Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	faith_n	patience_n	temperance_n	4,895	5	11.5543	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14531	Introduction to wisedome Banket of sapience. Preceptes of Agapetus.; Ad sapientiam introductio. English	Vives, Juan Luis, 1492-1540.; Morison, Richard, Sir, d. 1556.; Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.; Paynell, Thomas.	1550 (1550)	STC 24849; ESTC S112565	93,518	450

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truth_n that_o what_o so_o ever_o thou_o speak_v think_v that_o thou_o swear_v ●_o truth_n most_o common_o lactan._n with_o many_o word_n be_v scatter_v to_o nothing_o temperance_n to_o a_o well_o order_v country_n or_o citee_n those_o expense_n be_v think_v meet_a and_o convenient_a plutar._n that_o be_v little_a &_o moderate_a the_o end_n whereof_o be_v necessary_a and_o honest_a pleasant_a and_o thankful_a so_o that_o it_o lack_v both_o reproach_n and_o damage_n ¶_o a_o temperate_a and_o moderate_a person_n plutar._n not_o wanton_a nor_o affectionate_a to_o his_o own_o appetite_n may_v be_v to_o no_o man_n in_o his_o country_n charg●ouse_n to_o no_o man_n truell_a or_o grevous_a to_o no_o man_n dangerous_a for_o he_o be_v of_o nature_n familiar_a and_o ientill_a easy_a to_o man_n that_o wilcome_a &_o speak_v with_o he_o who_o house_n be_v unlock_v not_o shut_v but_o open_a to_o all_o man_n where_o everye_o man_n as_o it_o be_v in_o tempest_n and_o storm_n may_v repair_v for_o 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patience_n bounteousness_n goodness_n long_o sufferance_n ientylnesse_n saithe_n temperance_n continence_n and_o chastitee_n ¶_o as_o the_o come_n of_o one_o swallow_n make_v not_o spring_v time_n aristotle_n nor_o one_o hot_a day_n or_o hour_n make_v not_o summer_n so_o one_o virtue_n make_v not_o a_o virtuous_a person_n or_o one_o little_a time_n in_o prosperitee_n set_v not_o a_o man_n in_o perfect_a felicitee_n ¶_o where_o riches_n be_v honour_v sallust_n and_o estimation_n rule_v and_o authoritee_n thereon_o attend_v there_o virtue_n wax_v dulle_a povertee_n be_v have_v in_o reproach_n innocencye_n be_v repute_v for_o ill_a will_n or_o malice_n voluptuousness_n cato_n the_o elder_a invehyng●_n against_o the_o people_n for_o their_o inordinate_a lyve_n c●to●_n say_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o talk_v to_o a_o bealy_a that_o lack_v ear_n wife_n a_o foolyshe_a child_n be_v the_o father_n herte_n sore_o salom._n and_o a_o brawl_n wife_n be_v a_o house_n always_o drop_a ¶_o a_o wise_a woman_n buyld_v up_o a_o house_n ¶_o a_o unwyse_a woman_n will_v destroy_v with_o her_o hand_n that_o which_o be_v build_v ¶_o that_o man_n be_v bless_v that_o have_v a_o good_a wife_n sapien._n the_o year_n of_o they_o thereby_o be_v double_v no_o head_n be_v more_o mischevoꝰ_n than_o the_o head_n of_o a_o adder_n ecclesi_n no_o wrath_n excede_v the_o wrath_n of_o a_o woman_n ¶_o it_o be_v more_o pleasant_a abide_n with_o a_o lion_n or_o dragon_n than_o to_o dwell_v with_o a_o vengeable_a woman_n ¶_o like_a as_o the_o clym_n on_o a_o sandy_a hill_n be_v to_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o old_a man_n so_o be_v a_o clatter_a woman_n to_o a_o man_n that_o be_v quiet_a ¶_o a_o woman_n if_o she_o have_v soverayntee_n be_v to_o her_o husband_n froward_a and_o contrary_a ¶_o geve_v not_o to_o the_o water_n that_o serve_v thy_o house_n never_o so_o littel_v 〈◊〉_d issue_n nor_o to_o a_o ill_a wife_n licence_n to_o wander_v ¶_o a_o constant_a wife_n rejoice_v her_o husband_n and_o in_o peace_n shall_v 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arm_v in_o war_n keep_v diligent_a watch_n and_o ward_n not_o let_v occasion_n slip_v away_o by_o sleep_v and_o sluggishenes_n and_o where_o as_o this_o life_n fli_v so_o fast_o away_o be_v of_o such_o uncertayntee_n that_o no_o man_n lyve_n to_o day_n can_v make_v sure_a promise_n of_o to_o morrow_n it_o be_v a_o great_a point_n of_o foolyshenesse_n and_o very_o dangerous_a in_o hope_n of_o long_a life_n not_o to_o prepare_v we_o to_o our_o final_a iorneie_n sing_v that_o we_o be_v call_v upon_o every_o hour_n and_o yet_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o time_n when_o we_o shall_v be_v compel_v to_o this_o journey_n whether_o we_o will_v or_o no._n let_v we_o therefore_o have_v to_o prepare_v we_o treasure_n unto_o the_o life_n to_o come_v be_v always_o ready_a with_o diligent_a attendance_n that_o when_o we_o shall_v be_v call_v we_o be_v not_o find_v unredye_n oppress_v with_o heavy_a and_o dull_a sluggisshene_n that_o we_o depart_v not_o sad_a and_o sorrowful_a but_o as_o man_n be_v 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