Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	good_a	sin_n	vice_n	2,913	5	8.3067	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12127	The martyr'd souldier as it was sundry times acted with a generall applause at the Private House in Drury lane, and at other publicke theaters. By the Queenes Majesties servants. The author H. Shirley Gent.	Shirley, Henry, d. 1627.; Kirke, John, d. 1643.	1638 (1638)	STC 22435; ESTC S117303	36,553	80

was to make me persecute Those Christian soules whom I have sent to death For which I ever ever shall lament King Ha what 's this within there Bel. Nay heare me Henrick and when thou hast heard me out With Bellizarius thinke that thou art blest If that with me thou canst participate King Thou art mad Bel. No 't is thou art mad And with thy frenzie makes this Kingdome frantick Forgive me thou great Power in whom I trust Forgive me World and blot out all my deeds From these black Kalends else when I lye dead My Name will ever lie in obliquie Is it a Sinne that can make great men good Is prophanation turn'd to sanctity Vices to Vertues if such disorder stand Then Bellizarius Acts may be held just Otherwise nothing King Some Furie hath possest my Bellizarius That thus he railes Oh my dearest Call on great Iupiter Bel. Alas poore Idoll On him on him that is not unlesse made Had I your Iove I 'de tosse him in the Ayre Or sacrifice him to his fellow-gods And see what he could doe to save himselfe You call him Thunderer shaker of Olympus The onely and deare Father of all gods When silly Iove is shooke with every winde A fingers touch can hurle him from his Throne Is this a thing to be ador'd or pray'd too King My love turnes now to rage Attendance there Enter all the Lords And helpe to binde this mad man that 's possest By the powers that we adore thou dyest Bel. Here me thou ignorant King you dull-braind Lords Oh heare me for your owne sakes for your soules sake Had you as many gods as you have dayes As once the Assyrians had yet have yee nothing Such service as they gave such you may give And have reward as had the blinde Moloffians A Toad one day they worship one of them drunke A health with 's god and poyson'd so himselfe Therefore with me looke up and as regenerate soules Dam. Can you suffer this This his affront will seare up the devotion Of all your people he that persecuted Become a convertite Bel. 'T is joy above my joy oh had you seene VVhat these eyes saw you would not then Disswade me from it nor will I leave that power By whom I finde such infinite contentments Hen. Epidophorus your eare see 't done Epi. It shall my Lord Hen. Then by the gods And all the powers the Vandals doe adore Thou hast not beene more terrible to the world Than to thy selfe I now will make thee Bel. I dare thy worst I have a Christians armour To protect me You cannot act so much as I can suffer Hen. I le try your patience Enter Epido two Christians and officers Epi. 'T is done my Lord as you directed Hen. They are come Make signes you 'le yet deny your Christianity They make signes And kneele with us to sacred Iupiter No make them then a Sacrifice to Iupiter For all the wrongs by Bellizarius done Dispatch I say to the fire with them Bel. Alas good men Tonguelesse you 'le yet be heard The sighes of your tun'd soules are musicall And whil'st I breath as now my teares I shed My prayers I le send up for you 't was I that mangl'd you How soone the bodies Organ leaves the sound The Life's next too 't a Needles point ends that A small thing does it now you have quiet roomes No wrangling all husht now make me a fellow In this most patient suffering Hen. Beare them unto the fire and place him neere To fright him Flourish Bel. On fellow Souldiers Your fires will soone be quencht and for your wrongs You shall above all speake with Angels tongues Exeunt Enter Clowne Constable and three watchmen Clown You that are borne Pagans both by father mother The true sonnes of Infidelity sit downe by me your Officiall Or to come nearer to the efficacy of the word Your undermost Iaylor or staller The word is Lordly and significant Omnes Oh brave Master y'faith Clown Therefore sit downe And as by vertue of our place we have Authority given So let us as Officers doe knaves of our function As of others let us I say be unbounded in our Authority Having the Lawes I meane the Keyes in our owne hands Const. Friend friend you are two forward in your Authority Your command is limited where I am in place For though you are the Lieutenants man know sit that I Am Master of the worke and Constable Royall Vnder the Kings Majesty Omnes Marry is hee Const. If their testimonie will not satisfie here my Title At this place in this time and upon this occasion I am Prince over those Publicans Lord over these Larroones Regent of these Rugs Viceroy over these Vagabonds King of these Catterpillars and indeed being a Constable Directly Soveraigne over these my Subjects 2. Offic. If all these stiles so hard to climbe over belong To the Office of a Constable what kin is he to the Divell Const. Why to the Devill my friend Clown I le tell you because a Constable is King of Nights And the other is Prince of Darknesse Const. Darke as it is by the twilight of my Lanthorne Methinks I see a company of Woodcocks 2. Offic. How can you discerne them Enter Epidorus Victoria Bellina Clown Oh excellent well By their bills see see here comes the Lievtenant Epid. Well sayd my friends you keepe good watch I see Clown Yes Sir we Officers have breath as strong as Garlick No Christian by their good wills dare come neare us Epid. 'T is well for beare Oh Madam had you seene with what a vehemency He did blaspheme the Gods Like to a man pearcht on some lofty Spire Amaz'd which way to relieve himselfe You would have stood as did the King amaz'd Vict. God grant him liberty And with that give us privacy I doubt not but our sweet conference Shall worke much on him Epid. Iove grant it I le leave the roome Exit Epid. Clowne A Jaylor seldome lookes for a bribe But hee 's prevented Exeunt Officers Enter Bellizarius in his Night-gowne with Epidophorus Epid. My Lord your Lady And her most beauteous daughter Are come to visit you and here attend Bel. My Wife and Daughter oh welcome love And blessing Crowne thee my beloved Bellina Vict. My Lord pray leave us Epid. Your will be your owne Law Exit Epidoph Vict. Why study you my Lord why is your eye fixt On your Bellina more than on me Bel. Good excellent good What pretty showes our fancies represents us My faire Bellina shines like to an Angel Has such a brightnesse in her Christall eyes That even the radiancy duls my sight See my Victoria lookes she not sweetly Vict. Shee does my Lord but not much better than she was wont Bel. Oh shee but beginnes to shine as yet But will I hope ere long be stellified Alas my Victoria thou look'st nothing like her Vict. Not like her why my Lord Bel. Marke and I le