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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	great_a	know_v	lord_n	4,517	5	3.6339	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06453	Luminalia, or The festivall of light Personated in a masque at court, by the Queenes Majestie, and her ladies. On Shrovetuesday night, 1637.	D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668.	1638 (1638)	STC 16923; ESTC S108941	7,342	24

one course doth runne Aurora Bold Hesperus thou dost mistake the Sunne Though 's journeyes never can be past But must for ever last Though 't is not limited how far Because it still is circular Yet sure he cannot tire Nor mortally wax old Nor 's universall beames grow cold Since fed with immateriall fire Hesperus What is the cause he then so long doth stay Aurora He hath resign'd the pow'r of making day Throughout this Hemispheare To a terrestr'all beautie here Hesperus Now I perceive why Poets call him wise He knowes the way how to preserve his eyes This earthly Star long since the boast of Fame Is both become his envy and his shame Aurora 'T is true should he appeare he were undone And eclipsed though in his pride of noone Hesperus Yet in her lookes he 'le least of danger finde She darkens those with beauties of her minde Aurora If thou wilt ever shine above And in thy Spheare still safely move Descend and summon strait Apollo's Priests that wait I' th garden o' th Britanides Hesperus Enough I le rowse them from their ease That they with Hymnes may celebrate Her vertues ever bless'd estate Both Her Nymphs whose beauties can't expire 'Cause dayly kindled by her fire Must needs be ravish'd with those layes Since as their owne they love her praise The Song ended the morning Starre descends singing and Aurora passeth through the Aire As he descended the Chorus of Arch-Flamines and Flamines of the Britainides come forth they were habited in rich habits of severall colours as they are described by the Ancients Hesperus leads them downe into the roome neere to the State The sixth Song To the King by Hesperus and Chorus of Apolloes Flamines Wisely did Arts great Lord That rul'd Mythologie No vest for Truth afford But to each eye Ordain'd her body naked still to show Some kind of truths men bashfully should know Thy praises being truths are silenc'd so 2 Yet mightie spirits raise Their actions up to Fame When lifted high with praise Then who will blame Great vertue for ambition when it strives To feed on praise the food by which it thrives Who earn'st yet hat'st himself of truth deprives Saraband as they move back 1 We know it is more lawfull farre Than possible to sing your praise Who shewes how gentle wise and just you are Must trace wide measures not in common wayes 2 As some in warre neere a defeat Confesse betimes th' are overcome To save their desp'rate honors by retreat so wee retire lest wonder strike us dumb After this song they returne backe in a measure and mount the degrees and stand on each side of the Sceane The seventh Song When the Queene and Masquers appeare 1 How dull and uneffectuall is that rage Which swels our Poets when their numbers flow Resembling sillily in ev'ry ago Things excellent to what they least doe know 2 How poorely have they done when they compare A beauty that can rule severest eyes Vnto some pretty twinckling senslesse Starre Yet thinke they mend her by such similies 3 If it be safe to gaze on beauty in extremes Look there correct your judgements by your sight Those beauties neare her are made up of beames They gather'd from her uselesse scatter'd light 4 Now judge if fairest Starres no more containe Than what is certaine to th' Astrologer Whether compar'd to Starres she so much gaine As Starres have gotten when compar'd to her Here the further part of the Garden opened and the Masquers are seene the Queenes Majestie being seated high and the Ladies somewhat lower on two degrees the figure of the seat was halfe an Ovall about which were Termes the upper parts like Cupids and the under part enricht with leaves At the two ends of this seat were figures of women like Syrens converted into Foliage and Scrowles all which seemed to be enchased of Gold-smiths worke behinde all was a bright skie and in the midst about the Queenes Majesties seat was a Glory with Rayes expressing her to be the Queene of Brightnesse The habit of the Masquers was close bodies open before the breasts of Aurora colour richly embroidered with silver about the waste ran a short Basis cut in starre-like beames of white and under these were lower labels large at the bottome and cut in a Trefoile tacked together with small twists of gold the ornament at the shoulders comming down to the bowing of the arme was of the same colour and forme as the Basis their arming-sleeves and skirts of their gownes as that of the bodies they wore well-proportioned ruffes and on their haire stood a small bend or diadem of jewels and startes betweene which in the hinder part had a scrowle large at the bottome and narrow toward the top to which their fals of white feathers were fastned The song being ended the Masquers came downe from their seat into the roome and made their entry betwixt this and the second dance was this song The eighth Song After the first Dance 1 Was there no other way Our wonder to allay But thus to falsifie reliefe For seeing quickly tir'd What moving we admir'd You turne our wonder into griefe 2 Renew your measures now Though but awhile to show This respite was not wearinesse But you by thee did please To give our pleasures ease Which if continu'd had growne lesse The Masquers dance their second dance which ended and her Majestie seated under the state by the King in the further part of the Scene appeared a heaven full of Deities or second causes with instruments and voices which together with the Muses of Great Britaine and Chorus of Arch-Flamines and Flamines sing this last song The nineth Song To the King and Queene 1 You that are chiefe in soules as in your bloud And nothing better'd by your high descent Ev'n in your passions as in reason good To whom vast power can adde no ornament 2 Though Men the blest estate of Angels praise 'Cause not perplex'd with what we sexes call Yet you by such a humane diff'rence raise Your vertue more because 't is conjugall 3 Be long expected in your Thrones above And stay on earth untill our judgements know The noble use of that we so much love Thus heaven still lends what we would ever owe After this song the upper part of the heaven opened and a bright and transparent cloud came forth farre into the Scene upon which were many Zephyri and gentle breasts with rich but light garments tuck'd about their wasts and falling downe about their knees and on their heads girlands of flowers These to the Violins began a sprightly dance first with single passages and then joyning hands in rounds severall wayes Which Apparition for the newnesse of the Invention greatnesse of the Machine and difficulty of Engining was much admir'd being a thing not before tempted in the Aire The Masquers dance the Revels with the Lords FINIS The names of the Masquers The Queenes Majestie Duchesse of Lenox Countesse of Southampton Countesse of Newport Lady Katherine Howard Lady Dorothy Sidney Lady Elizabeth Fielding Mrs. Victoria Cary Countesse of Oxford Countesse of Carnarvan Countesse of Portland Lady Elizabeth Cecil Lady Rich Lady Frances Howard Mrs. Nevill