paraphras'd in verse, adorn'd with sculpture, and illustrated with annotations. / By John Ogilby, esq; his Majesty's cosmographer, geographick printer, and master of revels in the kingdom of Ireland.; Aesop's fables	Aesop.; Ogilby, John, 1600-1676.	1675 (1675)	Wing A702AA; ESTC R172114	103,882	449

quench'd Whilst weak my pond'rous Scepter I not wield Nor one for me declaring in the Field In vain you Solemn Leagues and Cov'nants joyn When I 'm resolv'd what-e're you Ask to Sign My Hand and Seal receive in ready Blanks And in my Name give Both the Houses Thanks Your Grievances let Reams of Paper fill And when Engrost and Past I 'll Sign the Bill Cease then these Tumults of Our Grace accept The King this said pausing extremely wept SECT V. THis softning Speech concluded with a Tear In salvage Factions they divided were Some cry The King is Pious Meek and Just Others Beware Kings Promises not Trust When changing Times and fickle Fortune frowns What will not Monarchs to preserve their Crowns But when the gather'd Storm is over blown A Scepter'd Prince who questions in the Throne The Lion them thus finding at a stand A sign for Silence beckned with his Hand When noising Parties Murmurs were allay'd Thus in a sad and weaker Tone he said My Lords and gentle Beasts assembled here Who whilst I had a Sword my Subjects were If you strike deeper have a further Drift And me from my acquir'd Throne would lift If present Juncto's and revolving Fates That States to Kingdoms turn Kingdoms to States Finish in me a single Person 's Sway I the Decree shall willingly obey Why should I prop what or it self would fall Approaching Death will soon surrender all Which will the Peoples Majesty receive As glad as they 'll accept it I shall leave Then I this woful Life now near an end In Prayers for your Prosperity may spend But Sirs let me advise the best I may By your Election let one Person sway To a new Prince to one still make Appeals Fly giddy Rota's Meagrim'd Common-Weals No good the Goverment of many brings Parliament Members sitting all are Kings Yet ' mongst those Monarchs one or other still Gets Supreme Power and orders what he will Kepublicks vain when'er put to a stand Must put their Power into a single Hand But since I am not able to walk down So please you I 'll surrender here my Crown With my Phang-Tooth the Abdication Sign So my whole Right in Publick I 'll resign At these his unexpected Proffers all Change Resolution to fresh Councils fall Th' inticing bait of sacred Power a Crown Greedy to Govern straight they swallow down No sooner they near to the Lion draw Within the compass of his ready Paw But like himself he ' mongst the thickest slew And most of the Commission'd Cattel slew Amaz'd to see their Monarch's Force and Rage So dire a Scene and such a bloody Stage They all dispers'd and struck with Panick Fear Outstripp'd the Winds flying they knew not where The Lion to Androcleus retreats Well furnish'd now with several sorts of Cates. SECT VI. THe Rebels Rout each-where divulg'd by Fame To Court from all Parts no small Concour●● came His flattering Lords Buffoons and slie Jackalls Again replenish desolated Halls For many Fav'rites by the King advanc'd First to the Lilt of Reformation danc'd And Friends amongst the Godly Party made Acquainting them with what he did or said Others whom he no longer could Protect To their own well-stuff'd several Mansions sneak'd Expecting there what the Event might prove And as things fall accordingly to move All these return'd stand round their Gracious Liege And with obsequious Fawnings him Besieg'd Whose Palace now with all Provisions stor'd Sets up once more his late neglected Board His Table furnish'd at the upper end His Huishers he Andrecleus bids attend Whom when the Lion kindly had embrac'd Much Honoring at his Royal Elbow plac'd All set at several Boards to Meat they fall Unlading freighted Dishes through the Hall Whilst by the King his Friend but sadly sits Nothing he saw his queasie Stomach fits An se 6 To Kid or Lamb to Beef or Mutton raw Swimming in Gore he had but little Maw The Lion as Androcleus he observ'd At such a Treatment sitting almost sterv'd Comes Mounsieur King of Apes drest like a Page Presenting him a Hash and French Potage Then at his Elbow diligently waits Supplies him with rich Wine and shifts his Plates Androcleus pleas'd then plentifully sups Mixing with savorie Morsels sparkling Cups When thus the King to his brisk Waiter spoke Whoe're thou art that didst these Dishes Cook So well have pleas'd my Friend from Us receive What 's fit for thee to ask or me to give If it be Freedom Ransomless depart Or what-e're else may answer thy Desert SECT VII THen said th' officious Waiter stooping low I am a Prince Sir in my Country know But by a Roman Consul Pris'ner took In Gaule attending him I learnt to Cook For him Ragoos Bisks Oleos I drest And still my Seasoning pleas'd his Pallat best I with the best of those Que ditez vous Their Boxes could and several Spices use Would with an Ounce of Beef of Mutton less For Gallick Monsieurs make a gallant Mess But after that condemn'd unto a Clog Hugging to Death my Ladys foysting-Dog And some suspecting that a Prank I play'd For my Release with Madams Chamber-Maid 'T is true she squeak'd not and I boarded straight And for a nine Months Voyage her did fraight Nay our great Mistris once but little miss'd When my sweet Breath commending me she kiss'd Who growing kind I had her in the Hug But then the Consul entring startl'd Pug. Question'd for driving such a subtle Trade Private Escape I to Marseiles made To Carthage in a Vessel got from thence Where I from Apeland had Intelligence An sect 7 A second Macedon was drawing down Would soon devest me of my Realm and Crown If I my self in Person not assist Deriv'd from that renowned Martialist My Ancestor who bravely kept his Post ' Gai●st Alexander and his Conquering Host Whom when the Worlds Subduer then beheld Draw glittering Phalanxes into the Field The pointed Wedge extending Ranks and Files Shields lining Shields bright Javelins threatning Piles Admiring from Hostility did cease And join'd with us in everlasting Peace Me in my Way your Troops did intercept And for a Dish your Stomach queasie kept To whom I hinting this your mighty Feast Not one Dish had to please a Humane Guest They let me these prepare nor shall he want So please you to confirm your Royal Grant My Liberty Great Sir I only crave That I my Country may and People save The King consents Androcleus and all The Passage pleas'd sat Feasting in the Hall SECT VIII THe grateful King well pleas'd to see his Guest Rellish those Dishes in such manner drest Thus smiling said I 'm wondrous glad that you To this strange Fare so handsomly fall to I once abhorr'd raw Treatments mixt with Gore Then Wine not Water swell'd my Goblet o're I had What had I not A Princely House Attendants Nobles and a beauteous Spouse A Humane Prince not in a shady Den Commanding Beasts once was I King of Men Where I