Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	year_n	young_a	youth_n	193	4	7.8684	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80028	Divine blossomes. A prospect or looking-glass for youth: wherein and whereby he may plainly behold and see a supereminency and super-excellency of grace and religion, beyond the worlds honor, glory, fame, repute, pleasure, joy, delight, love,. [sic] And all other lower accomodations whatsoever. Laid down to youth by exciting parallel between [brace] earths honor carnal pleasure inordinate love [brace] and [brace] heavens glory and spiritual pleasure divine love. Under every of which particulars, the author exemplarily expresseth himself in a varied verse. / Composed by a hearty wel-wisher to the youthful generation, Francis Cockin, alias Cokayne.	Cockin, Francis.	1657 (1657)	Wing C4873; Thomason E1652_1; ESTC R209121	43,716	131

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be_v thy_o delight_n to_o i_o will_v dare_v to_o say_v in_o truth_n my_o love_n exceed_v not_o thou_o i_o know_v the_o art_n shame_v it_o shall_v be_v name_v upon_o that_o present_a day_n you_o blush_v to_o see_v what_o fool_n you_o be_v and_o therefore_o nought_o can_v say_v 22._o but_o to_o proceed_v to_o speak_v still_o further_o in_o his_o praise_n whereto_o my_o heart_n be_v too_o weak_a my_o eye_n to_o view_v his_o ray_n his_o beauty_n bright_a allow_v no_o night_n where_o ever_o it_o do_v shine_v he_o do_v impart_v unto_o that_o heart_n a_o light_n and_o life_n divine_a 23._o he_o do_v the_o soul_n revive_v where_o ever_o he_o do_v come_v and_o give_v it_o so_o to_o live_v that_o it_o may_v keep_v a_o room_n for_o majesty_n therein_o to_o lie_v and_o always_o find_v a_o place_n he_o will_v there_o keep_v court_n the_o soul_n disport_v with_o his_o most_o lovely_a face_n 24._o he_o do_v the_o soul_n transform_v into_o his_o own_o likeness_n do_v it_o throughout_o adorn_v with_o his_o bright_a glorious_a grace_n what_o find_v in_o he_o although_o but_o sin_n shall_v in_o it_o too_o appear_v transmute_v &_o change_v the_o soul_n estrange_n from_o what_o be_v to_o nature_n dear_a 25._o but_o not_o to_o soar_v above_o the_o reach_n of_o tender_a youth_n that_o slave_n himself_o in_o love_n who_o vain_a fond_a humour_n soothe_v who_o up_o to_o lift_v it_o be_v my_o drift_n from_o off_o the_o dregs_n of_o nature_n to_o fix_v on_o high_a and_o he_o to_o eye_n that_o be_v his_o bless_a creator_n 26._o most_o glorious_a be_v my_o love_n as_o you_o may_v plain_o see_v and_o dothe_v not_o i_o