Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	carry_v	young_a	zeal_n	19	3	7.6037	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17262	Problemes of beautie and all humane affections. VVritten in Italian by Tho: Buoni, cittizen of Lucca. With a discourse of beauty, by the same author. Translated into English, by S.L. Gent; Problemi della belleza. English	Buoni, Thommaso.; Lennard, Samson, d. 1633.	1606 (1606)	STC 4103.3; ESTC S106920	106,759	352

this affection in whatsoeuer imminent danger that may bring eyther griefe or death with it though the avoydance thereof seeme neuer so hard yet with trembling of the members and beating of the heart and losse of sight and faltering of the tongue and disorderly gronings and gast countenance as much as in them lyeth they helpe themselues to auoid the fierce cruelty thereof Or perhap because an iminent danger beeing foreseene feare by the very conceipt and apprehension thereof maketh so strong an impression in the imagination that the danger beeing auoyded they neuer afterwards forget to flye eschewe the like which wee may obserue in the Asse who if hee chance to fall into a ditch where he hath made some proofe of perill vnto himselfe his danger past is an instruction vnto him to auoide the like to come and as much as in him lyeth hee will not come neere the place So likewise if a Dogge bee stricken by a man in such sorte that it sticke by him he euer afterwards feareth and flyeth his presence neyther will hee bee wonne by all the flattering alluring speeches that may be vsed to trust him any more which proceedeth from the remembrance of what is past and the Feare of that which may be to come So that we see that Feare helpeth the basest creatures euen the asse himselfe much more man who is furnished with the rarest excellencies of all the affections For by Naturall Feare he flyeth auoydeth the iniury of times of tempest of famines of pestilence and the like miseries that vsually fall out in the world and all this by that industrie and diligence that proceedeth from Feare By ciuil Feare he flyeth those punishments that the lawes impose which concerne either the losse of â—onour or of the goods of fortune or of the person it selfe and this by that careful obseruance of Iustice which Feare stirreth vp By supernaturall Feare he flyeth eternall death and damnation and that by the Loue of God and his neighbours So that by the first Feare he saueth his body by the second his honour by the third his Soule and therefore no man can deny but that Feare is necessarie nay beneficiall in Nature because it doth not onely instruct but preserue too VVhy doe Louers alwayes feare Probleme 113. PErhaps because it is the property of louers to be alwayes vigilant ouer that they loue and of Sentinelles that watch and guarde alwayes to Feare and therefore louers being imployed in the same kinde are subiect to the same passion Or Perhaps because they that loue do not so much Feare least that good which they loue be taken away by other louers which kinde of Feare men call ielowsye as least any euill or hard mischaunce should befall it or that they should be any way inferior in vertue to those that emulate them in their loues Or Perhaps because Feare is a certaine kinde of prouidence And therefore we see that fathers who are strongly mooued by the excellency of that Feare which is full of amorous zeale by such affection are stirred to prouide against whatsoeuer dangers shal any way threaten their children And therefore wise and prouident Nature would that Louers should be in continuall Feare of that they Loue to the ende that at euery neede they may prouide for their necessityes For Feare is as a spurre to make men fly what dangers soeuer generall or particular and especially in reasonable creatures Or Perhaps because humane loue being alwayes full of the swelling inflamation of some affection for neuer was the sea of loue free from the furious windes of such like cares Nature would that the hearts of louers should alwayes be accompained with Feare for the perfection not corruption therof for by Feare euill is foreseene danger auoyded things necessary are acquired and vertue increased OF BOLDNES OR COVRAGE VVhy hath Nature giuen Courage Probleme 114. PErhaps because that Courage which we see in al creatures is the strength or bulwarke of nature which then with much honour appeareth in euery particular kinde when they cannot attaine without speciall danger their purposed end For then they arme themselues with new forces and with all their powers abandoning all feares they make strange and incredible proofes of their strength and courage runne through all dangers beate downe all forces which if they should not doe they could neuer attayne that ende which is compassed with so many dangers so many difficulties for loue and desire are not sufficient as being both imployed about those things that bring only pleasure ease and delight with them without danger much lesse doth hope suffice which hopeth onely that which is simply good nor Feare which flyeth and dares not incounter a danger And therfore courage which is the fortresse which nature hath giuen to her workes was most necessary amongest other affections to serue the irascible part Or Perhaps because euery agent willeth his end as his good but many being by nature weâ—ke seeing some difficultie in the end are comforted by hope but finding not only difficulty but danger too if by this other affection of Boldnesse and Courage they were not strengthned they would neuer stirre farther to attayne their desired end For such and so greate are dangers many times that men are hardly stirred vp by this affectioÌ„ to vndergo them And therefore we reade of one only Horatius in all Rome that durst oppose himselfe against the Thuscane armies of one only Curtius that cast himselfe into the firy gulfe to free his country of one onely Mutius that passing to his enimies camp durst in the middest thereof assault the person of the king of onely three Horatij that committed their liues to the danger of a single combat to quit their countrie of their enimies forces Of one onely Caesar that durst commit his body to the mercylesse seas in the dead time of winter and that to fight with his enemie So that to the atchieuing of dangerous enterprises an vndaunted courage is alwayes necessary VVhy are yong men commonly bold and couragious Probleme 115. PErhaps because young men abound with much bloud heate by the vigor of Nature and consequently with much vitall spirits Whereby they are made strong and hardy in vndergoing dangerous enterprises insomuch that neither fearing death nor the dangers thereof euery thing to their ardency seemes casye Or Perhaps because young men are commonly ambitious and caried with a feruent zeale and desire of honour whereby being spurred forward there is not any enterprise so difficult or dangerous which can strike feare into them or they dare not vndertake Or Perhaps because being strangely possessed of an opinion of that shame and dishonour which feare and cowardly dastardlines bringes with it they will rather chuse to lose their liues with honour then liue with infamy Or Perhaps because young men by reason of the multitude of those affections which abound in them and those the most headlong and dangerous as Anger a feruent desire

and others is very great and presuming withall of their power and blood there is not any thing so high and so difficult that can limit their hopes and so much the rather if to their power and nobility there bee added aboundance of wealth which corrupteth euen Balsame it selfe But yong men by reason of their youthfull heate being carried by the store and plenty of those spirits which abound in them and wanting that great experience which makes men wise and depending rather vppon that which is to come then what is past full of boldnes they hope all things though farre aboue their owne strength whereas old men contrarily ruling and directing themselues rather by that which is past then that which is to come from that experience they haue had in being often deceaued in their hopes they feare to hope any more Or perhaps because riches and power and nobility being three principall worldy excellencies vpon the bright splendor whereof aâ—â€¦ eyes do gaze as all men desire them so they desire to follow those that haâ—â€¦ them which rich honorable personages being well aduised of they imagin they haue with them their heart too nay the loue affection of as many as for their riches loue them therfore they feare not to hope for as much as they imagin to be worth the hoping be it neuer so hard and difficult And yong men hauing multitude of friends delighting to please themselues with vaine and strange imaginations hope in the strength of their own armes which forasmuch as it is grouÌ„ded vpon a weak foundation is many times deceiued VVhy doth Hope deceiue many Probleme 110. PEerhaps because fewe followe that morall discipline which trayneth men vp to knowledge wisedome fewe that consider the times weigh the accidents know the qualities of persoÌ„s truely esteeme of euery force iudge of euery place euery end set iust and true limits to their owne desires Whereby it cometh to passe that many hoping much but not hoping with knowledge and discretion hop without their hopes as they doe who seeke the ende by vniust meanes Or Perhaps because many beeing rather friends to idlenesse and delicacy then labour and watchings and yet willing either out of bold simplicity or ignorant presumption to Hope for better effects then idlenesse is accustomed to produce they faile as much in the fruition of their hopes as they erre in the meanes to attaine them For it much more becometh a wise man to take much paynes and to hope little then to labour slowly and yet to bee puffed vp with vaine hopes Or Perhaps because men for the most part chusing the ende not withall considering their owne forces to attaine that ende and that which is worse not consulting with fit oportune meanes but being indiffetently carried with a kind of plebeian fury they indure many strange encounters and vnexpected crosses in their promised hopes And therefore if they did consider hereof aright they would not complaine so much of Fortune as of their own indiscretion for what proportion is there betwixt the plough and the sword that he that is accustomed to the tillage of his land and the keeping of his flockes should presently betake himselfe to the warres vndertake the managing of his weapon without any premeditated militarie discipline What resemblance is there betwixt the sword and the setled witte of Minerua that hee that is accustomed to the warres should without the knowledge of the lawes vndertake the gouernement of a state For though his ende bee gouernement yet the fruite is feare or rather the hatred of those hee would gouerne if therefore they find themselues frustrated in their hopes let them lament their false perswasions and with true repentance chastice their owne foolish forwardenesse whereby they shall giue better testimony of their discretion then in feeding themselues with those vaine hopes that are no way befitting them Or Perhaps because fewe they are that hearken to the graue admonitions of olde men who beeing furnished with plentye of wisedome and experience are excellent helpes to indiscreet and heedlesse young men and therefore alwayes giuing credit vnto those that rather flatter them then speake the truth whether they be friends or straÌ„gers they wander out of the true path of humane wisedome and are euer deceiued in those hopes they promise vnto themselues Or Perhaps because most men being giuen to pleasure and to please their sense desiring without knowledge and endeauoring without persueraÌ„ce though they sweat litle for it yet they promise enough and glorying theÌ„selues in their vaine hopes being depriued of them with much laughter of all that behold them they lament their owne follies when it is too late-For it is absurd to thinke that the appetite should doe his office without reason or the will chuse without the knowledge of the vnderstanding or wil his ende without counsell or that counsell should bee without wisedome or wisedome without experience or experience without time or time without motion Many therefore thre are that are deceiued of their hopes not because Hope doth deceiue but because their Hope is tyed vnto a will without reason their discourse to an ende without meanes and to flesh without the eyes of vnderstanding and therefore the fault is not in their hope but in the want of discretion in attaining their Hopes OF DESPAIRE VVhy hath Nature giuen Despaire Probleme 111. PErhaps because euery agent labouring to an end aboue his strength and not deteyned by this affection would fall into the sinne of folly and ignoraÌ„ce which bringeth with it much shame dishonour vnto a man that is gouerned by reason and by counsell and wisdom should attempt only those enterprises that are answerable to his owne forces And therfore prudent nature very opportunely hath prouided this affection to the end that the difficulty and impossibility of any eterprise beeing sufficiently knowne wee might easily abstaine from the labours thereof and turne our endeauors to that which is within our powers and better befitting our owne studies Or Perhaps because by this affection Arte and the merit exquisite skil of euery skilfull hand might bee knowne that what one dispaireth to performe another vndertaking and perfecting in laudable manner the one for his arte and ingenie might receiue his dew coÌ„mendations and the other be likewise commended for his wisdome in yeelding that to the sufficiency of another which he knew to bee aboue his owne strength to performe OF FEARE VVhy hath nature giuen Feare Probleme 112. PEerhaps because as Nature for a future difficult good was willing to giue the helpe and assistance of Hope which might carrie vs merrily through our labours vnto the end so she would likewise arme vs against a future difficult euill with this passion of Feare whereby we might with better speed prepared force flie the presence of that euill which bringeth ruine destruction with it if it bee not auoyded And therefore wee see that bruite beasts being taught by

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