Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	measure_n	measure_v	sustenance_n	136	4	17.1958	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02817	The historie of graunde Amoure and la bell Pucel, called the Pastime of plesure co[n]teining the knowledge of the seue[n] sciences, [and] the course of mans life in this worlde. Iuuented [sic] by Stephen Hawes, grome of kyng Henry the seuenth his chamber.; Pastime of pleasure	Hawes, Stephen, d. 1523?	1554 (1554)	STC 12950; ESTC S106025	88,700	218

quod I my loue and likyng Is nowe farre hence on whom my whole delite Daiely was set vpon her to haue sight Farewell swete harte farewell farewel farewel Adieu adieu I woulde I were you by God geue me grace with you sone to dwell Like as I did for to se you dayly Your lowly cheare and gentle company Reioysed my hart with fode most delicate Mine eyen to se you were insaciate Nowe good swete hart my lady and mistrys I recommende me vnto your pitie Besechyng you with all my gentilnes Yet other while to thinke vpon me What payne I suffer by great extremitie And to pardon me of my tude writyng For with wofull hart was mine endityng Capitu. xxi SO forthe I went vpon a craggy roche Unto the tower most wōderfully wrought Of Geometrye and as I did approche The altitude all in my mynde I sought Sixe hundred fore as I by number thought Quadrant it was and did heue and sette At euery storme when the winde was great Thus at the last I came into an hall Hanged with arras ryche and precious And euery windowe glased with Cristall Like a place of pleasure muche solacious With knottes sexangled gaye and glorious The●●●●● did hange right high and pleasantly By geometry made right well and craftely In this marueylous hall replete with riches At the hye ende she sate full worthely I came anone vnto her great nobles And kneled adowne before her mekely Madame I saied ye worke full royally I beseche you with all my diligence To instruct me in your wonderfull science My science saied she it is most profitable Unto astronomy for I do it measure In euery thing as it is probable For I my selfe can right well discure Of euery starre whiche is sene in vre The marueylous greatnes by me measuryng For god made all at the beginnyng By good measuryng both the height and depenes Of euery thing as I vnderstande The length and breadth with all the greatnes Of the firmament so passyng the lande And who my cunnyng list to take in hande In his emispery of hye or lowe degre Nothing there is but it may measure be Thoughe that it be from vs hye and farre If any thing fall we may it truly se As the sunne or mone or anyother starre We may therof knowe well the quantitie Who of this science dothe knowe the certentie All maistries might measure perfitely For geometrye dothe shewe it openlye Where that is measure there is no lackyng Where that is measure whole is the body where that is measure good is the liuyng Where that is measure wisdome is truely where that is measure worke is dyrectly Where that is measure natures workynge Nature encreaseth by right good knowledgynge Where lacketh measure there is no plentie Where lacketh measure sicke is the courage where lacketh measure there is iniquitie where lacketh measure there is great outrage where lacketh measure is none aduauntage where lacketh measure there is great glottony Where lacketh measure is most vnhappy For there is no hye nor great estate Withouten measure can kepe his dignitie It doth preserue him bothe early and late Kepyng him from the pitte of pouertie Measure is moderate to all bountie Greatly nedefull for to take the charge Man for to rule that he go not at large Who loueth measure can not do amisse So perfitely is the highe operation Among all thinges so wonderfull it is That it is full of all delectation And to vertue hath inclination Measure also dothe well exemplifie The hasty dome to swage and modefye Without measure wo worthe the iudgement Without measure wo worthe the temperaunce without measure wo worthe the punishment without measure wo worthe purueyaunce Without measure wo worthe the sustenaunce Without measure wo worthe the sadnesse And without measure wo worthe the gladnes Measure measuryng measuratly taketh Measure measuryng measuratly dothe all Measure measuryng measuratly maketh Measure measuryng measuratlye guide shall Measure measuryng measuratly dothe call Measure measuryng to right hye preeminence For alway measure is grounde of excellence Measure measureth measure in effect Measure measureth euery quantitie Measure measureth alway the aspecte Measure measureth in certaintie Measure measureth in the stabilitie Measure measureth in euery doubtfull case And measure is the lodestarre of all grace Affect of measure is long continuaunce Quantitie without measure is nought Aspect of measure deuoydeth repentaunce Certayne woulde weye all thinges thought Stabilitie vpon a perfect grounde is wrought Case doubtfull may yet a while abide Grace may in space a remedy prouide Countenaunce causeth the promocion Nought auayleth 〈◊〉 without attendaunce Repenaunce is after all abusion Thought afore woulde haue had perceueraunce Wrought howe should be by dede the mischaunce Abide nothing till thou do the dede Prouide in minde how thou maist haue mede Promocion groweth after good gouernaunce Attendaunce dothe attayne good fauoure Abusion is causer of all variaunce Perceueraunce causeth the great honoure Mischaunce alway is rote of doloure Dede done can not be called agayne Mede well rewarded bothe with ioye and payne Then I toke my leaue and went from Geometry Towarde astronomy as fast as I myght For all my minde was set right inwardly Upon my lady that was fayre and bryght My hart with her was bothe day and nyght She had it locked with a locke so sure It was her owne she had therof toe cure Capitu. xxii THen forthe I went into a medowe grene With flora painted in many a sundry colour Like a gay goddesse of all flours the quene She encensed out her aromatike odoure The brethe of zepherus encreased the floure Amyddes the medowe fayre resplendishant Was a pauilion ryght hye and quadrant Of grene sarcenet bordred with golde Wherin did hange a fayre astrology Whiche oft astronomy did full well beholde Unto whom then I came full shortly And kneled adowne before her mekely Besechyng her of her great gentlenes Of her science to shewe the perfectnes My science sayed she it is right reasonable And is the last of the sciences seuen Unto man it is also ryght profitable Shewyng the course aboue of the heauen Ryght marueylous for any man to neuen Who knewe astronomy at euery maner season Myght set in order euery thing by reason Also the other vi sciences liberall By astronomy principally were founde And one were loste they were vanished all Eche vpon other hath so sure a grounde In all the worlde that is so wide and rounde Is none so wise that can them multiply Nor knowe them all right well and surely The high astronomer that is God omnipotent That the first day deuided all the light From the darkenes with his will prepotent And the second day with his excellent might The waters aboue he did deuide a ryght From the earthly waters whiche are inferial The thirde day herbes and fruites in special In earth he planted for to haue their life By diuers vertues and sundry growyng So to continue and be vegitatife And the fourthe