Selected quad for the lemma: order_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	accident_n	fortune_n	great_a	30	3	2.1218	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28927	Characters of the virtues & vices of the age, or, Moral reflections, maxims, and thoughts upon men and manners translated from the most refined French wits ... and extracted from the most celebrated English writers ... : digested alphabetically under proper titles / by A. Boyer, Gent.	Boyer, Abel, 1667-1729.	1695 (1695)	Wing B3912; ESTC R19552	97,677	222

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fierceness_n and_o brutality_n for_o a_o man_n to_o reject_v all_o manner_n of_o praise_n we_o may_v be_v sensible_a to_o those_o of_o the_o good_a because_o they_o commend_v in_o we_o nothing_o but_o what_o real_o deserve_v to_o be_v commend_v *_o xxviii_o there_o be_v hardly_o any_o man_n live_v that_o may_v not_o be_v wrought_v upon_o more_o or_o less_o by_o flattery_n for_o we_o do_v all_o of_o we_o natural_o over-wean_a in_o our_o own_o favour_n but_o when_o it_o come_v to_o be_v apply_v once_o to_o a_o vain_a fool_n it_o make_v he_o forty_o time_n a_o arrant_a sot_n than_o he_o be_v before_o *_o xxix_o flattery_n will_v never_o be_v out_o of_o credit_n so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v knave_n to_o give_v it_o and_o fool_n to_o take_v it_o *_o xxx_o flattery_n be_v never_o more_o pernicious_a than_o in_o the_o court_n of_o prince_n because_o a_o good_a deal_n of_o it_o look_v like_o duty_n as_o in_o private_a case_n it_o carry_v a_o face_n of_o friendship_n the_o way_n to_o rise_v 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as_o upon_o fortune_n vi_o our_o action_n seem_v to_o be_v influence_v by_o lucky_a and_o unlucky_a star_n to_o which_o they_o owe_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o praise_n or_o blame_v which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o action_n themselves_o vii_o no_o man_n can_v tell_v what_o he_o will_v do_v except_o he_o can_v answer_v what_o fortune_n he_o shall_v have_v viii_o fortune_n mend_v many_o fault_n in_o we_o which_o can_v not_o have_v be_v mend_v by_o reason_n and_o judgement_n ix_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o the_o various_a and_o uncertain_a accident_n in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v still_o to_o be_v observe_v a_o secret_a order_n and_o concatenation_n of_o thing_n direct_v and_o overrule_v by_o providence_n which_o make_v every_o one_o move_v in_o its_o rank_n and_o follow_v the_o course_n of_o its_o appointment_n x._o the_o make_n of_o a_o great_a man_n depend_v upon_o the_o improve_n all_o accident_n to_o some_o advantage_n xi_o opportunity_n make_v we_o know_v to_o other_o but_o much_o more_o to_o ourselves_o xii_o man_n appear_v vicious_a or_o honest_a more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o station_n they_o be_v in_o so_o that_o fortune_n be_v to_o virtue_n and_o vice_n what_o light_n be_v to_o the_o object_n of_o the_o sight_n xiii_o no_o body_n think_v fortune_n so_o blind_a as_o those_o she_o have_v be_v cross_a to_o fourteen_o we_o shall_v manage_v ourselves_o with_o our_o fortune_n as_o we_o do_v with_o our_o health_n enjoy_v it_o when_o good_a bear_v it_o patient_o when_o ill_o and_o never_o use_v desperate_a remedy_n but_o upon_o desperate_a occasion_n xv._o fortune_n oftentimes_o make_v a_o man_n fail_n the_o mean_n of_o his_o rise_n and_o there_o be_v some_o troublesome_a impertinent_a coxcomb_n who_o deserve_v to_o be_v reward_v so_o far_o as_o to_o have_v their_o absence_n purchase_v by_o preferment_n at_o a_o distance_n xvi_o man_n merit_n be_v general_o judge_v of_o by_o the_o vogue_n of_o the_o fortune_n they_o be_v in_o xvii_o there_o be_v a_o excess_n both_o in_o good_a and_o ill_a fortune_n which_o be_v beyond_o our_o sensibility_n xviii_o great_a virtue_n be_v require_v to_o bear_v a_o good_a than_o ill_a fortune_n xix_o fortune_n have_v as_o great_a a_o influence_n upon_o our_o wisdom_n as_o upon_o our_o possession_n xx._n the_o generality_n of_o man_n be_v like_o plant_n who_o virtue_n and_o unheeded_a property_n be_v sound_a out_o by_o chance_n xxi_o fortune_n give_v out_o the_o part_n man_n be_v to_o play_v upon_o this_o stage_n of_o the_o world_n blind_o and_o just_a according_a to_o her_o unaccountable_a humour_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o there_o be_v so_o much_o ill_a act_n because_o man_n very_o seldom_o hit_v upon_o those_o character_n that_o be_v fit_a for_o they_o or_o to_o speak_v in_o a_o more_o christian_a style_n what_o we_o call_v fortune_n be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n which_o permit_v these_o disorder_n for_o reason_n which_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o dive_v into_o xxii_o great_a politician_n manage_n and_o command_v fortune_n as_o great_a captain_n do_v their_o soldier_n xxiii_o as_o much_o as_o man_n rail_v at_o fortune_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o her_o blindness_n and_o whimsy_n yet_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o there_o be_v no_o prudence_n like_o she_o her_o design_n be_v so_o well_o contrive_v and_o carry_v on_o with_o such_o a_o dexterity_n that_o it_o be_v pass_v our_o foresight_n to_o prevent_v they_o and_o in_o spite_n of_o our_o own_o conduct_n she_o never_o fail_v to_o bring_v about_o her_o undertake_n xxiv_o fortune_n make_v crime_n pass_v for_o frolic_v in_o her_o favourite_n and_o frolic_v for_o crime_n in_o those_o she_o be_v averse_a to_o xxv_o the_o caprice_n of_o fortune_n be_v observable_a in_o man_n opinion_n as_o well_o as_o in_o their_o possession_n some_o year_n ago_o the_o pope_n be_v infallible_a at_o paris_n no_o less_o than_o at_o rome_n but_o now_o he_o be_v account_v liable_a to_o error_n in_o france_n while_o he_o remain_v still_o infallible_a in_o italy_n *_o xxvi_o when_o thing_n go_v ill_a each_o coxcomb_n set_v up_o for_o a_o statesman_n and_o think_v himself_o the_o wise_a if_o he_o chance_v to_o be_v more_o happy_a than_o his_o neighbour_n *_o xxvii_o there_o be_v certain_a moment_n of_o our_o life_n wherein_o fate_n delight_v to_o mock_v our_o wit_n and_o prudence_n to_o baffle_v our_o strict_a caution_n and_o ridicule_n all_o our_o conduct_n that_o we_o may_v learn_v the_o lesson_n of_o resignation_n and_o not_o trust_v too_o much_o to_o ourselves_o *_o xxviii_o fortune_n be_v like_o the_o market_n where_o many_o time_n if_o you_o can_v stay_v a_o little_a the_o price_n will_v fall_v and_o again_o it_o be_v sometime_o like_o sibylla_n offer_n which_o at_o first_o offer_v the_o commodity_n at_o full_a then_o consume_v part_n and_o part_n and_o still_o hold_v up_o the_o price_n friendship_n i._o what_o we_o call_v friendship_n be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o intercourse_n of_o society_n it_o be_v only_o a_o mutual_a care_n and_o management_n of_o interest_n and_o a_o exchange_n of_o good_a turn_v and_o service_n in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v only_o a_o sort_n of_o traffic_n in_o which_o self-love_n have_v always_o profit_n in_o prospect_n ii_o that_o which_o make_v man_n so_o unsteady_a and_o fickle_a in_o friendship_n be_v both_o the_o difficulty_n of_o know_v the_o quality_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o facility_n of_o know_v those_o of_o the_o wit._n iii_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o man_n to_o love_v any_o thing_n without_o some_o respect_n to_o their_o private_a interest_n and_o we_o only_o follow_v our_o own_o inclination_n and_o pleasure_n when_o we_o prefer_v our_o friend_n before_o ourselves_o and_o yet_o this_o preference_n be_v the_o only_a