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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
body_n	dead_a	life_n	spirit_n	12,824	5	5.8944	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16807	VVits priuate vvealth Stored with choise commodities to content the minde.	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1612 (1612)	STC 3708; ESTC S104693	14,081	30

with beggers but the vertuous and wise are truely honorable He that feasteth the rich makes a friendship with Mommon but he that relieueth the poore is blessed of God A Whores teares are a Fooles poyson and a Theeues watch is the Trauailers woe The shot of a Cannon makes a terrible report but he that starts at the noise of it will hardly proue a Souldier The sound of a Trumpet stirs vp the spirit of a Souldier but if his heart faile him he will not fight Womens Tyers are an idle commoditie and t● liue by panderisme is a roguish profession Swearing lying is much among wicked men yet being so little belieued I wonder they do not leaue it A proud spirit is hatefull to nature and he that is vnthankfull for little is worthy of nothing the hope of the vertuous makes haruest in heauen the dispaire of the wicked brings their soules into hell The Spiders webbe is a nette for a Flye and a flattering tongue is a trap for a Foole. That sight of a sword will affright a Coward while a seasond Souldier makes a flea-bite of a wound A partiall iudge makes a pittifull lawe and a dumbe Preacher a pittifull parish A bloody Souldier makes a pittifull warre and he that trusteth an enemie may be betraid ere he be aware The Souldiers honour is got with great trauaile while the Vsurer tumbleth in the ease of his wealth The true spirit regards no drosse and he that makes a God of his golde will goe to the Deuill like a Beggar He that leaues his spurres in his horses belly may sit downe and sigh when he is weary with walking He that will passe quietly through a common wealth must auoid the foole and take heed of the knaue An Vsurper of a crowne will breede murmures in a kingdome but a wise gouernour is worthy of his place He that cloyeth his stomacke is an enemie to nature and to ouercharge wit is an abuse of reason Vanitie pride make the fooles paradice while loue and beauty are the nurses of idlenes Blessed Children are the Parents ioyes while the barren wombe is the curse of nature A wise Generall and a valiant leader are requisite in a Campe but tyranny in conquest disgraceth the soldier the Gloe-wormes belly is the candle of the earth the Phoenix nest is too high for the world the longest day will haue a night at last and age will with●r the smoothest skinne in the world the dearth of the Corne makes Farmers rich but to starue the people is the shame of the state No preaching in the world will make a Iew a Christian a cut-purse will be his work when the theefe is at the Gallowes He that hath lost his eies may bid his friendes good-night and he that is going to the graue hath made an end with the world A faire man is like Curds and Creame and a foule woman the griefe of the eyes A wittie wanton is a pleasing mistris but an honnest huswife is the best to breede on He that is giuen to drinking is subiect to the dropsie and a licorous grocer will eate out his gaine A Garden is pleasant if it be full of fai●e Flowers so is a faire woman indued with good qualities A faire flower without scent is like a faire woman without grace Hearbes are wholesome gathered in their time and money well vsed is an excellent mettall If Christmas lasted all the yeare what would become of Lent and if euery day were good fryday the world would be weary of fasting The griefe of the heart is a weakning to the bodye but the worme of conscience eats into the very soule A iest is neuer well broken but when it hurteth not the hearers and profiteth the speaker Hope is comfortable in absence but possession is the true pleasure Words out of time are lost and seruice vnrewarded is miserable To follow fooles is the anoyance of wit and to serue a Churle is a miserable slauery Variety of acquaintance is good for obseruation and to make vse of knowledge proues the sence of vnderstanding Early rysing gaines the morning and a darke night is the theeues watch A fantasticall Trauailer is the figure of an Ape and a proud woman is a fooles Idoll The eye is small yet is seeth much and the heart but little yet it is the life of the body The hope of profit makes labour easie and the hand of bountie winnes the heart of vertue A Candle giues a dimme light in the Sunne where Diana keepes her Court Cupid is out of countenance A man is as dead when he sleepeth and darkenes is the sorrow of time There is no true rich man but the contented not truly poore but the couetous A weake body is not for trauell nor a sim ple witte for a Scepter No man liueth that doth not sometime amisse but he that delighteth in sinne is a deuill in carnate They that loue their beds are great flea-feeders and he that spends his spirits cannot haue a strong body The rich mans goods makes him fearfull to dye and the poore mans want makes him weary of his life The fire of Anger burneth the Soule and the cold of feare chilleth the heart Snuffe a Candle and it will burne cleere and cut off dead flesh and the wound will heale the sooner The heart-ache brings the body into sickenesse but the Worme of Conscience breeds the soules torment Times alters natures and Honors manners but a vertuous heart will neuer yeeld to villany Miseries are the tryall of patience but loue is the master of passions Thought is a swift trauailer and the Soule is in heauen in an instant A kinde nature winneth loue but a stubborne spirit is a plague to reason The disease of opinion doth beguile vs in the taste of happines while the vanity of delights is but the superfluitie of desires Patience at the point of death sets a seale to the perfections of life How vaine is the loue of riches which may be lost or left in an instant In the tryall of truth excuse will not helpe dishonesty Trie wits by their wisedome and loue them for their vertue Reioyce not in any mans misery but be pittifull to thy very enemy and comfort the afflicted in what is fit for charitie Followe not the Amorous for they are humerous nor the humerous for they are idle Giue what thou doost francklye and be Maister of thine own purse least base seruilitie make abridgement of thy bountie Be not iealous without iust cause and doe no wrong for any cause If thou doest ill doe not excuse it if well doe not boast of it Nature enclinde to euill must by correction bee brought to good for discretion by instruction findes the way to perfection The key of wantonnesse openeth the doore vnto wickednesse the cares of busines and the variety of pleasures are the soules hindrances to her higbest happines Sinne comes with conception but grace onely by inspiration

merrier with his pittance then many a Lord in the midst of his Liuing Great mindes and small meanes are the ouerthrowe of many good wits A broken heart is Gods cure whose oyle of grace is a salue for all sores Hee that hath forsworne a beard hath a strange face and shee that hath no teeth may learne to sucke A friend is best tryed at a neede and a fawning foe is not to be trusted Beefe and Mutton are strong foode and hunger is the best sauce to any meate in the world Sicknesse is the bodies Curbe and sorrow the mindes but vnkindenesse in a friend is the breake-heart of a goodspirit Necessitie will breake through stone walles but to make an excercise of Beggerie is the condition of a Rascall A painted sword is for a bragging Coward but the Souldiers Iron makes way where he goes The rarenes of a Toy will set vp the price but the goodnes of anything is best esteemed of the wise A Bird without feathers will flie ilfauouredly and a man without money is out of heart with all mirth To bee deliuered of a Childe is a ioy to a Woman and to be deliuered from prison is a comfort to a man but to be deliuered from sinne is the truest ioy of the Soule A forward Childe is sildome long liued and to beget a foole is a griefe to the Parents He that cryeth without cause is worthy of hurt and he that feeles no hurt is full of dead flesh Trauaile is good for stayed wits and a strong bodie is best for labour The rich man to fill the tother bag will pare a poore man to the very bones but the good man will relieue his poore neighbour at his neede An vnskilfull ryder may soone be out of the saddle and a poore horse can goe but softly Some say Tobacco is good to purge the head but he that followeth it well will finde it a shrewd purge to his purse No eye can see the brightnes of the Sunne how glorious then is that life from whence It hath light Many are fortunate that are not wise but there is no man happie vntill he come into heauen Fire and Sword are the terror of a Camp but Thunder and Lightning are the terror of the world A faire house is a comfortable lodging but the sweet Aire reuiueth the senses A faire horse is comely to looke on but if he prooue heauy he is nought for trauell The sires of afflictions refine the spirits of the faithful and happy is the heart that endures to the end many factions breede seditions but vnitie and peace are the ioyes of a Kingdome An Asses braie is an vnpleasant noyse but the knell of a passing bell kils the heart of the wicked A man will forbeare many things for feare of the law but how few forbeare any sin for feare of Gods iudgement Delicate meates are no strong foode but the spring water is cleare drinke Great assemblies are markets for the Cut-purse but a bare purse kils his heart Enuy among great men make miserie of poore men and when women breed the quarrells they are not easily ended A discreete Iudge makes a blessed Law and a penitent offender is worthy of pardon Great boast and small roast makes a colde Kitchin and shrugging of shoulders is no paying of debtes He that may liue well and will not is of a wicked nature but he that would liue well and cannot hath his heart full of griefe The Flyes and the Bees liue in swarmes the Antes and the wormes liue in heapes but men can hardly make a company to liue quiet Poysoned drinke may be in a siluer cup and he that plucketh a Rose may pricke his hand in gathering of it The Porposes in the Sea will play against a storme many make a banquet to make an end of the guests The marchant and the Trades-man are the vpholders of a common-wealth but if they leaue out the Farmer they may fast for their Supper A discreete woman is worthy of honor and a foolish man the disgrace of nature Burnt Children dread the fire while olde fooles will play with the Coales A rauening Curre is not good for a house and a Hawke that feedes fowle will neuer be a high flier He that remooues a Land-marke is a very bad neighbour he that sets a trauailer out of his way is a wickked villaine A delaying hope is grieuous to the heart but dispaire is the greatest torment of the soule To lye in bed and not sleepe to see meate and haue no stomacke to serue long and get no wages are three great miseries in the life of man No man knowes a griefe so well as he that hath it and no man more ioyfull then he that is rid of it It is a griefe to a man to lacke wit but more greefe to some to lacke grace to gouerne it An aged man is a Kalender of experience and a spruce you●h is like a picture A deadly wound makes a quicke dispatch but a lingring hope breedes a long griefe To meddle with state matters may be more trouble then profit but to part man wife is a wicked practise At a little hole a man may see day but if he shut his eies the light will do him little good Horselieches will burst with sucking of blood and a swelling Toade is a venomous creature A Tortois shell will hardly breake but at the least touch she will pull in her head He that hath a wife hath a charge and he that hath a good wife hath a blessing but he that hath a bad wife is in a pittifull taking She that loues not her husband lackes either honesty or wit and shee that loueth not her selfe will goe neere to be sluttish The Winter nights is for the Gossips cup and Summers heat makes the Brewers haruest The Lambe and the Doue are two pretty creatures but the Dog and the Hog are sullen beasts A Fox by nature is ful of craft while a foole wants reason to make vse of wit The smooth grasse will hide a Snake and a fained smile a false heart To goe to Church for fashion is an abuse of religion and to pray without deuotion is breath to no purpose Good Incke graceth a Letter but if the paper bee nought the penne will doe no good A long dyet kills the stomacke and a desperat purge may be a perrill of life The Owle and the Swallowe brings in Winter and Sommer but the Nightingale the Cuccoe talke onely of the merry time Light gaines make heauy purses but he that labours for nothing may giue ouer his worke He that will holde out the yere must abide winter and summer and he that will goe into heauen must endure the miseryes of the world To feed a iester is but a iest of wit but he that giues not care to a tale it neuer troubles him When a Lyon roares come not in his way when a Foxe preacheth beware the Geese A faithfull friend