Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	wit_n	word_n	world_n	67	3	4.3293	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47666	Of the art both of writing & judging of history with reflections upon ancient as well as modern historians, shewing through what defects there are so few good, and that it is impossible there should be many so much as tolerable / by the Jesuit Father Le-Moyne.	Le Moyne, Pierre, 1602-1671.	1695 (1695)	Wing L1046; ESTC R26152	66,036	250

allusion_n and_o certain_a period_n that_o be_v as_o petronius_n call_v they_o but_o as_o shining_n of_o break_a glass_n they_o prick_v and_o shine_v and_o withal_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o weak_a nor_o less_o solid_a quintilian_n compare_v they_o sometime_o to_o the_o spark_n that_o twincle_n in_o the_o smoke_n and_o sometime_o to_o little_a flower_n that_o be_v of_o no_o consistence_n fall_v so_o soon_o as_o touch_v and_o it_o be_v that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o worthy_a man_n mean_v when_o he_o call_v they_o the_o emmony_n of_o word_n the_o controversy_n of_o old_a seneca_n declamation_n false_o attribute_v to_o quintilian_n the_o panegyric_n of_o the_o latter_a empire_n be_v stiffen_v throughout_o with_o these_o point_n and_o if_o the_o expression_n of_o tertullian_n be_v say_v to_o be_v iron_n and_o stone_n one_o may_v well_o say_v these_o be_v nettle_n and_o briar_n bertaud_v the_o most_o pointilleux_n of_o all_o the_o poet_n be_v call_v the_o thistle_n he_o affect_v not_o to_o make_v a_o stanza_n that_o be_v not_o sharp_a as_o a_o epigram_n longinus_n hermogenes_n quintilian_n and_o other_o master_n of_o rhetoric_n have_v always_o protest_v against_o this_o corruption_n and_o particular_o quintilian_n be_v every_o where_o out_o of_o humour_n with_o seneca_n and_o accuse_v he_o as_o a_o empirick_a in_o eloquence_n but_o if_o we_o shall_v take_v his_o opinion_n process_n will_v be_v take_v out_o against_o he_o as_o a_o corrupter_n of_o youth_n and_o he_o banish_v the_o school_n and_o library_n with_o as_o much_o ignominy_n as_o the_o poet_n be_v banish_v the_o republic_n of_o plato_n but_o i_o can_v avoid_v say_v what_o respect_n i_o may_v otherwise_o have_v for_o quintilian_n he_o make_v himself_o in_o this_o too_o much_o a_o schoolmaster_n whether_o his_o criticism_n proceed_v from_o jealousy_n or_o a_o peevish_a temper_n he_o declaim_v against_o seneca_n to_o ill_a purpose_n and_o without_o reason_n and_o follow_v the_o humour_n of_o pedant_n philosopher_n always_o oppose_v those_o of_o the_o court_n but_o whatever_o be_v the_o cause_n with_o seneca_n serious_n and_o grave_a throughout_o it_o be_v certain_a there_o be_v nothing_o more_o contrary_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o history_n and_o importance_n of_o matter_n she_o handle_v than_o this_o madness_n of_o play_v with_o little_a word_n the_o historian_n be_v a_o interpreter_n of_o truth_n teacher_n of_o civil_a life_n director_n and_o counsellor_n of_o prince_n a_o instructor_n and_o guide_n to_o posterity_n and_o if_o he_o shall_v amuse_v himself_o with_o such_o trifle_n that_o be_v only_o to_o be_v bear_v with_o in_o child_n declamator_n and_o scholar_n of_o sophist_n it_o will_v be_v as_o seemly_a to_o see_v a_o feather_n in_o the_o cap_n of_o a_o senator_n and_o since_o it_o be_v princess_n statesman_n general_n and_o ambassador_n he_o make_v speak_v what_o he_o lend_v must_v be_v rich_a and_o more_o substantial_a chap._n iu._n that_o a_o point_n in_o thought_n be_v different_a from_o force_n a_o example_n of_o the_o force_n of_o thought_n of_o instruction_n and_o precept_n and_o how_o to_o be_v use_v there_o be_v yet_o a_o distinction_n to_o be_v make_v between_o the_o point_n and_o the_o force_n whether_o in_o thought_n or_o expression_n there_o be_v certain_a bold_a thought_n effectual_o explain_v certain_a expression_n flow_v from_o bright_a conception_n yet_o with_o a_o restrain_a light_n as_o in_o a_o point_n by_o which_o be_v represent_v in_o little_a thing_n of_o the_o great_a grandeur_n without_o diminution_n these_o thought_n these_o expression_n these_o image_n belong_v to_o wit_n of_o the_o first_o rank_n and_o far_o from_o reject_v they_o with_o ill_a point_n we_o ought_v to_o respect_v they_o as_o the_o light_n of_o star_n whether_o they_o come_v from_o their_o nature_n or_o the_o intelligence_n that_o inhabit_v they_o as_o we_o respect_v those_o precious_a stone_n in_o which_o pliny_n tell_v you_o the_o majesty_n and_o riches_n of_o nature_n be_v abridge_v seneca_n notwithstanding_o quintilian_n the_o old_a pliny_n and_o tacitus_n be_v rich_a throughout_o with_o this_o sort_n of_o riches_n and_o a_o few_o line_n take_v out_o of_o tacitus_n may_v serve_v for_o example_n of_o this_o remassed_a force_n this_o contract_a grandeur_n of_o which_o we_o speak_v in_o the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n agnicola_n which_o in_o my_o judgement_n be_v the_o great_a effort_n of_o his_o wit_n he_o introduce_v a_o british_a captain_n speak_v against_o the_o roman_n in_o these_o word_n these_o robber_n of_o all_o the_o world_n now_o the_o exhaust_v land_n can_v no_o more_o furnish_v their_o rapine_n think_v to_o rifle_n the_o sea_n where_o they_o meet_v with_o opulent_a enemy_n they_o be_v cruel_a through_o covetousness_n where_o with_o poor_a through_o ambition_n the_o east_n and_o west_n vast_a as_o they_o be_v can_v satisfy_v they_o alone_o with_o like_a greediness_n throw_v themselves_o upon_o the_o poverty_n and_o riches_n of_o nation_n all_o they_o aim_v at_o be_v but_o to_o ravage_n and_o destroy_v to_o ravish_v the_o empire_n under_o false_a pretension_n yet_o they_o vaunt_v to_o have_v establish_v peace_n in_o province_n they_o themselves_o have_v render_v desolate_a if_o the_o modesty_n of_o our_o wife_n and_o sister_n save_v they_o from_o violence_n when_o they_o be_v our_o enemy_n it_o can_v now_o they_o be_v become_v our_o guest_n from_o their_o lascivious_a friendship_n slave_n that_o nature_n and_o fortune_n destine_v to_o servitude_n have_v once_o sell_v themselves_o be_v nourish_v by_o their_o master_n it_o be_v britain_n only_o buy_v her_o slavery_n support_v and_o nourish_v her_o oppressor_n these_o be_v lightning_n that_o dazzle_v the_o sight_n thunder_n that_o astonish_v and_o if_o nature_n have_v give_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n to_o lion_n they_o will_v thus_o have_v express_v their_o anger_n and_o indignation_n here_o i_o shall_v speak_v of_o instruction_n and_o precept_n that_o be_v not_o less_o the_o office_n of_o a_o historian_n than_o sentence_n but_o have_v the_o same_o end_n and_o form_n and_o be_v under_o the_o same_o definition_n what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o sentence_n may_v comprehend_v they_o also_o the_o use_n of_o they_o must_v be_v as_o sober_a moderate_a and_o restrain_v and_o the_o historian_n that_o will_v not_o leave_v his_o instruction_n subject_a to_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o grave_a and_o wise_a must_v have_v the_o same_o discretion_n and_o regard_n in_o the_o management_n of_o they_o i_o shall_v only_o say_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o precept_n the_o best_a and_o least_o pedantic_a way_n be_v the_o oblique_a when_o the_o historian_n not_o willing_a to_o make_v himself_o a_o tutor_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n lend_v they_o to_o another_o by_o this_o innocent_a artifice_n accommodate_v to_o man_n fancy_n that_o value_v more_o thing_n at_o a_o distance_n than_o near_o at_o hand_n the_o reader_n that_o perhaps_o may_v pass_v by_o what_o the_o historian_n say_v in_o his_o own_o person_n will_v receive_v with_o esteem_n by_o the_o mediation_n and_o as_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o some_o prince_n statesman_n or_o other_o he_o see_v hold_v some_o considerable_a rank_n in_o history_n dissertation_n vi_o of_o description_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o worth_n of_o description_n and_o some_o rule_v the_o historian_n ought_v to_o observe_v description_n will_v here_o have_v their_o place_n after_o sentence_n and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v just_o they_o do_v so_o much_o honour_n to_o history_n as_o sometime_o they_o do_v if_o they_o have_v not_o a_o part_n in_o this_o treatise_n as_o they_o be_v representation_n and_o painting_n make_v by_o word_n it_o may_v be_v say_v they_o be_v in_o poetry_n and_o history_n as_o hang_n and_o picture_n in_o a_o palace_n but_o we_o must_v not_o persuade_v ourselves_o they_o be_v upon_o paper_n and_o without_o colour_n the_o representation_n be_v less_o perfect_a it_o be_v quite_o another_o sight_n to_o see_v a_o combat_n or_o wrack_v draw_v by_o the_o pen_n and_o style_n of_o virgil_n and_o livy_n than_o to_o see_v it_o do_v by_o the_o pencil_n of_o raphael_n himself_o or_o titian_n the_o pen_n represent_v not_o only_o the_o colous_a and_o feature_n of_o the_o body_n it_o represent_v the_o thought_n and_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n give_v life_n and_o action_n speech_n and_o understanding_n to_o her_o figure_n and_o as_o those_o make_v by_o the_o pencil_n how_o beautiful_a soever_o be_v all_o without_o spirit_n and_o life_n without_o movement_n those_o that_o be_v make_v by_o the_o pen_n although_o invisible_a move_v and_o stir_v themselves_o war_n by_o sea_n and_o land_n be_v eloquent_a or_o courageous_a as_o the_o workman_n please_v to_o inspire_v they_o this_o in_o favour_n of_o description_n that_o certain_a critic_n will_v take_v from_o history_n but_o those_o be_v people_n that_o be_v please_v with_o nothing_o that_o be_v pleasant_a and_o be_v they_o let_v