Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	bear_v	child_n	father_n	1,904	5	5.2053	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19606	The nosegay of morall philosophie lately dispersed amongst many Italian authours, and now newely and succinctly drawne together into questions and answers, and translated into Englishe by T.C. Seene and allowed.; Bouquet de philosophie morale. English	Meurier, Gabriel, d. 1587?; Crew, Thomas, fl. 1580.	1580 (1580)	STC 6039; ESTC S105132	39,847	132

that he giueth to others Q. How may one knowe a maister from a seruaunt A. In marking how he can rule his appetite Q. What is the Smell of smelles A. Bread Q. What is the sauour of sauours A. Salt Q. What is the greatest loue of al loues A. That which a Father beareth to his children Q. What is the best and most notable inchauntement that women can vse to obtaine the loue of their husbandes A. To be silent peaceable pacient solitarie and honest of the which fiue hearbes they may make a medicine the which séene not tasted of their husbandes they shall not onely be loued but also worshipped Q. What fruite should one thinke best and worst A. The treasure of the Indians is not to be compared to that fruite which a woman beareth in her womb if it be honest and vertuous Q. What are the strongest thinges amongst all other and without comparison A. God Trueth and Vertue Q. What is the easiest thing to get and obtaine A. That which one desireth most Q. What are the thinges amongst all others common to man A. Life Dishappe Laughing and wéeping Q. VVhat signe is it to sée many rich Phisitions in a Citie A. A signe of excessiue aboundance of delightes and vices for the man by excessiue delights becommeth sicke and out of health Q. VVhy is a good woman though not faire compared to the Phesant and an euill woman though faire to the Sabie Marter or foynes A. Because that although the fethers of the Phesaunt be of little account yet is the flesh good and wholsome whereas contrary the skinne of the Marter or foynes is had in price but the flesh is nothing worth Q. How comes it to passe that many haue a cardinall or red nose A. Because saieth Diogenes their flesh is yet raw and vnboyled Q. VVhereof procéed so many discordes and controuersies betwéen princes and their subiects A. The subiectes complaine of the little loue of their Princes and the Princes complayne of the disobedience of theyr subiectes Q. VVhy did the Philosopher iudge an euill woman to be worse then hell A. Because hell tormenteth the euill only but a wicked woman tormenteth both the good and the had Q. How comes it to passe that many now adayes will goe gay clad outwardly and not studie to amende their viees inwardely A. For lacke of wisdome and superabundance of folly Q. VVho is the mother most pitifull of all other mothers who although her sonne hath dispised her and often troden her vnder his féete yet in fine receaueth him againe into her entrales A. It is the earth general mother of all mankinde Q. VVherein consisteth true wisdome A. In iudging truly of thinges and estéeming euery one according to his value not desiring vile things as precious nor reiecting precious thinges as vile and abiecte Q. VVhy ought one equally to winne the loue of the foole as well as of the wise man A. Because the foole shall not hate him and dispraise him wheras the wiseman doth loue him and praise him Q. What are the thinges that can neither be bought nor solde for price nor esteemed at any value A. Vertue Libertie Health Knowledge an Renowme Q. What is the beast that most byteth and doeth least hurt A. It is he saieth Diogenes that reprehendeth his friendes without flatterie for as dogges and flatterers bite the one for to wound the other to dispoile so true friends correct the faultes of their neighbours and bite them to amend and lay folly aside Q. What sortes of people amongst all others are most worthy of blame A. They that vse reproch Q. What are the things by reason estéemed most loyall in the world A. Fire Earth Water Ayre Sléepe Hunger Thirst and Death for they serue the poore as well as the rich Q. What are the true conseruers of heith A. Sobrietie Moderate labour to hold the séede of Nature to be mery and liue in a healthfull place Q. Who are those that yéeld themselues to voluntary captiuitie A. They that become subiect to women or wine Q. What is charitie A. To loue God for him selfe and his neighbour for the loue of God Q. What is the worst warre that is A. The warre viscerale that is when a man is enemie to him selfe Q. Why did the auncient fathers iudge husbandrie to bee the onely exercise that a man should vse A. Because that with pleasure it also bringes profit Q. How comes it to passe that some children disperse and scatter their fathers goodes being dead so soone A. Because none knoweth how to kéepe a thing but he that hath gotten it with labour Q. What is goodwill A. The foundation of good workes and good workes are the messengers of another world FINIS Verses of a blessed life HOw happy is that wight that holdes himselfe content With goodes and giftes aright which nature doth present No substance els saue this but full of care it is Who hath to serue his neede be he contented then Whose substance doth exceede shall serue for other men Abundance brings in paine more then enough is vaine Who mountes to honours loft and sits on fortunes wheele From top is tossed oft and oft adowne doth reele With thunder claps we see hie Towers soone shaken bee Warre griefe nor enuie fell repaire not to the place Where meane estate doeth dwell He is in Angels case And he that needes fewe thinges Needes better far then kings Of worldly Wealth O Fount of flattery worldly wealth The nource of care and soules vnhealth To haue thee is an hell of dread To want thee gulphe of greefe indeede For Wisdome O God of Fathers mine the God Lord of mercies most Thou blessed father blessed Sonne and blessed holy Ghost Which with thy word all things hast made and all things doest ordaine That in this world abide and breath or els where do remaine Blesse thou thy handie worke O Lord and graunt me wisdome pure Which euer is about thy seate and euer shall endure For I thy handmaides Sonne O Lord a feeble creature am Briefe is my time briefe is my ioy briefe is the life of man Too weake also my wisdome is to vnderstand thy will Send then thy heauenly Sapience Lord out of thy holy hill That she by thee may me instruct what steppes I best may treade And how from mens traditions best I this my life may leade For all their workes are vaine O Lord their studies I detest Thou onely Lord of Sion hill art he can make me blest Bent to content T. C. Jmprinted at London by Thomas Dauson dwelling at the three Cranes in the Vintree

two things not according well for how can hee be good that depriueth vs of our libertie and will Q. What sicknes is most perillous and mortall A. That which commeth last and goeth away last Q. What is the true signe of a gentle Prince A. It is when in knéeling to him wee finde mercie at his féete Q. What is the beginning of all good and the ende of all euill A. Death Q. What is a singular remedie of all iniuries A. Forgetfulnes Q. What is the mother of felicitie A. Obedience Q. Who is the Iudge that condemneth himselfe A. He that absolueth the culpable Q. What is the thing that tryeth our courage A. Office or rulership Q. What is the true rest of our Soule A. Sapience Q. What is the onely thing that hath no néede of mercie A. Innocencie Q. What order shall a man holde being with great Lordes or his superiours A. Let him hold his peace or speake modestly and do like him that would warme himselfe but not burne Q. What is the propertie of a discrete person A. To choose the good and flye the euill Q. VVhat are the things that shoulde gouerne the world A. The people in good order the riche man loyall the young man obedient the olde man sage and the poore man humble Q. VVhat are the things that are got without buying A. Maladie ignoraunce disprayse and dishonour Q. What are the things that are alwaies good cheape A. The earth woordes will and lyes Q. What are the thinges to man most hard and miserable A. Pouertie in old age sicknes in prison infamy after honour and to be banished from his natiue country Q. What three things are those that are most strong A. The trueth wine and a woman Q. What is the greatest Empire of all others A. It is the Empire of fooles Q. Why is Fortune painted blinde foolish and deformed A. Shee is painted blinde because shee sees not on whom nor how she bestowes her benifites foolish because shee is vnconstant and deformed because she is meruellous dishonest Q. What bée the conditions of a good seruant A. He ought to be diligent true faythful and patient Q. VVhat is the first token of a good wit in a yong man A. Memorie Q. VVhat is that which a man will beleeue soonest A. That which he heareth willingest Q. VVhat is one of the greatest sorrowes that can betide a man A. That which commeth by mirth Q. VVhat are the griefes which will not be cured A. Those which come by the disease of loue Q. VVhat are the best rules for a man to keepe that will gouerne himselfe vprightly all the dayes of his life A. To thinke on the time past to order and dispose the time present to prouide for the time to come and to make inquirie of things vnknowne and doubtfull Q. VVhat are the things that we see passe before our eyes and yet cannot folow them A. Smoke a birde a ship and an arrowe in the ayre Q. VVhat is that which a woman most desireth A. Rich apparel credit beautie libertie Q. What are the thinges that a Gentleman should wholly abhorre A. To he a coward a nigard a lyar or a Tyrant Q. Who should haue the best office in a citie A. The best man and least vicious Q. What are the two things which neither time nor fortune can destroy in this worlde A. A good name and veritie Q. What is the greatest reproche the agouernour or ruler can by any meanes receiue A. To commaund saieth Aristotle ouer many and to obay one lesse or worse then any he meaneth vice and to bee surpassed in honestie curtesie vertue science and humanitie by them which are by séeming his inferiors Q. What is the soule of a cōmon weale A. Iustice for without it neither peace nor warre can be otherwise the filthy smell corruption that a body wtout a soule hath the same hath a weale publike without Iustcie Q. What are the true prickes of lust and wantonnesse A. Excesse in wine banqueting lasciuious words the conuersation of women Q. How may a man driue away all carnall lustes and desires of the flesh A. By hunger sobrietie trauaile labour and occupation Q. What is the dutie of a good Phisition A. To know the disease and to order his medicine according to it and often to visite his pacient and comfort him Q. What is requisite in a sicke man A. Obedience to his Surgion a large hand and good courage Q. How may a mā know him that is like to himself of his own cōstellation qualitie A. Let him regard saith Plato whom he doth loue and fansie without occasion Q. Why did the Philosopher counsell vs to giue nothing neither to the young nor to the olde A. Because the young forget it afore they be able to recompence it and the olde do dye afore they can haue time to requite it Q. Frō whence procéedes idlenes sloth A. From a base mind courage frō dark and obscure places from great rest and solytarines and from Melancholie Q. How ought a man to maintain his body in health A. He shoulde neuer submit him selfe to the rule of phisicke he should goe to the fields or country and there liue in sweete ayre and healthsome places he shoulde walke oft and vse sober exercises he should refuse no meat neither sweet nor sowre vsing no choler nor excesse and remember to keepe himselfe neat and cleane in his apparell Q. Of what thinges ought a man most to reioyce A. He shoulde reioyce and thanke God that he is borne a man and not a woman a Christian and not a Turke and to haue lyued in the time of the Gospel and dyed in a good vnderstanding Q. What is the best answere that a wiseman can giue a foole A. To say nothing Q. What are the best counsellours the most sage faythfull and of least cost that a prince can haue A. Bookes sayth Alfonsus king of Aragon for they without feare flatterie or hope of gayne doe counsell and guide kings princes and other men what they ought to doe and what they should not and they are not importunate nor greedie of reputation neither are they giuen to rauine and pillage as most part of counsellours nowe a dayes are and besides that if we will they speake if not they wil holde their peace at our commaundement Q. Why did Diogenes merily affirme that olde chéese and hard was better and of greater vertue than the newe A. Because in making him to cough that eateth of it at supper it frayeth so the théeues at nightes that they dare not breake his house Q. What are the thinges that corrupt Iustice A. Partialitie loue hate prayer feare and reward Q. What is the office of a husband towardes his wife A. To guard and kéepe her honour too féede and cloath her and to giue her good instructions Q. What is the duetie of the wife towardes her husband A. To loue him sincerely