Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	ancient_a	cold_a	good_a	25	3	2.0868	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43357	Heraclitus Christianus, or, The man of sorrow being a reflection on all states and conditions of human life : in three books.		1677 (1677)	Wing H1487; ESTC R12496	69,902	193

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our_o age_n for_o when_o they_o have_v never_o so_o little_o wet_v their_o foot_n in_o the_o delight_n of_o this_o world_n it_o be_v the_o hard_a thing_n in_o nature_n for_o they_o to_o retrieve_v themselves_o youth_n liberty_n and_o riches_n be_v the_o great_a pimp_n and_o bawd_n in_o the_o world_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o old_a age._n and_o then_o when_o we_o shall_v sing_v a_o requiem_n from_o all_o our_o trouble_n come_v upon_o we_o old_a age_n with_o its_o infirmity_n and_o then_o our_o sorrow_n be_v renew_v and_o grow_v young_a again_o and_o we_o must_v then_o pay_v a_o rigorous_a interest_n for_o all_o the_o fault_n and_o excess_n of_o our_o youth_n the_o heart_n that_o be_v miserable_a sad_a and_o heavy_a by_o the_o gloomy_a reflection_n of_o a_o misspend_a life_n the_o spirit_n that_o be_v languish_v the_o breath_n that_o be_v stink_a and_o loathsome_a the_o face_n so_o furrow_v and_o wrinkle_a and_o general_o the_o body_n so_o curb_v that_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v 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heraclitus_n heraclitus_n weep_v well_o he_o may_v since_o ffate_n have_v chain_v poor_a man_n to_o such_o a_o mournful_a state_n where_o cross_n crowd_n to_o fill_v his_o life_n with_o pain_n and_o all_o prevention_n he_o can_v use_v be_v vain_a i._o oliver_n sculp_v heraclitus_n christianus_n or_o the_o man_n of_o sorrow_n be_v a_o reflection_n on_o all_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o human_a life_n in_o three_o book_n summum_fw-la hominis_fw-la bonum_fw-la bone_fw-la ex_fw-la hac_fw-la vita_fw-la exitus_fw-la london_n print_v by_o a._n m._n and_o r._n r._n for_o brabazon_n aylmer_n at_o the_o three_o pigeon_n over_o against_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1677._o to_o the_o reader_n for_o a_o author_n to_o court_v the_o reader_n by_o a_o epistle_n into_o good_a humour_n be_v as_o customary_a and_o every_o whit_n as_o essential_a a_o concomitant_a of_o writing_n as_o shadow_n to_o body_n or_o envy_n to_o virtue_n for_o i_o be_o not_o insensible_a that_o by_o the_o 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chap._n iii_o the_o beast_n and_o irrational_a creature_n advantage_n over_o we_o further_o consider_v in_o respect_n of_o those_o many_o disease_n wherewith_o man_n be_v afflict_a partly_o by_o nature_n and_o partly_o by_o his_o own_o intemperance_n 13_o chap._n iu_o the_o advantage_n of_o beast_n and_o other_o animal_n over_o we_o in_o respect_n of_o natural_a instinct_n whereby_o they_o have_v recourse_n to_o proper_a remedy_n for_o their_o particular_a infirmity_n and_o distemper_n 19_o chap._n v._o that_o man_n have_v be_v instruct_v in_o several_a useful_a art_n and_o invention_n as_o also_o in_o sundry_a point_n of_o morality_n and_o philosophy_n by_o bird_n beast_n and_o fish_n 22_o chap._n vi_o that_o man_n be_v more_o miserable_a than_o other_o animal_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o repugnancy_n to_o the_o law_n of_o his_o creator_n in_o obedience_n to_o which_o live_v all_o other_o creature_n 37_o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o book_n chap._n i._o of_o man_n misery_n in_o his_o conception_n in_o the_o womb._n 41_o chap._n ii_o of_o man_n miserable_a birth_n and_o entrance_n into_o the_o world_n 45_o chap._n iii_o man_n misery_n consider_v in_o the_o nurture_n of_o his_o infancy_n 48_o chap._n iu_o man_n misery_n further_o consider_v in_o the_o course_n and_o education_n of_o his_o youth_n 58_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o misery_n attend_v the_o state_n of_o manhood_n 63_o chap._n vi_o man_n misery_n more_o particular_o consider_v and_o first_o of_o the_o miserable_a life_n of_o mariner_n 65_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o misery_n attend_v the_o life_n of_o husbandman_n 67_o chap._n viii_o the_o miserable_a life_n of_o merchant_n consider_v 69_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o miserable_a life_n of_o the_o soldier_n 73_o chap._n x._o the_o misery_n of_o courtier_n consider_v 79_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o misery_n attend_v the_o life_n of_o king_n and_o emperor_n 84_o chap._n xii_o the_o misery_n incident_a to_o pope_n and_o prelate_n 92_o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o misery_n which_o attend_v they_o who_o administer_v in_o public_a affair_n 95_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o marriage_n 100_o the_o content_n of_o the_o three_o book_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o misery_n arise_v to_o man_n from_o the_o diversity_n of_o religion_n 109_o chap._n ii_o of_o divers_a plague_n wherewith_o man_n have_v be_v afflict_v 113_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o misery_n which_o mankind_n have_v suffer_v by_o famine_n and_o many_o other_o plague_n 119_o chap._n iv._o of_o divers_a other_o distemper_n and_o frenzy_n wherewith_o man_n have_v be_v affect_v 129_o chap._n v._o of_o poison_n 132_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o great_a calamity_n which_o man_n have_v suffer_v by_o the_o overflow_a of_o water_n 135_o chap._n vii_o of_o fire_n and_o the_o mischief_n which_o man_n have_v receive_v by_o it_o 137_o chap._n viii_o of_o earthquake_n 139_o chap._n ix_o of_o avarice_n 146_o chap._n x._o of_o envy_n 151_o chap._n xi_o of_o love_n 155_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o 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