Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	charity_n	faith_n	temperance_n	1,943	5	10.7125	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18509	Delectable demaundes, and pleasaunt questions, with their seuerall aunswers, in matters of loue, naturall causes, with morall and politique deuises. Newely translated out of Frenche into Englishe, this present yere of our Lorde God. 1566	Landi, Ortensio, ca. 1512-ca. 1553. Quattro libri di dubbi.; Chartier, Alain, 15th cent, attributed name.; Painter, William, 1540?-1594.	1566 (1566)	STC 5059; ESTC S119276	122,665	210

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that_o be_v make_v to_o obtain_v peace_n ¶_o why_o be_v octavian_n the_o emperor_n esteem_v happy_a because_o he_o reign_v in_o peace_n lvi_o year_n ¶_o be_v it_o a_o fable_n or_o history_n that_o gyges_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o ring_n that_o he_o have_v be_v make_v king_n of_o lydia_n if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o polycrates_n the_o tyrant_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o stone_n call_v a_o sardone_n do_v avoid_v all_o danger_n and_o if_o it_o be_v credible_a that_o appollonius_n do_v live_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n always_o as_o it_o be_v at_o the_o flower_n of_o his_o age_n by_o virtue_n of_o vii_o ring_n that_o jarcas_n give_v he_o and_o if_o a_o man_n may_v believe_v the_o two_o ring_n forge_v by_o moses_n the_o one_o for_o love_n the_o other_o for_o oblivion_n and_o if_o the_o ring_n of_o bactus_fw-la be_v true_a this_o history_n of_o gyges_n may_v also_o be_v beleve_v ¶_o why_o do_v they_o prepare_v arke_n and_o pageante_n of_o triumph_n at_o rome_n to_o stir_v man_n to_o virtue_n ¶_o what_o be_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o three_o sirenes_n they_o be_v three_o harlot_n which_o with_o deceit_n and_o with_o swetenes_n of_o their_o voice_n use_v to_o deceive_v those_o that_o be_v give_v to_o banquet_n &_o pleasure_n ¶_o why_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o diana_n of_o ephesus_n erect_v some_o think_v that_o it_o be_v build_v by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n some_o say_v that_o it_o be_v for_o religion_n or_o for_o the_o pride_n of_o man_n ¶_o why_o be_v it_o say_v that_o worldly_a pleasure_n be_v like_a to_o a_o lab●rinth_n or_o maze_n because_o the_o entrye_n thereof_o be_v easy_a but_o the_o come_n out_o very_o hard_a ¶_o why_o do_v nature_n make_v mercury_n to_o make_v alchimiste_n fool_n and_o covetouse_n man_n poor_a ¶_o whereof_o procee_v it_o that_o the_o philosopher_n of_o our_o time_n be_v for_o the_o most_o covetouse_n and_o of_o evell_a life_n and_o manner_n they_z turn_n virtue_n into_o vice_n because_o they_o see_v prince_n to_o make_v now_o 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the_o soul_n make_v the_o imperfection_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o beauty_n or_o force_n of_o the_o body_n make_v the_o soul_n never_o the_o better_a ¶_o where_o lie_v the_o seat_n of_o our_o life_n in_o wisdom_n strength_n and_o magnanimity_n for_o there_o be_v neither_o wind_n nor_o tempest_n that_o can_v shake_v they_o ¶_o what_o difference_n be_v there_o between_o diligent_a and_o curiouse_a such_o as_o be_v between_o religiouse_a and_o supersticiouse_a ¶_o what_o difference_n be_v between_o affection_n and_o good_a will_n affection_n be_v a_o general_a inclination_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o induce_v a_o man_n to_o love_v and_o make_v he_o sorry_a if_o there_o chance_v any_o thing_n evil_a unto_o he_o who_o he_o love_v but_o good_a will_n be_v show_v when_o be_v