Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	heaven_n	part_n	world_n	9,128	5	4.7840	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09605	A vvomans birth, or A perfect relation more witty then common set forth to declare the descent of a woman. To a pleasant new tune.	[Philo-Balladus].	1638 (1638)	STC 19881; ESTC S101182	1,523	2

A Womans Birth OR A perfect relation more witty then common Set forth to declare the descent of a Woman To a pleasant new tune THere is a certaine kind of idle Creature The which by foolish name we call a woman I could fall out and rayle upon dame Nature That ere she fram'd such creatures to undoe man Many have wondered how it came to passe But note and I will tell you how it was When Nature first brought forth her son and heire The Gods came all one day to gossip with her Her husband Hymen glad to sée them there Dranke healths apace to bid them welcome thither Till drunke to bed he went and in that fit He got the second birth a femall chit The privy Counsell of the heavens and Planets Whose Counsell governes all affaires on earth They held a consultation in their Senats What should become of this prodigious birth These strange effects and correspondent qualities Which are brought forth by course by formalities Saturne gave Sullennesse Iove Soveraignty Mars suddaine Wrath and unappeased hare Phoebus a garish looke and wandring Eye Venus Desire and Lust insatiafe Mercury Craft and déep dissembling gave her Luna unconstant Thoughts still apt to waver Iuno the wife of Iove gave Iealousie A pettish Anger and revengefull spirit In which she will persist perpetually As if her soule could boast no other merit Though Love at first beare rule in her supremely Wanting her wil ther 's none hates more extremely Flora bestow'd upon her chéeke a hue Of red and white to make her feature pleasant That she the easier might the heart subdue Of King Prince Courtier Cittizen or Peasant But he that trusts her faith it is so slacke Her red and white to willow turnes and blacke Scornefull Diana did her mind inspire With cruell Coynesse and obdurate Passions That man might thinke her soule had most desire Still to live single without alterations When heaven knows 't is but her pride of mind That thinkes none good enough to court her kind The second part to the same tune THus qualified into the world was brought This strang uncought piece of earth call'd woman Nature afraid her husband should have thought That she had plaid the whore or béene too common Besought Lucina from old Hymens sight Close to convey it unto Venus bright Where being brought by Venus she did learne To use loose gestures with her hand and eye With fained sighs false teares not to discerne And divers such loose tricks of Levity Lisping of kisses smilings and such fits As well might dride a kind man from his wits Venus well skill'd and apt to make escape Sent it to be brought up among the Fayries Thus finding it to prove a pretty Ape Wanton and merry full of mad fegaries She brought it home and gave it to her son To be his playmate and companion Mulciber envying that his wife had got A nurcery contrary to his mind He call'd the Cyclopes and with fire hot They forg'd her heart iust to it 's proper kind Of stéele i' th fashion of an Anvill hard That should no fire nor stroakes a whit regard Phaeton that while assuming Phoebus seate I' th time of 's Raigne imparted to this brat Mischievous fancies and a proud conceit That should desire to doe she knows not what And that donation did her so inspire If wishes might prevayle the world she 'd fire The winged Child no sooner did espy her But he enamour'd of her feature grew The god of Love himselfe was set on fire And néeds would change his mother for a new If she on Lov 's great power can worke such rape How shall his subiects with their weaknesse scape He prank't it up in Fardingals and Muffs In Masks Rebato's Shapperowns and Wyers In paintings powd●ing Perriwigs and Cuffes In Dutch Italian Spanish French attires Thus was it born brought forth made Loues baby And this is that which now we call a Lady But you yong men to whom she may be sent Take some aduisementere you entertaine her Pray use her kindly for her high d●scent Courting and kissing is the way to gaine her If she loue true I le speake this in her praise Each houre shée'le blesse the number of your dayes Philo-balladus FINIS Printed at London for Francis Grove dwelling upon Snow-hill