Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	father_n	see_v	son_n	6,987	5	5.8324	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28571	The art of poetry written in French by the Sieur de Boileau ; made English.; Art poétique. English	Boileau Despréaux, Nicolas, 1636-1711.; Soames, William, Sir.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700.	1683 (1683)	Wing B3464; ESTC R3959	16,988	70

discern_a eye_n all-changing_a time_n do_v also_o change_v the_o mind_n and_o different_a age_n different_a pleasure_n find_v youth_n hot_a and_o furious_a can_v brook_v delay_n by_o flatter_a vice_n be_v easy_o lead_v away_o vain_a in_o discourse_n inconstant_a in_o desire_n in_o censure_n rash_a in_o pleasure_n all_o on_o fire_n the_o manly_a age_n do_v steady_a thought_n enjoy_v power_n and_o ambition_n do_v his_o soul_n employ_v against_o the_o turn_n of_o fate_n he_o set_v his_o mind_n and_o by_o the_o past_a the_o future_a hope_n to_o find_v decrepit_a age_n still_o add_v to_o his_o store_n for_o other_o heap_n the_o treasure_n he_o adore_v in_o all_o his_o action_n keep_v a_o freeze_a pace_n past_a time_n extol_v the_o present_a to_o debase_v incapable_a of_o pleasure_n youth_n abuse_v in_o other_o blame_n what_o age_n do_v he_o refuse_v your_o actor_n must_v by_o reason_n be_v control_v let_v young_a man_n speak_v like_o young_a old_a man_n like_o old_a observe_v the_o town_n and_o study_v well_o the_o court_n for_o thither_o various_a character_n resort_v thus_o it_o be_v great_a johnson_n purchase_v his_o renown_n and_o in_o his_o art_n have_v bear_v away_o the_o crown_n if_o less_o desirous_a of_o the_o people_n praise_n he_o have_v not_o with_o low_a farce_n debase_v his_o play_n mix_v dull_a buffonery_n with_o wit_n refine_v and_o harlequin_n with_o noble_a terence_n join_v when_o in_o the_o fox_n i_o see_v the_o tortoise_n hist_o i_o lose_v the_o author_n of_o the_o alchemist_n the_o comic_a wit_n bear_v with_o a_o smile_a air_n must_v tragic_a grief_n and_o pompous_a verse_n forbear_v yet_o may_v he_o not_o as_o on_o a_o marketplace_n with_o bawdy_a jest_n amuse_v the_o populace_n with_o well-bred_a conversation_n you_o must_v please_v and_o your_o intrigue_n unravel_v be_v with_o ease_n your_o action_n still_o shall_v reason_n rule_n obey_v nor_o in_o a_o empty_a scene_n may_v lose_v its_o way_n your_o humble_a style_n must_v sometime_o gentle_o rise_v and_o your_o discourse_n sententious_a be_v and_o wise_a the_o passion_n must_v to_o nature_n be_v confine_v and_o scene_n to_o scene_n with_o artful_a weave_n join_v your_o wit_n must_v not_o unreasonable_o play_v but_o follow_v business_n never_o lead_v the_o way_n observe_v how_o terence_n do_v this_o error_n shun_v a_o careful_a father_n chide_v his_o am'orous_a son_n then_o see_v that_o son_n who_o no_o advice_n can_v move_v forget_v those_o order_n and_o pursue_v his_o love_n it_o be_v not_o a_o well-drawn_a picture_n we_o discover_v it_o be_v a_o true_a son_n a_o father_n and_o a_o lover_n ●_o like_o a_o author_n that_o reform_v the_o age_n and_o keep_v the_o right_a decorum_n of_o the_o stage_n that_o always_o please_v by_o just_a reason_n rule_n but_o for_o a_o tedious_a droll_fw-fr a_o quibble_n fool_n who_o with_o low_a nauseous_a baudry_n fill_v his_o play_n let_v he_o begone_v and_o on_o two_o trestle_n raise_v some_o smithfield_n stage_n where_o he_o may_v act_v his_o prank_n and_o make_v jack_n pudding_n speak_v to_o mountebank_n end_v of_o the_o three_o canto_n canto_n iu._n in_o florence_n dwell_v a_o doctor_n of_o renown_n the_o scourge_n of_o god_n and_o terror_n of_o the_o town_n who_o all_o the_o cant_n of_o physic_n have_v by_o heart_n and_o never_o murder_v but_o by_o rule_n of_o art_n the_o public_a mischief_n be_v his_o private_a gain_n child_n their_o slaughter_a parent_n seek_v in_o vain_a a_o brother_n here_o his_o poison_a brother_n weep_v some_o bloodlessdyed_a and_o some_o by_o opium_n sleep_v cold_n at_o his_o presence_n will_v to_o frenzy_n turn_v and_o ague_n like_o malignant_a fever_n burn_v hate_a at_o last_o his_o practice_n give_v he_o over_o one_o friend_n unkilled_a by_o drug_n of_o all_o his_o store_n in_o his_o new_a countryhouse_n afford_v he_o place_n it_o be_v a_o rich_a abbot_n and_o a_o building_n ass_n here_o first_o the_o doctor_n be_v talon_n come_v in_o play_n he_o seem_v inspire_a and_o talk_v like_o archetect_v wren_n or_o may_n of_o this_o new_a portico_n condemn_v the_o face_n and_o turn_v the_o entrance_n to_o a_o better_a place_n design_n the_o staircase_n at_o the_o other_o end_n his_o friend_n approve_v do_v for_o his_o mason_n send_v he_o come_v the_o doctor_n be_v argument_n prevail_v in_o short_a to_o finish_v this_o our_o humorous_a tale_n he_o gaien_n dang'erous_a science_n do_v reject_v and_o from_o ill_a doctor_n turn_v good_a architect_n in_o this_o example_n we_o may_v have_v our_o part_n rather_o be_v mason_n it_o be_v a_o useful_a art_n than_o a_o dull_a poet_n for_o that_o trade_n accurse_v admit_v no_o mean_a betwixt_o the_o best_a and_o worst_a in_o other_o science_n without_o disgrace_n a_o candidate_n may_v fill_v a_o second_o place_n but_o poetry_n no_o medium_fw-la can_v admit_v no_o reader_n suffer_v a_o indiff'rent_a wit_n the_o ruine_a stationer_n against_o he_o bawl_v and_o herringman_n degrade_v he_o from_o his_o stall_n burlesque_fw-la at_o least_o our_o laughter_n may_v excite_v but_o a_o cold_a writer_n never_o can_v delight_v the_o counter-scuffle_n have_v more_o wit_n and_o art_n than_o the_o stiff_a formal_a style_n of_o gondibert_n be_v not_o affect_v with_o that_o empty_a praise_n which_o your_o vain_a flatterer_n will_v sometime_o raise_v and_o when_o you_o read_v with_o ecstasy_n will_v say_v the_o finisded_a piece_n the_o admirable_a play_n which_o when_o expose_v to_o censure_n and_o to_o light_v can_v endure_v a_o critic_n pierce_a sight_n a_o hundred_o author_n fate_n have_v be_v foretell_v and_o sh-le's_a work_n be_v print_v but_o not_o sold._n hear_v all_o the_o world_n consider_v every_o thought_n a_o fool_n by_o chance_n may_v stumble_v on_o a_o fault_n yet_o when_o apollo_n do_v your_o muse_n inspire_v be_v not_o impatient_a to_o expose_v your_o fire_n nor_o imitate_v the_o settle_v of_o our_o time_n those_o tuneful_a reader_n of_o their_o own_o dull_a rhyme_n who_o seize_v on_o all_o the_o acquaintance_n they_o can_v meet_v and_o stop_v the_o passenger_n that_o walk_v the_o street_n there_o be_v no_o sanctuary_n you_o can_v choose_v for_o a_o defence_n from_o their_o pursue_a muse._n i_o have_v say_v before_o be_v patient_a when_o they_o blame_v to_o alter_v for_o the_o better_a be_v no_o shame_n yet_o yield_v not_o to_o a_o fool_n be_v impertinence_n sometime_o conceited_a sceptic_n void_a of_o sense_n by_o their_o false_a taste_n condemn_v some_o finish_v part_n and_o blame_v the_o noble_a flight_n of_o wit_n and_o art_n in_o vain_a their_o fond_a opinion_n you_o deride_v with_o their_o love_a folly_n they_o be_v satisfy_v and_o their_o weak_a judgement_n void_a of_o sense_n and_o light_n think_v nothing_o can_v escape_v their_o feeble_a sight_n their_o dangerous_a counsel_n do_v not_o cure_v but_o wound_n to_o shun_v the_o storm_n they_o run_v your_o verse_n aground_o and_o think_v to_o escape_v a_o rock_n be_v drown_v choose_v a_o sure_a judge_n to_o censure_v what_o you_o write_v who_o reason_n lead_v &_o knowledge_n give_v you_o light_n who_o steady_a hand_n will_v prove_v your_o faithful_a guide_n and_o touch_v the_o darling_n folly_n you_o will_v hide_v he_o in_o your_o doubt_n will_v careful_o advise_v and_o clear_v the_o mist_n before_o your_o feeble_a eye_n it_o be_v he_o will_v tell_v you_o to_o what_o noble_a height_n a_o generous_a muse_n may_v sometime_o take_v her_o flight_n when_o too_o much_o fetter_v with_o the_o rule_n of_o art_n may_v from_o her_o strict_a bound_n and_o limit_n part_v but_o such_o a_o perfect_a judge_n be_v hard_o to_o see_v and_o every_o rhymer_n know_v not_o poetry_n nay_o some_o there_o be_v for_o write_v verse_n extol_v who_o know_v not_o lucan_n dross_n from_o virgil_n gold_n will_v you_o in_o this_o great_a art_n acquire_v renown_n author_n observe_v the_o rule_v i_o here_o lay_v down_o in_o prudent_a lesson_n every_o where_o abound_v with_o pleasant_a join_v the_o useful_a and_o the_o sound_n a_o sober_a reader_n a_o vain_a tale_n will_v slight_v he_o seek_v as_o well_o instruction_n as_o delight_n let_v all_o your_o thought_n to_o virtue_n be_v confine_v still_o offer_v noble_a figure_n to_o our_o mind_n i_o like_v not_o those_o loose_a writer_n who_o employ_v their_o guilty_a muse_n good_a manner_n to_o destroy_v who_o with_o false_a colour_n still_o deceive_v our_o eye_n and_o show_v we_o vice_n dress_v in_o a_o fair_a disguise_n yet_o do_v i_o not_o their_o sullen_a muse_n approve_v who_o from_o all_o modest_a write_n banish_v love_n that_o strip_v the_o playhouse_n of_o its_o chief_a intrigue_n and_o make_v a_o murderer_n of_o roderigue_n english_a the_o light_a love_n if_o decent_o express_v will_v raise_v no_o vicious_a motion_n in_o our_o breast_n dido_n in_o vain_a may_v weep_v and_o ask_v relief_n i_o blame_v her_o folly_n while_o i_o share_v her_o grief_n a_o virtuous_a author_n in_o his_o