Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	act_n	law_n	person_n	888	5	5.3222	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64608	Logopandecteision, or, An introdvction to the vniversal langvage digested into these six several books, Neaudethaumata, Chrestasbeia, Cleronomaporia, Chryseomystes, Nelcadicastes, & Philoponauxesis / by Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie ...	Urquhart, Thomas, Sir, 1611-1660.	1653 (1653)	Wing U137; ESTC R3669	114,144	164

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the_o attic_a law_n till_o this_o day_n will_v sufficient_o bear_v record_n 16._o nor_o be_v this_o so_o conscientious_a a_o ordnance_n so_o total_o proper_a to_o the_o common-weal_n of_o the_o greek_n but_o that_o the_o remanent_fw-la of_o the_o world_n in_o those_o happy_a time_n of_o old_a do_v taste_v of_o the_o wholesome_a influence_n and_o goodness_n of_o it_o 17._o the_o decemvir_n among_o the_o roman_n institute_v and_o ordain_v that_o those_o who_o be_v apt_a by_o their_o misgovernment_n and_o reckless_a conduct_n to_o endanger_v the_o undo_n and_o subversion_n of_o their_o predecessor_n house_n to_o the_o apparent_a detriment_n and_o damage_n for_o ever_o of_o such_o as_o by_o nature_n be_v design_v to_o succeed_v after_o they_o in_o that_o family_n shall_v be_v disable_v from_o dispon_a land_n alienate_v any_o whatsoever_o good_n and_o contract_a debt_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o whosoever_o shall_v meddle_v or_o deal_v with_o they_o in_o either_o of_o those_o kind_n shall_v do_v it_o at_o their_o own_o hazard_n and_o peril_n without_o hope_n of_o restitution_n of_o any_o loss_n or_o hindrance_n they_o may_v sustain_v thereby_o as_o manifest_o may_v be_v see_v by_o the_o law_n julianus_n in_o the_o paragraph_n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la furiosorum_fw-la and_o in_o the_o law_n be_v cui_fw-la bone_fw-la in_o the_o paragraph_n de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la obligatoriis_fw-la 18._o which_o be_v conform_a to_o that_o other_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n whereby_o such_o like_a inconsiderate_a person_n be_v appoint_v to_o have_v surveyor_n and_o controuler_n set_v over_o they_o and_o whole_o prohibit_v and_o interdict_v from_o all_o manner_n of_o manage_v their_o own_o affair_n as_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n itself_o more_o succinct_o declare_v quando_fw-la bona_fw-la tua_fw-la paterna_fw-la avitaque_fw-la negligentia_fw-la tua_fw-la disperdis_fw-la liberosque_fw-la tuos_fw-la ad_fw-la egestatem_fw-la perducis_fw-la ob_fw-la eam_fw-la rem_fw-la tibi_fw-la ea_fw-la re_fw-la commercioque_fw-la interdico_fw-la 19_o it_o be_v apparent_a how_o heinous_a horrid_a and_o sacrilegious_a a_o offence_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o those_o happy_a day_n to_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o pull_v down_o the_o monument_n of_o their_o forefather_n virtue_n and_o demantling_n the_o honour_n of_o their_o house_n by_o dilapidate_v their_o estate_n 20._o and_o lest_o these_o premise_a act_n shall_v be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v but_o good_a law_n ill_o obey_v and_o worse_o execute_v such_o rigorous_a punishment_n be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o delinqent_n in_o they_o that_o no_o person_n guilty_a of_o what_o age_n or_o condition_n soever_o be_v spare_v 21._o as_o may_v be_v instruct_v by_o quintus_fw-la fabius_n son_n to_o quintus_fw-la fabius_n the_o great_a surname_v allobrogicus_n who_o by_o a_o edict_n of_o quintus_n pompeius_n praetor_n be_v curb_v and_o inhibit_v from_o do_v by_o his_o misguide_n and_o unadvised_a carriage_n any_o harm_n or_o prejudice_n to_o the_o 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sustenance_n or_o nourishment_n than_o the_o mere_a invisible_a flux_n of_o time_n that_o starve_v all_o thing_n else_o until_o it_o extend_v itself_o at_o last_o to_o a_o mighty_a huge_a colossus_n of_o debt_n able_a like_o that_o of_o the_o rhodes_n to_o take_v fasten_v upon_o two_o territory_n at_o once_o 28._o and_o in_o recompense_n of_o a_o so_o illustrious_a and_o magnificent_a action_n unto_o the_o state_n of_o this_o land_n as_o fit_a patron_n for_o such_o a_o present_a will_v i_o tender_v some_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a moveable_n who_o value_n i_o do_v warrantable_o make_v account_n to_o be_v of_o no_o less_o extent_n then_o in_o the_o estimation_n of_o all_o the_o university_n of_o both_o nation_n &_o other_o pregnant_a spirit_n of_o approve_a literature_n shall_v centuplate_v the_o worth_n of_o the_o whole_a money_n that_o for_o debt_n can_v be_v ask_v by_o those_o creditor_n out_o of_o the_o profound_a exorbitancy_n of_o their_o covetousness_n 29._o by_o my_o appeal_n thus_o to_o a_o judicatorie_a conflate_v of_o the_o prime_a light_n of_o the_o isle_n and_o who_o as_o all_o wise_a man_n else_o do_v more_o magnify_v and_o extol_v the_o endowment_n of_o the_o mind_n than_o those_o of_o either_o body_n or_o fortune_n it_o be_v very_o perceptible_a unto_o which_o of_o these_o three_o branch_n of_o good_a this_o offer_n of_o i_o be_v to_o be_v reduce_v 30._o no_o man_n will_v deny_v that_o be_v not_o destitute_a of_o common_a sense_n but_o that_o scotus_n and_o sacrobosco_n bring_v more_o reputation_n to_o scotland_n by_o their_o learned_a write_n then_o if_o they_o have_v enrich_v it_o with_o gallioon_n load_v full_a of_o gold_n and_o that_o it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o that_o nation_n to_o have_v lose_v many_o million_o of_o angel_n then_o that_o through_o penury_n or_o any_o other_o accident_n the_o work_n of_o those_o gallant_a man_n have_v be_v bury_v in_o oblivion_n 31._o for_o as_o in_o both_o body_n