Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	knowledge_n	light_n	shine_v	2,465	5	9.1921	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54825	A discourse of self-murder lately written, and now published as a disswasive from so horrid and inglorious a thing. By E.P., in a letter to his intimate friend R.F. Licens'd, November 24. 1691.	E. P. (Ezra Pierce); R. F. aut	1692 (1692)	Wing P2162A; ESTC R217556	33,524	40

can_v it_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o man_n to_o do_v violence_n to_o himself_o in_o reference_n to_o this_o last_o it_o be_v that_o he_o give_v his_o opinion_n of_o cleombrotus_n when_o seem_v to_o applaud_v his_o courage_n conclude_v of_o his_o attempt_n that_o it_o be_v do_v rather_o magnè_fw-la than_o benè_fw-la and_o here_o i_o can_v but_o remark_n that_o of_o seneca_n irascere_fw-la interfectori_fw-la sed_fw-la miscrere_fw-la interfecti_fw-la and_o further_o to_o the_o former_a instance_n of_o pelagia_n have_v have_v occasion_n to_o mention_v that_o innocent_a delightsome_a part_n of_o mankind_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o represent_v the_o matter_n in_o some_o divine_a feature_n and_o you_o have_v in_o the_o apocrypha_fw-la a_o account_n of_o a_o woman_n that_o in_o excess_n of_o sorrow_n think_v of_o make_v herself_o away_o 10._o but_o the_o only_a thing_n that_o restrain_v she_o be_v the_o tender_a regard_n she_o bear_v to_o her_o age_a parent_n she_o be_v very_o sorrowful_a it_o be_v say_v so_o that_o she_o think_v to_o have_v strangle_v herself_o and_o she_o say_v i_o be_o the_o only_a daughter_n of_o my_o father_n and_o if_o i_o do_v this_o thing_n it_o will_v be_v a_o reproach_n to_o he_o and_o i_o shall_v bring_v his_o old_a age_n with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_n the_o conclusion_n and_o now_o to_o draw_v towards_o a_o end_n alas_o when_o your_o lose_a friend_n lindâmor_n shall_v recur_v to_o your_o nightly_o fancy_n and_o you_o shall_v have_v react_v to_o your_o wake_a geni_fw-la his_o unfortunate_a transition_n from_o this_o life_n to_o the_o immense_a space_n of_o another_o ah_o melancholy_a thought_n to_o suppose_v that_o he_o be_v now_o sigh_v way_n a_o eternity_n in_o tear_n as_o the_o just_a amercement_n of_o so_o horrid_a a_o crime_n it_o be_v a_o torment_n indeed_o to_o see_v happiness_n at_o a_o distance_n with_o hopeless_a eye_n never_o to_o enjoy_v it_o can_v you_o refrain_v fold_v up_o yourself_o in_o all_o the_o form_n of_o sorrow_n to_o what_o a_o strange_a fetch_n must_v a_o man_n be_v drive_v in_o such_o a_o case_n amissum_fw-la socium_fw-la longo_fw-la sermone_fw-la what_o will_v you_o give_v to_o retrieve_v his_o wander_a shade_n o_o the_o curse_n that_o lie_v on_o those_o rude_a hand_n that_o be_v so_o impious_o embrue_v the_o censure_v he_o have_v incur_v for_o draw_v on_o himself_o the_o guilt_n of_o his_o own_o blood_n be_v i_o to_o imagine_v such_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v the_o hasty_a product_n of_o unkind_a despair_n i_o will_v curse_v with_o fury_n and_o concern_v those_o unpolished_a atom_n that_o shall_v justle_v together_o in_o so_o unhappy_a a_o collision_n and_o be_v it_o my_o case_n that_o i_o have_v a_o friend_n so_o determine_v i_o will_v beg_v the_o power_n above_o that_o can_v never_o forget_v only_o to_o raze_v such_o a_o action_n out_o of_o the_o annal_n of_o time_n and_o suffer_v it_o rather_o to_o remain_v a_o blot_n than_o any_o discernible_a note_n in_o the_o calendar_n of_o eternity_n oh_o that_o nature_n garment_n shall_v sit_v uneasy_a about_o any_o one_o as_o not_o to_o tarry_v the_o leisure_n of_o some_o angel_n to_o undress_v he_o but_o violent_o to_o strip_v off_o the_o robe_n of_o nature_n how_o do_v a_o man_n by_o such_o a_o action_n not_o only_o baffle_v the_o hope_n of_o his_o survive_a friend_n but_o also_o balk_v the_o courtesy_n of_o his_o invisible_a minister_n who_o will_v glad_o himself_o have_v draw_v the_o curtain_n remove_v the_o light_n and_o bid_v he_o a_o gentle_a repose_n further_o what_o hard_a thought_n will_v the_o world_n be_v apt_a to_o entertain_v concern_v the_o conduct_n of_o such_o a_o man_n reason_n and_o understanding_n how_o illy_z he_o have_v improve_v that_o divine_a light_n 〈◊〉_d and_o almost_o quench_v the_o celestial_a spangle_n be_v he_o furnish_v with_o a_o intellect_n and_o have_v a_o glorious_a lamp_n of_o knowledge_n set_v up_o to_o shine_v in_o it_o for_o no_o better_a purpose_n they_o will_v rather_o censure_v it_o by_o the_o use_n that_o be_v make_v of_o it_o to_o be_v some_o loose_a spark_n fly_v out_o of_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n than_o ever_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v the_o kindle_n of_o a_o divine_a flame_n better_o certain_o in_o my_o thought_n have_v such_o a_o one_o never_o be_v or_o be_v have_v be_v long_o since_o banish_v from_o his_o own_o essence_n and_o commence_v some_o other_o kind_n have_v pass_v into_o a_o innocent_a animal_n that_o be_v never_o like_a to_o have_v the_o burden_n of_o a_o after-thought_a to_o gall_n and_o perplex_v he_o that_o man_n who_o be_v only_o capable_a here_o of_o those_o high_a accession_n of_o thought_n and_o study_n shall_v not_o better_o consider_v what_o a_o noble_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o live_v life_n we_o be_v to_o be_v assure_v be_v the_o high_a perfection_n of_o corporeal_a being_n because_o the_o near_a resemblance_n of_o the_o divine_a the_o most_o contemptible_a creature_n in_o who_o the_o spring_n of_o life_n be_v in_o motion_n can_v boast_v of_o a_o pre-eminence_n beyond_o the_o star_n and_o the_o minute_a part_n of_o a_o organise_v be_v and_o enliven_v may_v challenge_v the_o sun_n and_o bid_v defiance_n to_o its_o inanimate_a lustre_n but_o alas_o it_o be_v not_o bare_o to_o live_v that_o we_o plead_v for_o if_o so_o the_o vile_a of_o brute_n animal_n may_v well_o rank_v themselves_o with_o the_o high_a son_n of_o reason_n but_o when_o life_n itself_o shall_v be_v adorn_v and_o glorify_v with_o all_o those_o excellency_n and_o advantage_n to_o render_v it_o easy_a and_o delightful_a that_o can_v be_v name_v this_o be_v that_o which_o raise_v it_o beyond_o a_o common_a breathe_n and_o all_o man_n i_o reckon_v may_v live_v happy_a if_o they_o will_v themselves_o if_o they_o will_v be_v steady_a in_o their_o desire_n and_o equal_a in_o their_o apprehension_n of_o thing_n present_a they_o may_v have_v then_o save_v wise_a democritus_n the_o trouble_n of_o exchange_v his_o passion_n who_o though_o it_o be_v his_o constant_a business_n to_o laugh_v yet_o have_v once_o light_v on_o a_o man_n of_o a_o indifferent_a temper_n like_o himself_o can_v not_o forbear_v drop_v a_o tear_n for_o that_o the_o number_n of_o such_o man_n be_v so_o small_a indifferency_n we_o confess_v be_v a_o flower_n that_o grow_v not_o in_o every_o garden_n where_o we_o shall_v meet_v with_o one_o that_o be_v calm_a easy_a and_o delectable_a under_o every_o circumstance_n and_o event_n of_o thing_n we_o shall_v be_v pester_v with_o a_o hundred_o that_o be_v nothing_o but_o storm_n and_o noise_n and_o if_o any_o thing_n cross_v their_o desire_n they_o think_v it_o their_o only_a remedy_n to_o rage_n and_o boil_v away_o in_o the_o fury_n of_o some_o base_a extreme_a and_o true_o i_o can_v think_v it_o any_o other_o but_o for_o want_v of_o study_v the_o golden_a rule_n of_o equality_n that_o most_o man_n be_v as_o miserable_a in_o the_o defeat_n of_o their_o expectation_n as_o before_o they_o be_v eager_a in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o their_o desire_n of_o all_o man_n of_o his_o rank_n seneca_n come_v at_o length_n to_o be_v most_o admire_v for_o a_o man_n of_o a_o patient_a even_a temper_n who_o in_o every_o interfere_a juncture_n find_v more_o pleasure_n and_o contentment_n in_o his_o own_o quiet_a apprehension_n of_o thing_n than_o he_o do_v trouble_v and_o uneasiness_n in_o their_o discomposure_n and_o cleanthes_n be_v as_o noble_a in_o his_o sentiment_n as_o seneca_n be_v now_o grow_v discreet_a in_o his_o behaviour_n when_o he_o be_v ask_v how_o a_o man_n shall_v become_v rich_a answer_v to_o be_v poor_a in_o desire_n and_o he_o that_o be_v otherwise_o and_o have_v neither_o the_o measure_n nor_o the_o manner_n to_o respect_v a_o little_a i_o wish_v he_o no_o worse_o with_o that_o pious_a elder_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o contentation_n hall_n but_o that_o he_o be_v plague_v sufficient_o with_o a_o abundance_n alas_o what_o meanness_n of_o spirit_n do_v this_o argue_v a_o man_n of_o a_o sour_a implacable_a discontent_a temper_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v christianly_o great_a and_o generous_a that_o i_o much_o question_n whether_o he_o have_v not_o disgrace_v the_o very_a heathen_a within_o he_o true_a virtue_n be_v certain_o the_o fair_a criterien_n whereby_o to_o discern_v a_o man_n true_o great_a and_o as_o a_o honourable_a person_n who_o name_n will_v for_o ever_o flourish_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o learning_n have_v late_o show_v that_o be_v magnanimity_n indeed_o where_o religion_n and_o virtue_n be_v the_o commander_n of_o humane_a action_n boyle_n christ_n virt._n it_o be_v only_o in_o a_o religious_a breast_n where_o indifferency_n and_o moderation_n do_v reside_v that_o the_o natural_a symphony_n which_o plato_n fancy_v by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o consort_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o he_o talk_v