Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	bear_v	zeal_n	zealous_a	107	3	9.1050	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01048	Fames memoriall, or The Earle of Deuonshire deceased with his honourable life, peacefull end, and solemne funerall.	Ford, John, 1586-ca. 1640.	1606 (1606)	STC 11158; ESTC S105633	18,086	57

shine True virtue grac'd his mind be witnesse euer The prouident forecare of wise discretion His wary prudence which did still endeuor To hold him from the wrack of spights impression From faith approu'd he neuer made digression That is true prudence when deuoyd of feare A man vntoucht himselfe vpright doth beare Trew vertue grac'd his mind in which was grounded The modest essence of firme Temperaunce Which neuer was with fortunes chaunge confounded Or troubled with the Crosse of fickle chaunce Distrust his spirit neuer could enhaunce That man is perfect temperate whose life Can neuer be disturb'd but free from strife Trew virtue grac'd his mind witnesse his courage His resolution armed Fortitude Witnesse his stomack 's prime which striu'd to forrage Extreames euen by extremityes subdu'de Slaues with the eys of pitty he reuiew'd He who can Conquer miseryes in neede Enioyes the height of fortitude indeede Trew virtue grac'd his minde witnesse at last His sober cariage twixt the scales of measure Who when he was in awe of Iustice plac't Studyed how to the meanest to doe pleasure So rare a guift in such a man 's a treasure Sincerest Iustice is not to decerne But to defend ayde further and confirme True virtue grac'd his mind witnesse all these Which in his person were essenciall Ready to helpe the poore the great to please In rites of honour neither greate or small Would he prefer but merit paiz'd them all Since all these vertues were in him combin'd Truth will auow true vertue grac'd his mind Not in the wrack of Prodigality Nor thriftlesse riot of respectlesse meane Did he extend his liberalitye But to his honors credit where was seen Apparent worthinesse he still hath been A Patron to the learned and a propp To fauour studyes now dispised cropp Thou marrow of our English poesy Thou life and blood of verse canst record this The Bounty of his zeale can gratifye Thy labour 's of endeauors what was his He graunted to thy muses happiest blisse A liberall Mecaenas to rewarde thee A Lord of speciall fauour to reguard thee By firm allegiance courtesie and kindnesse vnto his prince his peeres his frindes in deer'd By sterne constraint meek scorne willing blindnes Of all his foes backbiters grudgers fear'd He in his life-time euermore appeard Peace pitty loue with mildnesse ease and rest Rul'd forgaue ioyde his soule his wrongs his breast Linck't in the gracefull bonds of dearest life vniustly term'd disgracefull he enioyd Contents aboundance happinesse was rife Pleasure secure no troubled thought annoyd His comfort ' sweetes toyle was in toyle destroyd Maugre the throat of malice spight of spight He liu'd vnited to his hearts delighte His hearts delight who was that glorious starre which bewtified the value of our lande The lightes of whose perfections brighter are Then all the lampes which in the lustre stand Of he auens fore head by discretion scan'd Wits ornament earth's loue loues Paradise A Saint diuine a bewty fairly wise A bewtye fayrely-wise wisely discreete In wincking mildely at the toong of rumour A saint meerely diuine diuinely sweete In banishing the pride of idle humour Not relishing the vanity of tumour More then to a female of so high a race With meekenesse bearing sorrowssad disgrace A sad disgrace ô that the eyes of sence Should prye into the nature of the worst Poore fortunes enuy greatenesse eminence Because themselues in worldly cares are nurc't Deluding types of honour as accurst When they themselues ar most accurst of all Who being lowest lower cannot fall Euen as a quire of modell-tuning birds Chirping their layes in natures pliant straine Euen so these courtiers flow'd in termes of words Vntill the Nightingale in sweet complaine Did vrge the rest as rauisht to refraine So this heart-stealing goddesse charm'd their eares To heare her fluent wit they blush at theirs Let merit take hir due vnfeed I write Compel'd by instance of apparent right Nor choa'kt with priuate hopes doe I indite But led by trueth as knowne as is the light By proofe as cleere as day as day as bright I reck not taunting mocks but pity rather The foolish ofspring of so vaine a father Deuonshire I write of thee a theam of wonder Wonder vnto posterity succeeding A stile importing fame as lowde as thunder Sounding throughout the world the times yet breding Shall deifie thee by thy stories reading Making large statues to honorifie Thy name memorialls rites to glorifie As oft as Iames the monarch of our peace Shall be in after chronicles recited In that to heau'ns applause and subiects ease England and Scotland he in one vnited A sight with which true Britains were delighted So oft shalt thou eternall fauour gaine Who recollected'st Ireland to them twaine A worke of thankes in strengthening the force Of such an entire Empire now secure A world within it selfe which whiles the course Of heauen continueth lasting wil endure Fearelesse of forraign power strong and sure A bulwarke intermur'd with walls of Brasse A like can neuer bee nor euer was T was the Puissant vigour of thine arme T' was the well-labouring proiect of thy braine Which did allay the further feare of harme Inriching Brittayn with this happy gaine Of blessed peace which now it doth retaine It was thy warye resolution brought it It was thy ready pollicy that wrought it Thou wer 't a Phoenix such a bird is rare Rare in this wodden age of avarice When thirst of gold not Fame may best compare with those of choycest wo th'rich men are wise Honest if honesty consist in vice Strong purses haue strong frinds he hath most praise who hath most wealth ô blindnesse of our dayes Dye thoughtes of such corruption we intend To shew the substāce not the shadowed gloze The praise we speake of doth it selfe commend And need 's no ornament vnlike to those who by proconion's virtue doth impose A taske vpon our quill not what we would Doe wee inferr but what in right we should He whom we treat of was a president Both for the valiant and iudicious Both Mercury and Mars were resident In him at once sweet words delicious And horryd battaile were to him auspicious Both armes and arguments to force or traine To win by mildnesse or by threats constraine Two speciall beauties chiefly did adorne His faire vnblemisht soule and spotlesse mind To god religious he himselfe hath borne With zealous reuerence in zeale enshrind And to his prince still loyall euer kind At thon's monarchick gouernment he trembled 'Cause it the others deity resembled Deuout in feruency of ardent loue Vnto the value of saluation The due respect of sou'raignty did moue Vnto his princes throne an intimation Of feare not mask't in smooth dissimulation He of his race hereafter may be voucht That he was sound in both in both vntoucht What more yet vnremembred can I say And yet what haue I sayd that might suffice He was the trophey of a greater day Then time would euer limit to