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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	body_n	soul_n	unite_v	6,137	5	9.8589	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68968	The tragedie of Alceste and Eliza As it is found in Italian, in La Croce racquistata. Collected, and translated into English, in the same verse, and number, by Fr. Br. Gent. At the request of the right vertuous lady, the Lady Anne Wingfield ...; Croce racquistata. English	Bracciolini, Francesco, 1566-1645.	1638 (1638)	STC 3474.5; ESTC S100487	26,770	78

And back again reflect with greater pride The r●yes it gathers out again it flings Like one maine River from a thousand springs 16. This deadly glasse the Suns united raies Sends back again with such an ardent ire That it inflames the aire dryes up the waies Consumes the woods and sets the fields on fire Now what can souldiers do in such a case O● who can free them when they help require Weapons cannot defence serves not the turn The fire flyes alwaies out and all doth burn 17. The lightnings which the cruell glasse sends out Strikes on the Romans as they lye in hold And where it strikes no Grecian is so stout Or yet Italian but his heart grows cold The flames spare no man so disperc't about The trenches are grown empty to behold The vally is so wasted with the stroke That part in flames and part remains in smoke 18. Caesar his tyred souldiers doth perswade To stop the currant of that raging fire Which quencht in one place doth the rest invade As Gersan turns the glasse or his desire Sometimes the men themselves his mark are made Sometimes the hand which brings the water nyer The very vessels as each other thing Return with fire though they the water bring 19. The Emperor like a Mariner of skill That guides a naked and distressed ship Through stormy seas and winds that whistle shrill With broken ribs and in a dropsie fit Yet stands it out ' gainst windes and billowes still And in a case of death shrinks not a whit Or howsoe're with waves and crosse-winds tost Will never yeeld till life and all be lost 20. So he to animate his weary men Boldly through the thickest flames doth wade And makes the severall breaches up again Which in the rampiers side the fire had made His souldiers through suspition look as when A man is desperate or clean dismaid Both hope and fear have given their hearts one blow But this they cannot that they will not know 21. Eliza sees the flames and looking pale Creeps silently to her deare husbands side As in a sudden showr of rain or haile The loving Turtle useth to abide She clings to him that death it self might faile To part her life from his or them divide The fire growes neer her and from her faire brest She sends a sigh and cals up on Alcest 22. My deare the fatall hour is come saies she Of our lives date it troubles me the lesse Since heav'n is pleas'd I should dye with thee Or rather in thy bosome as I guesse I know our soules can never severed be And though our bodies suffer this distresse I hope that heat which kept them living will Preserve them after death united still 23. And reason 't is since heaven hath preordain'd That we should meet in this extremity That they whose lives Loves-fire hath still maintain'd Should dye by fire conjoyn'd as lovingly And happy we if this for us remain'd When we are dead I hope it verily That some sweet ayre will on our ashes blow And mingling them in one unite them so 24. The loving husband faine would have repli'd But sorrow stopt his breath he could not speake He forc't himselfe but inward griefe deni'd All but a sigh the rest was all too weake At last his face grew cleere his tongue unti'd As lightning on a clowd is seen to breake And turning to his faire and lovely Bride He kindely look't and thus to her replide 25. Lend me thy bow for I will thither goe Whence that old Sire consumes and burns so fast And taking equall distance for my blow Will with an arrow breake that fatall glasse I hope I shall return as quickly too But say I dye whose life can better passe Who more contented who with greater gaine When I may save thy life by being slain 26. The Dam'sell answer'd him without delaies In gesture loving mixt with some disdaine When was my life so deare to me she saies What sign therof hath hitherto been tane That thou should'st thus desire to change thy daies For mine so vile and so unworthy gaine Eliza is not no her heart can tell Like other women if thou mark'st her well 27. I speake it not to brag but if 't be true That I have felt a thousand deaths for thee In four years space when farre without thy view In desert woods I sought my misery How can I now endure thou should'st pursue An action of such danger without me And shall not I that loath'd have challeng'd thee Spur'd on by Love now beare thee company 28. Is this thy minde and cannot all the proves Given heretofore when lest I could affuie Perswade thee that Eliza's one that loves But she must stay and thou must goe and dye Alceste this my onely glory proves That in the chains which our affections tye The link wherein I am is not so weake But first the knot of this my life will breake 29. But why delay we time my bow and I Will goe with thee this expert hand doth know A neerer way to ' th marke then thine can spie Strikes farther of and gives a greater blow And well thou know'st if Love have made me die The field in bloud if warlike yea or no To shew how much she dares how little feares That in her bosome amorous fire beares 30. This said she stai'd and when Alceste had In vaine perswaded her to change her minde They both agreed and soon in armour clad The knight related what they had design'd The Emperor to heare it was right glad His royall armes about their necks he twin'd And said Goe then and let your fortunes be Such as your vertues are well known to me 31. And if reward may any vantage bring To that desire which vertue doth incense Vertue which seems to aske no other thing But takes it selfe alone for recompence Leave this enclosed ground not tarrying To hinder that which gives us such offence For I will not be wanting unto you Either in honour or reward I vow 32. They undertake the charge and take their leaves With constant minds and well-assured faces Whereat the Emperour good hope conceives And comforts them with Fatherly imbraces Their wide attempt a narrow passage craves Delaies be dangerous in desprat cases But now these vent'rous wights their horses take And mounted streight the burning Sconce forsake 33. Vpon two coursers never liter were Bred of the rases in Arabia That fire within them snow without them beare Wings at their heeles whereon the wind doth play They issue forth and short thin garments weare To shunne the fury of that glasses ray Prais'd and lamented of a thousand Knights Depart this generous paire of loving wights 34. Cleantus staies to guard a secret way Whereby they may find safe retreat at need If adverse Fortune do not say them nay Or that their bold attempt should well succeed Their horses run as in a cloudy day A flash of lightning flyes such is their speed Anon