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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	ability_n	able_a	estate_n	21	3	6.3390	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01402	The rich cabinet furnished with varietie of excellent discriptions, exquisite charracters, witty discourses, and delightfull histories, deuine and morrall. Together with inuectiues against many abuses of the time: digested alphabetically into common places. Wherevnto is annexed the epitome of good manners, exttracted from Mr. Iohn de la Casa, Arch-bishop of Beneuenta.	T. G., fl. 1616.; Gainsford, Thomas, d. 1624?; Della Casa, Giovanni, 1503-1556. Galateo.	1616 (1616)	STC 11522; ESTC S102804	122,087	364

the best liuers and sutes in lawe are a meere laborinth to an honest man and quiet minde Troubles cannot ouerthrowe godly resolutions nor wise men bee ouercome with trifels Troubles of the spirit grow by the infirmity of the flesh and the infirmity of the spirit is the flesh ruined so that they are both wayes cause of each others calamities Vanitie The world though Heau'n is but meere vanity Compar'd with God no with Saints piety VAnitie in words cloathes and actions wherein men doe so much glory sheweth them voide of wisedome and pietie which if it infused no other infection to the speaker or hearer actour or beholder yet were it herein a great sinne that it is a lauish profuser of pretious time Vanitie and des●re of glory doe commonly keepe company for gorgeous buildings sumptuous tombes large hospitalles outward pompe delicate banqueting houses delightfull orchards and all such fabricks and sumptuous workes of purpose to bee talked of and adde to our fame are all but vanitie wanting the substance of good deedes and true humilitie Vanitie is often vented with litle vnderstanding and yet great study while the hand of wisedome quickly discouereth the folly of idle inuention Vanities are herein venemous that they so blast the forward wits of youth in the blossome or budde that they seeldome come to substantiall and mature frute Vanitie maketh wit a foolish wanton for he that delighteth in toyes to neglect weighty affaires hath litle vnderstanding Vanitie soothed corrupts wit and reason but the correction of vice commendeth and causeth wisedome Vanitie transporteth to vnprofitable pleasures when wisedome delighteth in necessary imployments Vanitie of the world is like a smoake in the ayre which seemeth to ascend vnto heaheauen but it goeth and vanisheth to nothing and letteth fall the followers thereof to the pitte of perdition Vanitie is seene in certaine things whereto no trust is to be giuen The chance of the dice the continuance of prosperitie the faire wether in winter or sun-shine in Aprill the teares of a Crocadile the playing of Dolphins the elloquence of a flatterer the preferment of a tyrant and the constancy of a woman Vanitie is soone seene in vaunting brauadoes as appeares by this story The Duke of Calabria going to make warre vpon the Florentines in a brauery saide hee would not pull off his bootes before hee had entred the citie to whom a merry fellow standing by saide oh my Lord you will I feare fret out a number of shooes then for it must needes bee a longer businesse then you imagine Vanitie is a great reproach to true vnderstanding when we either speak more then our cau●e in hand requires or liue aboue our abilitie and estates making a greater shewe and pompe then we can maintaine by our meanes or attempt any enterprise which we are not able to finish Vanitie sheweth it selfe much in idle actions and ridiculous iests as in this tale may appeare A Gentleman of Naples whose spirit was too high for his fortune liued farre exceeding his maintenance and yet had the fortune by secrete supportation to hold vp his head in the sea of the world in despight of enuious eyes Thus one night he lodged in the house of a baron a friend of his where waking somewhat early he fell to make his prayers vnto God for the remission of sinnes and worldly meanes which a certaine i●ster ouerhearing and lying in the next chamber answered with a lowde voyce oh thou prodigall childe thou art borne a yonger brother and to keepe but one man and a boy art stil begging but if thou wilt maintaine a number of idle followers whereof thou art ambitious learne to be thrifty spare in time or thy prayers will not be heard whereat the Gentleman seeing his vanitie and perceiuing he had cōmitted some error replied Indeed I spake too lowde to let thee heare me and haue committed a greater folly to suffer thee to liue vpon me Vanitie of apparell sheweth the pride of heart the weaknesse of wit the fantasticknesse of will the defect of vnderstanding or vnrulinesse of affection the superfluitie of prodigalitie and a prognosticate of pouertie Vanitie of discourse and foolish table-talke maketh men often ridiculous as appeareth by this A Gentleman sitting at the table of a great friend being his fauorite the table fully furnished and the company wel prepared to their viands the maister of the house began to rouse his shoulders in a rich chaire and himselfe as richly attired spake to a kinseman of his somewhat abruptly and then leauing him he also spake to the former Gentleman and then againe to his cousin whereat all the company amazed expected to heare some matter worthy to be vttered but he gaue onely a hemme and with a spit saide no more but cousin what is that pye before you whereat a iester cha●ing that he had stayed his teeth to giue time to his eares replyed suddenly better eate of a calues head then heare an owle speake whereat the ghuests held laughter so hard that they were ready to breake and thus is idle ignorant vanity worthely made ridiculous by hier owne folly Valour Vnlesse I make a man base feare subdue He 's but a beast to God and man vntrue VAlour aduanceth to honour and thrusteth misery aside from pressing vs down in the durt Valour proceeding by wisedomes direction perfecteth such actions as otherwise would faile in the execution Valour may be accompanied with folly and and then is it meere foole-hardinesse or temeritie so that now in the schoole of the wisest it is disputable whether a wise coward or a valiant foole is the better man Valour maketh a Captaine with a few souldiers ouercome many enemies but he that ouercommeth himselfe is valiant indeede but he which is his owne enemy whether shall he flie for succour or securitie Valour differeth from foolish hardinesse as a wise feare may be farre from cowardice in bo●● extremities turne to vice Valour scorneth to moue the impotent to impatiency to betray the innocent to villany or to vexe the simple with impetuositie Valour wil not insult ouer a weake hearted nor picke a quarrell with one that cannot answer him either for impotency some defect of nature disabilitie of person inequalitie of condition or imperfection of sense Valour in a good cause doth not feare death as true diuines in Gods cause are not terrified with the diuell Valour is often ouerthrowne by rashnesse and had I wist is the worst part of vnderstanding for rashnesse without reason may breed sorrow without compassion Valour is glorious in mercy but a cowheard is tyrannous in victorie Vallour must not attempt impossibilities nor run into with absurdities but carry an equalhead both in the practise of attempts and relation of actions neither bosting of its owne worth or extenuate anothers merit Valour of the Captaines is a maine meanes of victorie to the whole armie whereuppon the Numantines being great souldiers thus commended the Romans when once in a