Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	darkness_n	light_n	shine_v	1,307	5	9.6147	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20824	Ideas mirrour Amours in quatorzains.	Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.	1594 (1594)	STC 7203; ESTC S105398	17,462	73

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try_v perhaps_o they_o better_o shall_v abide_v the_o touch_fw-mi wear_v your_o name_n their_o gracious_a livery_n yet_o these_o my_o own_o i_o wrong_v not_o other_o man_n nor_o traffic_v further_o than_o this_o happy_a clime_n nor_o filch_v from_o port_n nor_o from_o petrarch_n pen_n a_o fault_n too_o common_a in_o this_o latter_a tyme._n divine_a sir_n philip_n i_o avouch_v thy_o writ_n i_o be_o no_o pickpurse_n of_o another_o wit_n you_o devote_a m._n drayton_n anchor_n triumph_n upon_o who_o bless_a shore_n the_o sacred_a muse_n solemnize_v thy_o name_n where_o the_o arcadian_a swain_n with_o rite_n adore_v pandora_n poesy_n and_o her_o live_a fame_n where_o first_o this_o jolly_a shepherd_n begin_v rehearse_v that_o heavenly_a worth_n upon_o his_o oaten_a reed_n of_o earth_n great_a queen_n in_o nectar-dewed_n verse_n which_o none_o so_o wise_a that_o right_o can_v aread_n now_o in_o conceit_n of_o his_o ambitious_a love_n he_o mount_v his_o thought_n unto_o the_o high_a gate_n strain_v with_o some_o sacred_a spirit_n from_o above_o bewray_v his_o love_n his_o faith_n his_o life_n his_o fate_n in_o this_o his_o mirror_n of_o idea_n praise_v on_o who_o his_o thought_n and_o fortune_n all_o attend_v tune_n all_o his_o ditty_n and_o his_o roundelay_n how_o love_v begin_v how_o love_n shall_v never_o end_v no_o wonder_n though_o his_o muse_n then_o soar_v so_o high_a who_o subject_n be_v the_o queen_n of_o poesy_n gorbo_fw-mi il_fw-fr fidele_fw-la amour_n 1._o read_v here_o sweet_a maid_n the_o story_n of_o my_o woe_n the_o dreary_a abstract_n of_o my_o endless_a care_n with_o my_o life_n sorrow_n enterlyne_v so_o smoke_v with_o my_o sigh_n and_o blot_v with_o my_o tear_n the_o sad_a memorial_n of_o my_o misery_n pen_v in_o the_o grief_n of_o my_o afflict_a ghost_n my_o life_n complaint_n in_o doleful_a elegy_n with_o so_o pure_a love_n as_o time_n can_v never_o boast_v receive_v the_o incense_n which_o i_o offer_v here_o by_o my_o strong_a faith_n ascend_v to_o thy_o fame_n my_o zeal_n my_o hope_n my_o vow_n my_o praise_n my_o prayer_n my_o soul_n oblation_n to_o thy_o sacred_a name_n which_o name_n my_o muse_n to_o high_a heaven_n shall_v raise_v by_o chaste_a desire_n true_a love_n and_o virtue_n praise_n amour_n 2._o my_o fair_a if_o thou_o will_v register_v my_o love_n more_o than_o world_n volume_n shall_v thereof_o arise_v preserve_v my_o tear_n and_o thou_o thyself_o shall_v prove_v a_o second_o flood_n down_o rain_v from_o my_o eye_n note_v but_o my_o sigh_n and_o thy_o eye_n shall_v behold_v the_o sunbeam_n smother_v with_o immortal_a smoke_n and_o if_o by_o thou_o my_o prayer_n may_v be_v enrol_v they_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o pity_n shall_v provoke_v look_v thou_o into_o my_o breast_n and_o thou_o shall_v see_v chaste_a holy_a vow_n for_o my_o soul_n sacrifice_n that_o soul_n sweet_a maid_n which_o so_o have_v honour_v thou_o erect_v trophy_n to_o thy_o sacred_a eye_n those_o eye_n to_o my_o hart_n shine_v ever_o bright_a when_o darkness_n have_v obscure_v each_o other_o light_n amour_n 3._o my_o thought_n breed_v up_o with_o eagle-bird_n of_o love_n and_o for_o their_o virtue_n i_o desire_v to_o know_v upon_o the_o nest_n i_o set_v they_o forth_o to_o prove_v if_o they_o be_v of_o the_o eagle_n kind_n or_o no._n but_o they_o no_o soon_o see_v my_o sun_n appear_v but_o on_o her_o ray_n with_o gaze_a eye_n they_o stand_v which_o prove_v my_o bird_n delight_v in_o the_o air_n and_o that_o they_o come_v of_o this_o rare_a kingly_a brood_n but_o now_o their_o plume_n full_o sum_v with_o sweet_a desire_n to_o show_v their_o kind_n begin_v to_o climb_v the_o sky_n do_v what_o i_o can_v my_o eaglet_n will_v aspire_v straight_o mount_v up_o to_o thy_o celestial_a eye_n and_o thus_o my_o fair_a my_o thought_n away_o be_v fly_v and_o from_o my_o breast_n into_o thy_o eye_n be_v go_v amour_n 4._o my_o fair_a have_v i_o not_o erst_o adorn_v my_o lute_n with_o those_o sweet_a string_n steal_v from_o thy_o golden_a hair_n unto_o the_o world_n have_v all_o my_o joy_n be_v mute_a nor_o have_v i_o learn_v to_o descant_v on_o my_o fair_a have_v not_o my_o eye_n see_v thy_o celestial_a eye_n nor_o my_o hart_n know_v the_o power_n of_o thy_o name_n my_o soul_n have_v never_o feel_v thy_o divinity_n nor_o my_o muse_n be_v the_o trumpet_n of_o thy_o fame_n but_o thy_o divine_a perfection_n by_o their_o skill_n this_o miracle_n on_o my_o poor_a muse_n have_v try_v and_o by_o inspire_v glorify_v my_o quill_n and_o in_o my_o verse_n thyself_o be_v deify_v thus_o from_o thyself_o the_o cause_n be_v thus_o derive_v that_o by_o thy_o fame_n all_o fame_n shall_v be_v suruive_v amour_n 5._o since_o holy_a vestal_a law_n have_v be_v neglect_v the_o god_n pure_a fire_n have_v be_v extinguish_v quite_o no_o virgin_n once_o attend_v on_o that_o light_n nor_o yet_o those_o heavenly_a secret_n once_o respect_v till_o thou_o alone_o to_o pay_v the_o heaven_n their_o duty_n within_o the_o temple_n of_o thy_o sacred_a name_n with_o thy_o eye_n kindle_v that_o celestial_a flame_n by_o those_o reflect_a sunbeam_n of_o thy_o beauty_n here_o chastity_n that_o vestal_a most_o divine_a attend_v that_o lamp_n with_o eye_n which_o never_o sleep_v the_o volume_n of_o religion_n law_n she_o keep_v make_v thy_o breast_n that_o sacred_a relic_n shrine_v where_o bless_a angel_n sing_v day_n and_o night_n praise_v he_o which_o make_v that_o fire_n which_o lend_v that_o light_n amour_n 6._o in_o one_o whole_a world_n be_v but_o one_o phoenix_n find_v a_o phoenix_n thou_o this_o phoenix_n then_o alone_o by_o thy_o rare_a plume_n thy_o kind_n be_v easy_o know_v with_o heavenly_a colour_n die_v with_o nature_n wonder_v crown_v heap_v thy_o own_o virtue_n season_v by_o their_o sun_n on_o heavenly_a top_n of_o thy_o divine_a desire_n then_o with_o thy_o beauty_n set_v the_o same_o on_o fire_n so_o by_o thy_o death_n thy_o life_n shall_v be_v begin_v thyself_o thus_o burn_v in_o this_o sacred_a flame_n with_o thy_o 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world_n bliss_n here_o make_v a_o period_n time_n and_o say_v for_o i_o she_o be_v the_o like_a that_o never_o be_v nor_o never_o more_o be_v amour_n 8._o unto_o the_o world_n to_o learning_n and_o to_o heaven_n three_o nine_o there_o be_v to_o every_o one_o a_o nine_o one_o number_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o other_o both_o divine_a one_o wonder_n woman_n now_o make_v 3._o odd_a number_n even_o nine_o order_n first_o of_o angel_n be_v in_o heaven_n nine_o muse_n do_v with_o learning_n still_o frequent_a these_o with_o the_o god_n be_v ever_o resident_a nine_o worthy_a man_n unto_o the_o world_n be_v give_v my_o worthy_a one_o to_o these_o nine_o worthy_n add_v and_o my_o fair_a muse_n one_o muse_n unto_o the_o nine_o and_o my_o good_a angel_n in_o my_o soul_n

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fall_v he_o in_o thy_o beauty_n o●●an_n drench_v yet_o there_o he_o burn_v in_o fire_n be_v never_o quench_v amour_n 23_o wonder_n of_o heaven_n glass_n of_o divinity_n rare_a beauty_n nature_n joy_n perfection_n mother_n the_o work_n of_o that_o unite_a trinity_n wherein_o each_o fair_a part_n excel_v other_o love_n mithridate_n the_o pure_a of_o perfection_n celestial_a image_n loadstone_n of_o desire_n the_o soul_n delight_n the_o sense_n true_a direction_n sun_n of_o the_o world_n thou_o hart_n revyue_v fire_n why_o shall_v thou_o place_v thy_o trophy_n in_o those_o eye_n which_o scorn_v the_o honour_n that_o be_v do_v to_o thou_o or_o make_v my_o pen_n her_o name_n imortalize_v who_o in_o her_o pride_n sdayne_v once_o to_o look_v on_o i_o it_o be_v thy_o heaven_n within_o her_o face_n to_o dwell_v and_o in_o thy_o heaven_n there_o only_o be_v my_o hell_n amour_n 24._o our_o floods-queene_n thames_n for_o ship_n &_o swan_n be_v crown_v and_o stately_a severne_n for_o her_o shore_n be_v praise_v the_o crystal_n trent_n for_o ford_n &_o fish_n renown_v and_o auons_a fame_n to_o albyons_n clive_n be_v raise_v carlegion_n chester_n vaunt_v her_o holy_a dee_n york_n many_o wonder_n of_o her_o ouse_n can_v tell_v the_o peake_n her_o dove_n who_o bank_n so_o fertile_a be_v and_o kent_n will_v say_v her_o medway_n do_v excel_v cotswoold_v commend_v her_o isis_n and_o her_o tame_a our_o northern_a border_n boast_v of_o tweed_n fair_a flood_n our_o western_a part_n extol_v their_o wily_n fame_n and_o old_a legea_n brag_v of_o danish_a blood_n arden_n sweet_a anchor_n let_v thy_o glory_n be_v that_o fair_a idea_n she_o do_v live_v by_o thou_o amour_n 25._o the_o glorious_a sun_n go_v blush_v to_o his_o bed_n when_o my_o soul_n sun_n from_o her_o fair_a cabinet_n her_o golden_a beam_n have_v now_o discover_v lightning_n the_o world_n eclipse_v by_o his_o set_n some_o muse_v to_o see_v the_o earth_n envy_v the_o air_n which_o from_o her_o lip_n exhale_v refine_v sweet_a a_o world_n to_o see_v yet_o how_o he_o joy_v to_o hear_v the_o dainty_a grass_n make_v music_n with_o her_o foot_n but_o my_o most_o marvel_n be_v when_o from_o the_o sky_n so_o comet-like_a each_o star_n advance_v her_o light_n as_o though_o the_o heaven_n have_v now_o awake_v her_o eye_n and_o summon_v angel_n to_o this_o bless_a sight_n no_o cloud_n be_v see_v but_o crystalline_a the_o air_n laugh_v for_o joy_n upon_o my_o lovely_a fair_a amour_n 26._o cupid_n dumb_a idol_n peevish_a saint_n of_o love_n no_o more_o shall_v thou_o nor_o saint_n nor_o idol_n be_v no_o god_n be_v thou_o a_o goddess_n she_o do_v prove_v of_o all_o thy_o honour_n she_o have_v rob_v thou_o thy_o bow_n half_o break_v be_v piece_v with_o old_a desire_n her_o bow_n be_v beauty_n with_o ten_o thousand_o string_n of_o pure_a gold_n temper_v with_o virtue_n fire_n the_o least_o able_a to_o kill_v a_o host_n of_o king_n thy_o shaft_n be_v spend_v and_o she_o to_o war_n appoint_v hide_v in_o those_o crystal_n 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air_n betwixt_o heaven_n &_o earth_n shall_v be_v my_o love_n my_o tear_n my_o sigh_n extinguish_v not_o be_v amour_n 28._o some_o wit_n there_o be_v which_o like_o my_o method_n well_o and_o say_v my_o verse_n run_v in_o a_o lofty_a vain_a some_o say_v i_o have_v a_o pass_a please_a strain_n some_o say_v that_o in_o my_o humour_n i_o excel_v some_o who_o reach_v not_o the_o height_n of_o my_o conceit_n they_o say_v as_o poet_n do_v i_o use_v to_o fain_v and_o in_o bare_a word_n paint_v out_o my_o passion_n pain_n thus_o sundry_a man_n their_o sundry_a mind_n repeat_v i_o pass_v not_o i_o how_o man_n affect_v be_v nor_o who_o commend_v or_o discommend_v my_o verse_n it_o please_v i_o if_o i_o my_o plaint_n rehearse_v and_o in_o my_o line_n if_o she_o my_o love_n may_v see_v i_o prove_v my_o verse_n authentic_a still_o in_o this_o who_o write_v my_o mistress_n praise_n can_v never_o write_v amiss_o amour_n 29._o o_o eye_n behold_v your_o happy_a hesperus_n that_o lucky_a lodestar_n of_o eternal_a light_n leave_v as_o that_o sun_n alone_o to_o comfort_v we_o when_o our_o world_n sun_n be_v vanish_v out_o of_o sight_n o_o star_n of_o star_n fair_a planet_n mild_o move_v o_o lamp_n of_o virtue_n sun-bright_a ever_o shine_v o_o my_o eye_n comet_n so_o admire_v by_o love_v o_o clear_a daystar_n never_o more_o decline_v o_o our_o world_n wonder_n crown_n of_o heaven_n above_o thrice_o happy_a be_v those_o eye_n which_o may_v behold_v thou_o love_v more_o than_o life_n yet_o only_o be_v his_o love_n who_o glorious_a hand_n immortal_a have_v enrol_v thou_o o_o bless_a fair_a now_o vail_v those_o heavenly_a eye_n that_o i_o may_v bless_v i_o at_o thy_o sweet_a arise_v amour_n 30._o