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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	work_n	world_n	wrong_n	15	3	8.3451	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07518	The triumphs of truth A solemnity vnparalleled for cost, art, and magnificence, at the confirmation and establishment of that worthy and true nobly-minded gentleman, Sir Thomas Middleton, knight, in the honorable office of his Maiesties lieuetenant, the lord maior of the thrice famous citty of London. Taking beginning at his Lord-ships going, and proceeding after his returne from receiuing the oath of maioralty at Westminster, on the morrow next after Simon and Iudes day, October 29. 1613. All the showes, pageants, chariots; morning, noone, and night-triumphes. Directed, written, and redeem'd into forme, from the ignorance of some former times, and their common writer, by Thomas Middleton.	Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.	1613 (1613)	STC 17903; ESTC S119885	13,754	32

red Crosse a Lambe at her Feet by which both their Conditions are sufficiently exprest The Mount thus made glorious by the Power of Truth and the Mist expeld London thus speakes London Thicke Scales of Darknesse in a Moments space Are fell from both mine Eyes I see the Face Of all my Friends about me now most cleerely Religions Sisters whom I Honour deerely Oh I behold the worke it comes from Thee Illustrious Patronesse thou that mad'st me see In Dayes of blindest Ignorance when this Light Was ee'n extinguisht Thou Redeem'st my sight Then to Thy Charge with Reuerence I commend That worthy Son of mine thy vertuous Friend Whom on my Loue and Blessing I require To obserue Thee Faithfully and his Desire To imitate Thy will and there lye bounded For Power 's a Dangerous Sea which must be sounded With Truth and Iustice or Man soone runs on 'Gainst Rockes and Shelues to Dissolution Then that thou maist the Difference euer know Twixt Truth and Error a few words shall show The many Wayes that to blind Error slide Are in the entrance broad Hell-mouth is wide But when Man enters farre he findes it then Close Darke and Streight for Hell returnes no Men But the One sacred Way which Truth directs Onely at Entrance Mans Affection Checks And is there strict alone to which place throngs All Worlds Afflictions Calumnies and wrongs But hauing past those then thou find'st a way In bredth whole Heauen in length aeternall Day Then following Truth she brings Thee to that way But first obserue what workes she here requires Religion Knowledge Sanctity Chast Desires Then Charity which Bounty must expresse To Schollers Souldiers Widdowes Fatherlesse These haue beene still my Workes they must be thine Honour and Action must together shine Or the best part 's Eclipst behold but this Thy very Crest showes Bounty here 't is put Thou giu'st the open Hand keepe it not shut But to the Needie or Deseruing Spirit Let it spred wide and Heauen enrowles that Merit Do these and proue my Hopefull Worthy Sonne Yet nothing's spoke but needfully must bee done And so lead forward At which Words the whole Triumph moues in his richest glory toward the Crosse in Cheape at which place Error full of Wrath and Mallice to see his Mist so chaced away falles into this Fury Error Heart of all the Fiends in Hell Could her Beggarly Power expell Such a Thicke and Poisonous Mist Which set Enuies Snakes to twist Vp Monsters was her Feeble Frowne Of Force to strike my Officers downe Barbarisme Impudence Lies Ignorance All your Hell-bred Heads aduance And once againe with Rotten Darknesse shroud This Mount Triumphant drop downe sulphurous Cloud At which the Mist falles againe and hangs ouer all the Beauty of the Mount not a Person of Glory seene onely the foure Monsters gather courage againe and take their Seates aduancing their Clubs aboue their Heads which no sooner perceiu'd but Truth in her Chariot making neere to the place willing still to rescue her Friends and Seruants from the Powers of Ignorance and Darknesse makes vse of these Words Truth Dare yet the workes of Vglinesse appeare Gainst this Dayes Brightnesse and see Vs so neere How bold is Sinne and Hell that yet it dare Rise against Vs but know Perditions Heire T' is Idle to contend against our Power Vanish againe Fowle Mist from Honors Bower Then the Cloud dispersing it selfe againe and all the Mount appearing Glorious it passeth so on to the Standard about which place by Elaborate action from Error it falles againe and goes so darkned till it comes to S. Laurence lane end where by the former words by Truth vtter'd being againe chac'd away London thus gratefully requites her Goodnesse London Aeternities bright Sister by whose Light Errors infectious Workes still flye my Sight Receiue thy Seruants Thankes Now perfect Loue Whose Right hand holds a Sphaere wherein doe moue Twelue blest Societies whose belou'd encrease Stiles it the Ring of Brother-hood Faith and Peace From thy Harmonious Lips let them all taste The Golden Counsell that makes Health long last Perfect Loue then standing vp holding in his right hand a Sphaere on the other two Billing Turtles giues these words Perfect Loue First then I banish from this Feast of Ioy All Excesse Epicurisme both which destroy The Healths of Soule and Body no such Guest Ought to be welcome to this Reuerend Feast Where Truth is Mistresse who 's admitted here Must come for Vertues loue more then for Cheere These two white Turtles may example giue How Perfect Ioy and Brother-hood should liue And they from whom Graue Order is expected Of rude Excesse must neuer bee detected This is the Councell which that Lady calles Golden Aduice for by it no man falles Hee that desires Dayes healthfull sound and blest Let moderate Iudgement serue him at his Feast And so lead on may Perfect Brother-hood shine Still in Sphaere and Honor still in thine This Speech so ended his Lordship and the Companies passe on to Guild-hall and at their Returning backe these Triumphs attend to bring his Lordship toward Saint Pauls Church there to performe those yearely Ceremoniall Rites which Antient and Graue Order hath determined Error by the way still busie and in Action to drawe Darknesse often vpon that Mount of Triumph which by Truth is as often disperst then all returning homewards full of Beauty and Brightnesse this Mount and the Chariot of Truth both plac'd neere to the Entrance of his Lordships Gate neere Leaden-hall London the Lady of that Mount first giues vtterance to these words London Before the Day sprang from the Mornings Wombe I rose my Care was earlier then the Light Nor would it rest till I now brought Thee Home Marrying to one Ioy both thy Day and Night Nor can we call this Night if our Eyes count The Glorious beames that dance about this Mount Sure did not Custome guide 'em Men would say Two Noones were seene together in one day The Splendor is so piercing Triumph seemes As if it sparkled and to Mens esteemes Threw forth his Thankes wrapt vp in Golden Flames As if hee would giue Light to reade their Names That were at Cost this Day to make him shine And be as free in Thankes as they in Coine But see Time checkes me and his Sithe stands ready To cut all off no State on Earth is steady Therefore Graue Sonne the Time that is to come Bestow on Truth and so Thour' t welcome Home Time standing vp in Truths Chariot seeming to make an offer with his Sithe to cut off the Glories of the Day growing neere now to the Season of Rest and Sleepe his Daughter Truth thus meekely stayes his Hand Truth Father desist a while till I send forth A few Words to our Friend that Man of Worth The Power that Heauen Loue and the Cities choyce Haue all confer'd on Thee with Mutuall voyce As it is Great Reuerend and Honorable Meet it with equall Goodnesse striue