Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	equality_n	fail_v	wight_n	240	4	15.8410	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15293	Triplex, of songes, for three, fower, and fiue voyces ; Medius, of songes, for three, fower, and fiue voyces ; Tenor, of songes, for fiue voyces; Bassus, of songes, for three, fower, and fiue voyces ; [Contratenor for fower [fiue] voyces] composed and made by Thomas Whythorne ...	Whythorne, Thomas, b. 1528.	1571 (1571)	STC 25584; ESTC S111710	13,193	76

¶ In Musicen Tho. Whithorni Hexasticon ad Lectorem CAndide sume tibi lector praeludia musae hocque lubēs spectes quod modò surgit opus Authoris mentem metire consule rectè vt merita meritum laude fruatur opus Nec multū curat probat improbat aemula turba ipse bonis manult quàm placuisse malis Eiusdem carmen Phaleucium siue Endecasyllabum QVi clar 〈…〉 am nitore musam Fecit 〈…〉 is videre lucem Rarum prodit opus Whithornus ille Et cunctis reserat suas camaenas Plenas Pegasei liquore fontis Hic dat lautitias iocos lepores Hic dat delitias sonosque dulces His iunxit numeros venustiores Hauritque eloquium phrasinque nostram Materno penitus sapore cultam Perpende has pretio has ames emasque Hae curas minuunt leuant dolores Tollunt taedia si qua sunt molesta Aspires igitur pio Whithorno Praeclaro ingenio faue valeque Tho. Couert ¶ The first part of Songes composed by Thomas Whythorne conteyning Songes for three voyces IF eu'ry one that goth about to set abroad for common vew a work hath any fear or dout that the faut finding carping crew should vtterly the same de face few works set forth then should we haue but who by vertue doth purchase their state aye lastes lye they in graue their state aye lastes lye they in graue AS many heads haue many wits so diuers men of vertues haue and vertue likes her ritches so as other goods she doth not craue nor to be celebrate of those which be but of the cōmon sort because that of her selfe she hath no need of prayse or good re port because that of her selfe she hath no need of prayse or good re port WHen fliering fortune fauoreth the fals world then smi leth but turn she once a bout her wheel strange changes shalt thou feel Wherfore as now I coūsell thee vse truth and honestie so shalt thou stand neuer quail though fortune do thee fail though fortune do thee fail WHen Cupid had compelled me to serue my fained frend Pallas from that perswaded me lest trouble I should finde for though thy loue doth seem quoth she thy good will to re quite yet in the end thou shalt well see thy gwerdon shall thee spite yet in the end thou shalt well see thy gwerdon shall thee spite SUch as in loue would haue long ioy their choice must be for ver tues sake if otherwise they seek to knit no deep root shall their true loue take no deep root shall their true loue take THe restles race the restles race the yong man runs is strange to know in ech de gre now heapes he ioyes and cares and cares he shuns a non his myrth away doth fle now heaps he ioyes and cares and cares he shuns a non his myrth away doth fle THough frends be frail though frends be frail in eu'ry place in eu'ry place though frends be frail though frends be frail in eu'ry place in eu'ry place and promise broke and promise broke that erst was plight and promise broke and promise broke that erst was plight Yet one there is yet one there is a boue all frends aboue all frends who faileth not who faileth not who faileth not the faithfull wight ij who faileth not the faithfull wight who faileth not the faithfull wight the faithfull wight IN frends of ech estate look for equalitie to be al way equalitie to be al way in frends of ech estate look for equalitie to be al way equalitie to be alway of mind of welth of mind of welth and honours eke of minde of welth and honours eke and honours eke of minde of welth of minde of welth and honours eke ij els soon they swarue and part a way ij els soon they swarue and part a way and part away .ij els soon they swarue and part a way and part a way WHo that for truth decrees as iudge most sage true noblenes of right one ly to stād in dignitie or auncient linage or great ritches or reuenues of land if therwithall if therwithall he do not link in band wisedome knowledge and other vertues rare his iudgement then of reason is but bare his iudgement then of reason is but bare THou shalt soon see thou shalt soon see in ech estate wher that do take deep root these fautes wher that do take deep root these fautes suspitiousnes beyond the race that needful is or like assauts or like as sauts of hasty mind or gelous mood gret sorows ay to be their food ij THe happy life as I do take the quiet mind therof is ground ij which sowre so rowes doth still forsake ij digesting them as they a bound for who frō cares will passe to ease must take all troubles in good part and if the mind take no disease ij all troubles els will soon reuert ij will soon reuert HE that contemneth iniuries his state better appeare shall soon then his who frets then his who frets then his who frets maliciously ij till he reuenge offences done for as malice tormentes his hart and all his helth doth straight vnwrest and all his helth doth straight vnwrest the other not forcing therof ij returneth soon to quiet rest returneth soon to quiet rest BEware how sorowes thee oppres ij let wisedome rule thy fan tasie let wisedome rule thy fantasie so as dispaire so as dispaire so as dispaire thee not pos ses with deadly dread thy fayth to try thy fayth to try WHat euer hath been in time past ij what euer hath been in time past ij in time present t' is often found ij in time present t' is often found ij the flattery hath got the cast ij the flattery hath got the cast ij to get frendship both safe sound to get frendship both safe sound to get frend ship both safe sound wheras plaines in word deed ij wheras plaines in word deed wheras plaines in word deed wheras plaines in word deed of hatred great is sure to speed of hatred great is sure to speed ij of hatred great is sure to speed ¶ The end of the first part ¶ The second part of Songes composed by Thomas Whythorne conteining Songes for fower voyces FOr to reclaim to frend a froward foe or bring to passe affaires waighty great if patience cheefly doth work it so as vertue rare it may be thronde in seate for such in whom that thing is so to finde though thicke be sown yet most spring out of kinde for such in whom that thing is so to finde though thicke be sown yet most spring out of kinde THe giftes of nature well disposde are pleasant to the sight the like of fortune rule the rost be it in wrong or right though both or none of these be had yet to the giftes of minde the wise haue the prerogatiue in all ages assinde the wise haue the prerogatiue in all ages assinde THough