Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n
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A03457
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Naumachia, or Hollands sea-fight
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Holland, Abraham, d. 1626.
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1622
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STC 13580; ESTC S104141
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naumachia_n or_o holland_n sea-fight_n non_fw-la equidem_fw-la invideo_fw-la london_n ¶_o print_a by_o t._n p._n for_o thomas_n law_n and_o william_n gâ—…rat_n an._n dom._n 1622._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a and_o noble_a george_n lord_n gordon_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o right_n generous_a and_o potent_a the_o marquesse_n of_o huntley_n right_o honourable_a etc._n etc._n although_o the_o obscureness_n both_o of_o myself_o and_o merit_n may_v seem_v to_o breed_v some_o prejudice_n of_o boldness_n and_o presumption_n in_o i_o dare_v thus_o to_o present_v myself_o and_o a_o small_a work_n of_o my_o equal_a in_o merit_n to_o myself_o to_o you_o a_o hero_n endue_v with_o no_o less_o goodness_n than_o greatness_n of_o equal_a virtue_n and_o honour_n of_o a_o like_a courage_n &_o courtesy_n of_o as_o much_o clemency_n as_o valour_n parallel_n that_o sieldome_o meet_v in_o one_o yet_o fame_n the_o blazer_n of_o good_a action_n resound_v from_o you_o to_o our_o coast_n the_o report_n of_o your_o honourable_a courtesy_n and_o love_n to_o good_a endeavour_n i_o have_v be_v embolden_v by_o this_o small_a present_n to_o manifest_v the_o love_n or_o rather_o service_n i_o owe_v to_o yourself_o and_o honourable_a name_n a_o name_n no_o less_o know_v and_o renown_v abroad_o than_o love_v and_o honour_v at_o home_o as_o terrible_a to_o foe_n as_o gtatefull_a and_o please_a unto_o friend_n and_o although_o the_o nobleness_n of_o your_o honourable_a and_o ancient_a progeny_n with_o the_o noble_a and_o warlike_a action_n of_o your_o valorous_a and_o renown_a father_n &_o ancestor_n may_v yield_v to_o you_o their_o generous_a offspring_n sufficient_a cause_n of_o praise_n &_o glory_n yet_o you_o know_v that_o the_o good_a part_n of_o body_n or_o prosperous_a casualty_n of_o good_a fortune_n can_v scarce_o be_v call_v or_o account_v our_o own_o you_o i_o say_v to_o these_o have_v add_v virtue_n the_o beauty_n &_o strength_n of_o mind_n know_v that_o nobilitas_fw-la sola_fw-la 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better_o to_o live_v in_o sweet_a security_n in_o my_o small_a cell_n than_o fly_v rash_o out_o be_v whoop_v and_o hiss_v and_o gaze_v at_o all_o about_o like_o a_o day-owle_n i'faith_o mistress_n you_o will_v be_v put_v one_o of_o these_o day_n to_o