Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	bear_v	year_n	youth_n	40	3	7.5882	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14316	Velleius Paterculus his Romane historie in two bookes. Exactly translated out of the Latine edition supervised by Ianus Gruterus. According to the reformations in such parts of him, in which the Latin hath suffered either by time, or negligence in the transcribers of the ablest commenters upon him. And rendred English by Sr. Robert Le Grys Knt.; Historiae Romanae libri II. English	Velleius Paterculus, ca. 19 B.C.-ca. 30 A.D.; Gruterus, Janus, 1560-1627.; Le Grys, Robert, Sir, d. 1635.	1632 (1632)	STC 24633; ESTC S119054	101,589	446

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char●pe_n do_v still_o hold_v that_o honour_n in_o their_o hand_n the_o peloponesian_o also_o quit_v the_o country_n of_o attica_n do_v build_v mega●_n in_o the_o middle_a way_n between_o corinth_n and_o athens_n about_o tha●_n time_n the_o navy_n of_o tyre_n whic●_n than_o be_v most_o powerful_a at_o se●_n do_v upon_o the_o uttermost_a point_n o●_n spain_n in_o the_o far_a end_n of_o ou●_n world_n possess_v themselves_o of_o a●_n island_n divide_v from_o the_o continent_n with_o a_o very_a narrow_a inlet_n o●_n the_o sea_n and_o therein_o build_v th●_n town_n of_o gades_n and_o within_o ●_o few_o year_n by_o the_o same_o man_n w●_n vticu_n in_o africa_n found_v the_o descendants_n from_o orestes_n be_v by_o those_o of_o hercules_n thrust_v out_o and_o vex_v long_o aswell_o with_o various_a misfortune_n as_o with_o foul_a weather_n at_o sea_n at_o the_o end_n of_o fifteen_o year_n do_v seat_n themselves_o upon_o the_o i_o will_v of_o lesbos_n chap._n 3._o combustion_n in_o greece_n plant_v in_o thessaly_n and_o the_o sound_n of_o corinth_n by_o haletes_n then_o be_v all_o greece_n shake_v with_o most_o bitter_a contention_n the_o achaian_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o laconia_n do_v possess_v then●selves_n of_o the_o land_n they_o now_o hold_v the_o pelasgi_n march_v up_o to_o athens_n and_o a_o brave_a young_a soldier_n by_o name_n thessalus_n by_o his_o nation_n ●_o thesprotian_n with_o a_o great_a army_n of_o his_o countryman_n do_v seize_v upon_o the_o country_n which_o to_o this_o day_n from_o he_o be_v name_v thessalia_n the_o city_n before_o that_o time_n be_v call_v of_o the_o myrmidon_n concern_v which_o name_n we_o may_v with_o reason_n wonder_n at_o those_o who_o write_v of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o trojan_a war_n do_v mention_v that_o country_n by_o the_o title_n of_o thessaly_n which_o as_o other_o do_v fault_n in_o the_o tragedian_n do_v most_o common_o to_o who_o that_o liberty_n be_v not_o to_o be_v grant_v for_o that_o the_o poet_n have_v not_o 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athenian_n and_o cumae_n in_o italy_n with_o naples_n some_o while_n after_o &_o magnesia_n in_o asia_n by_o the_o spartan_n with_o many_o other_o colony_n of_o greek_n both_o in_o the_o continent_n and_o in_o the_o land_n the_o athenian_n in_o euboea_n chalcida_n dispossess_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o colony_n of_o erethria_n the_o lacedaemonian_n in_o asia_n seize_v upon_o that_o of_o magnesia_n not_o long_o after_o the_o chalcidian_o be_v as_o be_v before_o relate_v descend_v from_o the_o atticke_n do_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o hipocles_n and_o megasthenes_n their_o leader_n find_v the_o city_n of_o cumae_n in_o italy_n the_o course_n of_o that_o their_o way_n be_v direct_v as_o some_o report_n by_o a_o dove_n siy_v before_o they_o as_o other_o by_o a_o tinkle_a find_v of_o brazen_a pan_n such_o as_o in_o the_o night-sacrifice_n of_o ceres_n be_v usual_o hear_v a_o part_n of_o these_o man_n do_v a_o long_a time_n after_o build_v naples_n both_o these_o city_n their_o 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he_o to_o be_v content_a with_o his_o estate_n descend_v to_o he_o from_o his_o father_n that_o be_v with_o the_o kingdom_n of_o pontus_n chap._n 24._o fimbria_n his_o boldness_n and_o end_n laenas_n the_o tribune_n execute_v lucilius_n the_o last_o year_n tribune_n &_o banish_v the_o rest_n of_o sylla_n his_o party_n caius_z flavius_z fimbria_n who_o be_v general_n of_o the_o horse_n before_o sylla_n his_o come_n have_v stain_n valevius_n flaccus_n a_o man_n of_o consular_a quality_n and_o possess_v himself_o of_o his_o army_n and_o salute_v by_o the_o title_n of_o general_n have_v as_o it_o happen_v in_o a_o battle_n rout_v mithridates_n upon_o sylla_n his_o pass_v over_o slay_v himself_o a_o young_a man_n he_o be_v who_o what_o he_o most_o unlawful_o dare_v attempt_n do_v with_o courage_n put_v in_o execution_n the_o same_o year_n publius_n lanas_fw-la tribune_n of_o the_o people_n do_v throw_v down_o from_o the_o tarpeian_a rock_n sexius_n lucilius_n who_o have_v be_v tribune_n of_o the_o people_n the_o year_n before_o and_o when_o his_o fellow_n in_o office_n who_o he_o have_v cite_v and_o appoint_v a_o day_n for_o their_o trial_n do_v for_o fear_n fly_v to_o sylla_n he_o by_o proclamation_n declare_v they_o rebel_n forbid_v they_o the_o use_n of_o fire_n and_o water_n sylla_n then_o have_v settle_v the_o affair_n beyond_o the_o sea_n when_o to_o he_o first_o of_o any_o roman_a the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o parthian_n have_v present_v themselves_o and_o among_o they_o certain_a of_o their_o soothsayer_n have_v upon_o observation_n of_o some_o mark_n in_o his_o body_n foretell_v that_o he_o shall_v pass_v a_o most_o glorious_a life_n and_o that_o the_o memory_n of_o he_o shall_v be_v long_o live_v return_v into_o italy_n he_o at_o brundisium_n land_v with_o only_o thirty_o thousand_o man_n against_o force_n of_o his_o enemy_n consist_v of_o above_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o hardly_o can_v i_o esteem_v any_o action_n of_o sulla_n more_o noble_a than_o that_o when_o the_o faction_n of_o cinna_n and_o marius_n tyrannize_v over_o all_o italy_n he_o neither_o forbear_v to_o declare_v that_o he_o will_v make_v war_n upon_o they_o nor_o yet_o quit_v the_o business_n that_o he_o have_v in_o hand_n and_o think_v that_o the_o public_a enemy_n of_o the_o state_n be_v first_o to_o be_v repress_v before_o he_o think_v of_o private_a revenge_n and_o that_o when_o the_o fear_n of_o a_o foreign_a force_n be_v remove_v and_o he_o have_v master_v his_o enemy_n abroad_o he_o will_v also_o take_v order_n with_o those_o at_o home_n before_o come_v of_o lucius_n sylla_n in_o a_o mutiny_n of_o the_o army_n cinna_z be_v by_o they_o slay_v a_o man_n better_o merit_v to_o have_v be_v execute_v at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o conqueror_n then_o slaughter_v by_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o soldier_n of_o who_o it_o may_v be_v true_o say_v that_o he_o dare_v give_v attempt_n upon_o those_o thing_n which_o no_o honest_a man_n ever_o dare_v think_v and_o effect_v that_o which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v do_v by_o any_o but_o those_o that_o be_v of_o the_o most_o dauntless_a courage_n and_o that_o in_o consultation_n and_o advice_n he_o be_v heady_o rash_a in_o execution_n a_o gallant_a man_n carbo_n have_v no_o colleague_n subrogated_a in_o cinna_n place_n be_v for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o whole_a year_n the_o sole_a consul_n chap._n 25._o sylla_n his_o return_n into_o italy_n the_o overthrow_n of_o scipio_n and_o norbanus_n near_o capua_n sylla_n after_o the_o victory_n not_o like_o sylla_n before_o it_o thou_o will_v have_v think_v that_o sylla_n have_v not_o come_v into_o italy_n to_o make_v a_o part_n in_o the_o war_n but_o to_o negotiate_v for_o and_o procure_v a_o peace_n with_o such_o quietness_n and_o so_o great_a care_n of_o the_o provision_n and_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o country_n the_o people_n and_o the_o town_n do_v he_o lead_v his_o army_n through_o all_o calabria_n and_o apulia_n into_o campania_n and_o do_v seek_v to_o end_v the_o war_n with_o just_a and_o equal_a condition_n but_o they_o who_o greedy_a desire_n be_v both_o extreme_o wicked_a and_o unbounded_a can_v not_o away_o with_o peace_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n sylla_n his_o army_n do_v daily_o increase_v every_o one_o that_o be_v of_o the_o honest_a ●ort_n and_o the_o most_o discreet_a flock_v to_o he_o after_o that_o not_o far_o from_o capua_n he_o prosperous_o defeat_v scipio_n and_o norbanus_n the_o consul_n of_o who_o norbanus_n be_v overthrow_v in_o fight_n scipio_n forsake_v by_o his_o army_n and_o betray_v by_o they_o be_v by_o sylla_n dismiss_v untouched_a so_o unlike_o be_v sylla_n the_o soldier_n to_o sylla_n the_o conqueror_n that_o while_o he_o overcome_v he_o be_v more_o mild_a than_o the_o gentle_a spirit_n after_o the_o victory_n more_o cruel_a than_o can_v be_v speak_v for_o both_o when_o he_o be_v consul_n as_o we_o have_v already_o tell_v he_o dismiss_v in_o safety_n quintus_fw-la sertorius_n only_o disarm_v he_o a_o firebrand_n soon_o after_o of_o oh_n how_o great_a a_o war_n with_o many_o other_o who_o he_o have_v in_o his_o power_n i_o think_v that_o in_o the_o same_o man_n there_o may_v be_v see_v a_o instance_n of_o a_o mind_n double_a and_o most_o different_a from_o itself_o after_o the_o victory_n in_o the_o descent_n from_o the_o mountain_n tifata_n where_o sylla_n have_v encounter_v with_o caius_n norbanus_n he_o render_v thanks_n to_o diana_n to_o who_o deity_n all_o that_o country_n be_v consecrate_v &_o also_o dedicate_v to_o the_o goddess_n the_o bath_n for_o their_o virtue_n in_o cure_v disease_n very_o famous_a with_o all_o the_o field_n about_o they_o of_o which_o his_o grateful_a devotion_n the_o brazen_a table_n fix_v upon_o a_o post_n of_o the_o temple_n with_o the_o inscription_n thereof_o do_v to_o this_o day_n bear_v witness_n and_o keep_v the_o memory_n in_o be_v chap._n 26._o carbo_n and_o marius_n the_o son_n consul_n marius_n beat_v at_o sacriportum_n by_o sylla_n and_o besiege_v in_o preneste_n murder_v in_o rome_n &_o the_o brave_a death_n of_o calphurnia_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n the_o consul_n for_o the_o time_n be_v carbo_n the_o three_o time_n and_o caius_n marius_n son_n to_o he_o that_o be_v seven_o time_n consul_n who_o then_o be_v six_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o one_o rather_o of_o his_o father_n courage_n then_o fit_v for_o that_o age_n have_v &_o that_o brave_o make_v many_o attempt_n be_v at_o last_o beat_v by_o sylla_n about_o sacriportum_n retire_v with_o his_o army_n to_o preneste_n which_o be_v by_o nature_n fortify_v he_o have_v before_o strengthen_v with_o a_o garrison_n when_o lest_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o thing_n want_v to_o the_o public_a calamity_n in_o that_o city_n where_o the_o emulation_n be_v always_o wont_a to_o be_v about_o virtuous_a action_n the_o contention_n be_v now_o only_o for_o the_o height_n of_o mischief_n &_o he_o think_v himself_o the_o best_a man_n who_o do_v most_o transcend_v in_o villainy_n for_o while_o they_o be_v in_o arm_n and_o dispute_v the_o fortune_n of_o the_o war_n at_o sacriportum_n damasippus_n the_o praetor_n in_o the_o market_n place_n of_o hostillius_fw-la do_v cause_v to_o be_v murder_v as_o favourer_n of_o sylla_n his_o faction_n domitius_n scaevola_n who_o also_o be_v the_o sovereign_a bishop_n and_o a_o most_o famous_a sage_a of_o all_o law_n both_o divine_a and_o humane_a together_o with_o caius_n carbo_n of_o the_o praetorian_a rank_n and_o brother_n to_o the_o consul_n and_o antistius_n who_o have_v be_v aedile_n nor_o let_v calpurnia_n the_o daughter_n of_o bactia_n and_o wife_n of_o antistius_n lose_v the_o glory_n of_o her_o most_o noble_a resolution_n who_o when_o her_o husband_n as_o we_o have_v relate_v be_v slay_v with_o a_o sword_n run_v herself_o through_o how_o great_a a_o addition_n to_o her_o fame_n and_o glory_n her_o virtue_n make_v her_o eminent_a her_o country_n be_v unknown_a chap._n 27._o pontius_n telesinus_n the_o samnite_n his_o bravery_n and_o endanger_v sylla_n in_o fight_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o rome_n a_o menius_n seek_v to_o escape_v under_o ground_n from_o preneste_n surprise_v and_o slay_v but_o pontius_n telesinus_n captain_n of_o the_o samnite_n one_o both_o at_o home_n and_o in_o the_o war_n of_o a_o invincible_a spirit_n and_o of_o the_o roman_a name_n a_o most_o irreconcilable_a enemy_n have_v gather_v together_o about_o forty_o thousand_o of_o the_o brave_a and_o the_o most_o eager_a of_o war_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v among_o the_o youth_n of_o his_o nation_n when_o carbo_n and_o marius_n be_v consult_v about_o forty_o year_n since_o upon_o the_o kallend_n of_o november_n do_v so_o rude_o encounter_v with_o sylla_n before_o the_o gate_n collina_n as_o he_o bring_v both_o he_o and_o the_o common_a wealth_n into_o the_o extremity_n of_o

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his_o brother_n tiberius_n &_o his_o consort_n in_o his_o royal_a power_n deprive_v of_o his_o life_n that_o alone_o be_v report_v to_o have_v be_v wicked_o do_v by_o opimius_n that_o he_o set_v a_o price_n and_o proclaim_v that_o he_o will_v in_o ready_a gold_n pay_v it_o upon_o the_o head_n that_o i_o may_v not_o say_v of_o gracchus_n of_o a_o citizen_n of_o rome_n flaccus_n when_o upon_o mount_n aventine_n he_o draw_v on_o and_o encourage_v his_o arm_a troop_n to_o fight_n be_v with_o his_o elder_a son_n there_o slay_v gracchus_n as_o he_o be_v fly_v when_o now_o he_o be_v at_o the_o point_n of_o be_v apprehend_v by_o those_o that_o opimius_n for_o that_o purpose_n have_v send_v present_v his_o neck_n to_o his_o servant_n euporus_fw-la who_o no_o more_o faint_o slay_v himself_o after_o he_o have_v do_v than_o he_o do_v assist_v and_o free_v his_o lord_n that_o day_n the_o faithfulness_n of_o pomponius_n a_o roman_a knight_n to_o gracchus_n be_v very_o notable_a who_o like_a coele_n 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do_v succeed_v this_o act_n of_o opimius_n because_o they_o seek_v to_o satisfy_v their_o particular_a spleen_n and_o the_o revenge_n be_v rather_o ascribe_v to_o private_a hate_v they_o to_o the_o vindicate_a of_o the_o public_a right_n in_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n porcius_n and_o marcius_n be_v consul_n a_o colony_n be_v plant_v at_o narbo_n marcius_n chap._n 8._o caius_n cato_n condemn_v of_o extortion_n for_o a_o petty_a sum_n the_o two_o metelli_n near_o kinsman_n triumph_n in_o one_o day_n as_o also_o the_o two_o brother_n of_o the_o flacci_fw-la and_o minutius_n upon_o the_o scordisci_n let_v now_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o city_n censure_n be_v recommend_v to_o memory_n for_o caius_n cato_n a_o man_n of_o consular_a quality_n grandchild_n of_o marcus_n cato_n and_o son_n to_o the_o sister_n of_o the_o african_a be_v condemn_v upon_o information_n out_o of_o macedonia_n of_o extortion_n when_o the_o question_n be_v but_o of_o four_o thousand_o sesterce_n thus_o do_v they_o 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