Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	abide_v	able_a	hear_v	15	3	4.0100	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08867	The zodiake of life written by the godly and zealous poet Marcellus Pallingenius stellatus, wherein are conteyned twelue bookes disclosing the haynous crymes [and] wicked vices of our corrupt nature: and plainlye declaring the pleasaunt and perfit pathway vnto eternall lyfe, besides a numbre of digressions both pleasaunt [and] profitable, ; newly translated into Englishe verse by Barnabæ Googe.; Zodiacus vitae. English	Palingenio Stellato, Marcello, ca. 1500-ca. 1543.; Googe, Barnabe, 1540-1594.	1565 (1565)	STC 19150; ESTC S113950	211,798	732

to bee Such one I say no man nor God can euer well despise But he that vertue doth enuie at least that is not wise For who but such wyll not hym loue and worthily commende That feareth God and righteousnes obserueth to hys ende Whom golde can neuer ouercome who willeth no mans wrong Who helpes the poores afflicted case who flyeth the naughty throng He feedes the humble and the meke yll tongues hee doth reiect No man to hurt he doth reioice but rather to protect And that which is the worthyest praise at euery time he can In euery thing a modestye vse happy is that man More happy yet I doe him iudge that doth in both excell Who that is good and learned to a crowne deserueth well For other men he farre exceedes as golde doth copper passe And as the flaming Piropus excelles the duskey glasse And seldome synne thou shalt discerne a man of learned fame At least not much vnto the rude there is no heede of shame But headlong rushe they into vice which they forbidden bee And holy lawes be laught to scorne by foolishe fonde decree Lyke as the blinde cannot beware but fal in ditches deepe As men amid the darke be hurt when Proserpine doth sleepe So minde of man which is but blinde take learning once away In euery vice it doth not doubt to fall and runne astray Except it be comprest by feare of paine that may ensue No things but those that pleasaunt bee it iudgeth right or true Yet many times it may be sene that nature doth supply The maisters roume and giueth grace in youth abundantly Whereby that schoole did neuer teache by grace they may obtaine What letteth such to leade a life as vertue teacheth plaine The greater thankes be due to him for euermore to giue Whose booke doth shew a Methode true declaring how to liue O famous Gods of hie renoume which rule the forked hyll To whom my yeares I alwayes gaue and dedicate them styll If that such waighty things a wretche may safely you desire In this my worke I take in hande your aide I now require Let not dishonour me deface nor in his blasing rage Let limping Uulcan me destroye at any time or age And thus an ende the ramme that kepes the entraunce of our doore Doth leaue his place vnto the bull that hasteth here afore The booke approching next at hande doth will mee to haue done In hast and biddes me finishe now that I of late begonne ¶ The Seconde booke entituled Taurus LOng time y t hast thee rested well my boate in pleasant baye Now time vs biddes to hoyse vp sailes and ancour vp to way The washing wynter now is fledde the hoary snowes be gon From downe the hylles they fast distill that once they fell vpon The earth againe doth florishe greene the trees repaire their spring With pleasaunt notes the Nitingale beginneth new to sing With flowers fresh their heads be deckt the Fairies daunce in fielde And wanton songes in mossye dennes the Drids and Satirs yelde The wynged Cupide fast doth cast his dartes of golde yframed And lusty youth with pleasaunt heate hath feruently inflamed Now may we safely wander out amid the waters plaine The floudes be calme y e westerne wynde is present here againe O foole why art thou now afraide the ayre is fayre and bright And Atlas daughters risyng vp perswade thy course of right For ydlenesse what kynde of praise can happen vnto thee To stouthfulnesse no good rewarde may well ascribed bee Lyft vp thy heart and corage eke be bolde and of good chere For fortune most doth fauour those that all things least doe feare To fearefull folkes at any time shee 〈…〉 umphe hath denaide But as I gesse the monsters teeth doth make thee sore afraide Great shame it is that vertue shoulde for monsters hyde their face Go to therefore leaue of thy lettes and walke the depth apace The kyng and Lord and mighty power that rules the worlde so fast Who wyth a beck the golden starres shall gouerne whilste they last Who made the earth inhabited wyth beastes of sundry sight And diuers fishe within the sea to draw their vitall sprite Least destitute of dwellers be those elements they shoulde And onely man among the rest discerne he reason woulde And vnto him he graunted speache where beastes be dumme of sounde Declining downe their bodies great doe lycke the massey grounde With reason he hath vnder brought the strongest beastes of might The Lion fierce the Tygre swift alone hath put to flight The serpents though their bodies foule wyth poyson doe abounde Doe stande in awe and feare him to when that they heare hys sounde The mōstruous mole y e thurlpole great of mighty forme and strength In Occean sea doth giue him place when he doth walke at length Take him away what were the earth a place wyth bryers growne And would bring forth no kinde of corne vntilde or els vnsowne Hee cities built and ordned lawes wherby they ruled bee Wyth temples trymmed for their state the Gods adourned hee Full many artes he searched forth and instruments he founde Which like the lightning flashe flame and lyke the thunders sounde Wherein the fier fast inclosde inforceth all hee may Out of hys mouth to rumble oute the pellet farre away Whereby the Towers hye be bette and walles of euery towne Hys strength not able to abide come topsy turuey downe And he that heareth farre away the bouncing of these blowes With dreadfull noyse y e thūder thumpes as present there he trowes Unhappy had you bene O Gods if in Phlegreus grounde Wheras with giantes huge you fought such weapons had bene founde He founde out shippes whereby a man to passe the seas may knowe And wander farre whereas he list if wynde at wyll doe blowe In places farre abrode and nie to Tytan in the East And where the Sūne doth slip sometime and fall vnder the west And in the North whereas the Beare her colour cleare doth giue And in the other part againe where men there be that liue Whose feete contrary quite to ours doe alwayes vse to treade And lyke to fall their heeles aloft doe downewarde hang theire head And though he doe excell in witte and vigour of the minde So much that well he may be thought to come of God hys kinde Yet knowethhe not nor seekes to know a thyng to badde to tell How for to liue what wayes to flye or what to follow well O mortall brestes where darknes blinde doth euermore abounde And eke O mindes where foolishnesse may alwayes well be founde By wicked wayes they runne astray and fewe alas doe knowe Which way their iourney well to take or where in safe to rowe Whereby the chiefe and happiest lyfe in time they may obtaine The knotty science of tho lawes will neuer shewe it plaine Nor he that can in medicine skyll in eloquence or grammer But onely wysedome must the waye detect the chiefe defender

to remaine Is hope of minde with thee so great we trauaile but in vaine In trusting dreames for vertues sake and fayning fansies strange That be but fooles that things assured for vnassurde will chaunge Forsakyng thus assertainde here with doubtfull things to meete But yet of olde and auncient fame rewardes remaineth sweete Of little force this nothing is when death hath had his right Thou nothing art for what is fame if it doe nought delight The corps in graue what doth y e s●one or stocke reioice in prayes If here thou hast not them thou shal● haue neuer happy dayes Therefore while this our brittle lyfe vncertaine eke doth last The wyse man to his power will ioy nor straite wyll downe be cast As oft as fortune on him frownes wyll seeke the pleasaunt life If any thing to him shall hap of bitter eygre strife Wherefore bicause I will not now thee frustrate here retaine O yong man ioy while time permits and banishe dolefull paine When these his wordes my berded sire had moued me to beleue Good father then quod I for these thy paines I cannot geue Thee worthy thanks but whilst I line I shall to thee be bounde Within my heart and eke I shall reserue thy sayings sounde One doubt within my brest doth yet assuredly remaine For not the deedes we onely must but learne them to obtaine Therefore I doe require you now to teache me here the way That wyll me leade to pleasures place ▪ whereby it haue I may The way is short and plaine withall then grayherde to me tels Nor farre from hence voluptnousnesse that lusty Lady dwels Whom if thou doest desire to see come after me a pace Wherby thou mayst by me reioice in finding out hir grace One parte of three the starry orbes had scarce past ouer than When stackring vp himself did rayse thunweldy aged man Who leading foorth I followed on and hand in hand we went By straunge vnhaunted wayes we goe and space a little spent Beholde appeares a sumptuous house and strayght I aske my guide What honour kepes that precious gem and princely palace wide Plutus quod he possesseth this and eke an armed knight The way to kepe and men to passe forbiddeth by his might Except they come him first vnto and please him wyth some gift But he himself doth holde his hall amid you towry clift Three daughters eke he only hath within his bowre to dwell Whose names if thou desire to knowe I shall thee briefly tell The first of them is filthy excesse the second puffed pride The third is foolish ignoraunce with countnaunce bolde besyde Who then quod I shal leade vs now vnto this famous kyng Three maydes he hath quod gresil thoe that there to wyll thee bring Chance fraud and vsury by these haue all men easy way I haue no gifts then aunswered I that giue these maydes I may Nor safe it is such girles to trust some other way declare There is quod he another way there is a way to spare which if thou sayst the word we go leade me there to quod I Togither both we went therwyth where depe a vale did lie with stones the way was all beset by which our iourney lay And so be growne wyth cra●●ed shorns that searce we see the way Hereby we found the ragged house of seely pouerty With top vntylde we past it thoe and streight a wood we spye Beholde then sayth my guide to me beholde you trees so hie Which w t their tops do seme to touch the steamed starry skie There dwels y e worthy quene quod he by whom we shall be blest But first thou must wash hand and face and get thee neatly drest The Goddesse loues no nastinesse nor s●ouens can abide A riuer small I then perceiude by grauayle ground to glide Which wyth a pleasannt hushing soūd prouoked the ioyes of bed Here washt I fayre my face and hands and combde my rugged hed I trimde my clothes in order fine and lightnesse hath expelde All graue and earnest things so that wyth mirth my way I helde No further of than once a man a stone may from him sting The wood was then whereas we heare the birdes full swetely syng And floures swete and fayre we smell of which inowe ther growes Such woods tharabian neuer saw though franconcense there flowes Nor yet the Easterne Indian thoe nor Scith the like doth see Though round about he is beset wyth bowes of lawrell tree Nor Atlas that the rowling skies with shoulders doth ●nstayne Though Satirs in the place doth daūce whom Fayries loue doth payne A riuer milde about it runnes wyth comely water cleare The bankes so farre asonder stode as leapes the chased Deare And in the depth a doughty droue of scaley beastes they play And for a wall it compasde is with lofty pines so gay With pines that in their crabbed barks doth Cibels loue contayne And Phebus Cipresse standes them by of equall heigth agayne There lackes no mastes Esculus no Mapple Holme nor Oke Nor plaintree Corke nor yet the nutte that colour doth prouoke The Arbute and the Alder tree the Chestnut and the Ashe The Filbert Pechtree and the Palme the Byrch with spriggy lashe The Firretre and the mirtle eke and brode leaude Beechy wood When Saturn ruled the golden world which was our fathers foode The Uine the Figge and Apple eke and Lotos Pryaps frend The Juey and the Laurell tree that Poets heads doth shend The Mulberry and the Poplartree that Hercule once estemde The Peartree willow and the Prime with Bore that whitley semde The Medlar and the Oliue tree the Elme and Cherrey red The Codtree and the Almon eke whose floures first do spred What should I here the Cedre tree or Hebron call to minde Or Cytre fitte for Tables fine whom golde his place resynde Or other more whose names if thou dost take in hand to tell Thou soner mayst in number bring the Egiptian lands as well Thus in we go whereas the bridge doth ioyne the bankes in one Of ample space and semely syght their alleyes long they gone Wyth Purple Roles red and white and Paunseys paynted hewe White Daffodils and violets swete wyth flagrant Lillies blewe Swete Amaranthe that long doth liue wyth leaues of crimson die The Cloue wyth Balme and Cassia to Mynt Time and Sauerie With Saffrō Myrhe and Maioram the Gardens onely gem Of sauoure sweete in I dale woodes ynow there growes of them Both here and there in euery place swete sauours vp they sume A thousand kindes of Birdes do fill the woodes with euery tune With diuers notes the cleared ayre they caused to resounde There Progne wayles the gret vn●rot● that in her loue was found And Philomela doth bewayle her owne and Itis case In humaine voice and painfull throte the ●ara● pr●tes apase Their varying softly notes so fine the Goldfi●ch fast doth sing And waters flowes the flowers vpon from cleare continuall spring And here and