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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	affection_n	find_v	love_n	2,401	5	5.1200	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64668	VVits fancies, or, Choice observations and essayes collected out of divine, political, philosophical, military and historical authors / by John Ufflet ...	Ufflet, John, b. 1603.	1659 (1659)	Wing U20; ESTC R8998	43,009	138

should have crooked lines Oft-times the circumstance of an action marrs the substance in divine matters we must not onely look that the body of our service be sound but that cloathes be fit nothing hinders but that good advice sometime may fall from the mouth of wicked men A mans heart can best judge of it self others can best judge of his actions happy is that man that can be acquitted by himself in private in publique by others in both by God It is very safe for a man to look into himself by others eyes in vain shall a mans heart absolve him that is condemned by his actions It is certain that all indifferent actions and behaviour of a man have an extream holding and dependence either upon virtue or vice according as they are used or ruled for there is no middle betwixt them no more then betwixt their rewards heaven and hell It is not sufficient for a man to have refrain within himself never so many vertues and good qualities except he imploy them and set them on work for the benefit of others Virus enim latus omnis consistit in actione The actions and writings of every man take not-except in the matter subject and occasion some commending favoritie to happen to it All our actions upbraid us of folly our whole course of life is but matter of laughter we are not soberly wise We commonly measure and censure all actions and the doers of them by the event one is crowned for that which another is tormented as Caesar and Erachus Grievous Enormities and bitter Calumnies commonly follow renowned actions Present actions are not with safety related nor are they listned unto without danger The actions of our ancestors use to be examined not to be malignate for we not emulate but imitate them We willingly listen to the praise of such who gotten long since out of the reach of envy seem by their deeds of fame to raise the weakness of mortality and faults which are found in past actions displease not whilest they take from us the evil opinion of the present times The action is easie to be effected which hath nothing of fear in it but the act it self Great actions have need of help else they will be suffocated by simplicity It is easie to add to the greatness of actions by words to truth by appearances it is not amiss The government of a State is but a slippery path one only bad action is sufficient to ruinate a Prince who hath been raised up by a thousand good ones A present good action is able to make a past bad one to be forgotten when it is thought that the like will not again be done Actions are not alwayes done by their agents in an instant dispositions proceed them the truth of whose effects we do not know because the vertue of causes is unknown to us The sequell of every action dependeth for the most part upon the beginning Dimidium facti qui bene caepit habet So forceable continually is the beginning and so connexed to the sequell by the nature of a precedent cause that the end must needs erre from the common course when it doth not participate of that quality which was in the beginning In nature all violent actions are of short continuance and the durability and lasting quality of all actions proceedeth from a slow and temperate progression so that the resolutions of the mind that are carried with an untemperate violence and favour much heat and passion do vanish away even with the smoake thereof and brings forth nothing but leasurable repentance therefore it is best for men of such natures to qualifie their hasty resolutions with a mistrustful lingering that when their judgement is well informed of the cause they may proceed to speedy execution Fame is the spirit of a great action maketh them memorable or unworthy by report The actions of men would be none at all if they were not at first received in the mind Experience teacheth that no action is wisely undertaken whereof the end is not wisely forecast in the first place however it is the last in execution It is great justice that our actions should be measured by opinion not by reason The nature of man is forward to accept but negligent to sue for they can spend secret wishes upon that which shall cost them no endeavors Naturall Men. It is the fashion of naturall men to justifie themselves in their own courses if they cannot charge any earthly thing with the blame of their own sufferings they wil cast it upon heaven that a man pleads himself guilty of his own wrong is no common work of Gods Spirit Griefe Griefes increase exceedingly when they grow upon occasion which hapneth besides all reason Like as any accident which falleth beyond our expectation is more greievous then that whereof a reason may be rendred and which a man might suspect to follow Service Service which is received from an inferior argues weakness and challengeth great recompence to equalize the recompence to the benefit received is to equalize the receiver to the benefactor those benefits which are received from a superior are willingly acknowledged for acknowledgement is all he expects which witnessing the receivall of them obliges to an addition of more Compellation Sweetness of compellation is a great help toward good entertainment of admonition roughness and rigour many times hardens those hearts which meekness would have melted into repentance whether we sue or convince or reprove little good is gotten by bitterness Not onely the vocall admonitions but also the reall judgements of God are his errands to the world Adversaries Violent adversaries to uphold a side wil maintain that which they do not believe God provides on purpose for his Church mighty adversaries that their humiliation may be the greater in sustaining and his glory may be the greater in their deliverance Love It is no love that cannot make us willing to be miserable with those we affect the hollowest heart can be content to follow one that prospereth adversitie is the only furnace of friendship if love will not abide both fire and envie it is but counterfeit All adversity finds ease in complaining and t is a comfort to relate it Prosperity and adversity have ever tied and untied the affections of the Vulgar He that is fallen into adversity hath not only enemies to pursue him but his friends forsake him and become his foes Advancement Advancement is not alwayes a sign of love either to the man or to the place some men are raised up that their fall may be the greater there are no men so miserable as those that are great and wicked Behaviour Winning Behaviour advisedness and fierceness mingled together season any affair excellently wel when the winning behaviour appears sufficiently the advisedness not at al and the fierceness but a little Affections The affections of the body may be inculpable but not the mind 's There is no disposition so

and both of them a last fell in the Kennell but getting up againe they thought to go to Witts lodging to en quite of him what was the signe of the Iune where they lay To two C●● try men tal●● by the Wat●● but they were so drunke that they could not find his chamber so that they fell into the Constables hands and because they gave him tude words and churlish answers hee carried them both to the Counter Witt visite● them next morning in the Count● where they lay that night but in the morning assoone as Witt understood that his friends were in the Counter he came again to them very early in the morning and began to excuse himselfe for leaving them overnight for sayes hee when I sée men begin to grow idle in their drinke and to call for more than will doe them good then I cannot endure to stay with them any longer And therefore because I have other affaires so that I kéepe you company any longer I will give you some friendly advice ●ts advise ●●he Coun●men at ●●ing First beware of geing to Law least you pay for your expence when it is too late shunne idle company beware of Dice Drabs and Drunkennesse Enter not into Bond make not your wives your masters in company be merry and wise consider of every action before hand what will follow afterward cut your coate according to your cloath estéeme not all offers of friendship but mistrust faire words kéepe money and make it your servant not your master let not your friend know all your minde but reserve a péece to thy self for a friend may become a foe moderate thy passions governe thy self and then thou shalt be able to governe thy houshold and family this is my counsell and now I hope Witt hath proved himself no pettifegger but an honest lawyer for I have given you my frée opinion concerning the Law yet not disgracing that studie in any kinde and I have shewed you the inconveniences which arise by contentions suites have given you some brtefe notes of instruction In a word I wish you both as well as my selfe and if you love mee I wish you to leave of drunkennes for I cannot indure it it spoyles my braines for albeit I can and doe keepe company with all sorts of men yet I never stay with them till they are drunke and though I speake it in my owne behalfe yet I can prove that I endeavour to restraine men from vains and idle courses whereunto they doe often runne through their owne folly I will therefore goe along with you from the Counter to the Iustices and after hée hath discharged you I will take my leave of you and commit you to the protection of your owne good fortunes And so after the Iustice had released them Witt directed them the readiest way to their Inne and so left them And thus you sée how Witt got a fée of these two Country fellowes and in slead of pleading for them he perswaded them to live at peace and leave off going to Law which sheweth that if more had witt they would not be contentious ●itt good ●ellowship are ●●iends but ●●itt drun●iennesse are ●●es and lastly you may behold how Witt and drunkenesse cannot agrée for they are contraries and contrara se mutuò expellunt contraries doe one expell the other for as water quenches fire so drinkes downes and extinguishes the witt And Witts councell which he gavo the countrymen sheweth that want of a fore-Witt brings woe for anté cuvere debet qui non dolebit hée that would not fall into miserfe or want must be wise beforehand and so much concerning Witts first practise his second practise followes but to refresh the reader I will insert some verses which Witt made by way of observation on a Taverne and the nature and disposition of a Countryman which may serve as Charactericall discriptions of them both A Taverne A Taverne is a place which Bacchus traynē Frequent and drinke till wine doe them inflamē It is a place where ancient friends doe shew Their love on this stage you may clearely view Divers conceited humours which are plaid By serveral companies or it is the mint Where Witt doth coyne his fancies for a print Of wine more readily inspires the braine Then water though from Hellicon it came Some talke of forraine matters and wonders Of a deepe apprehension who have beene Perhaps at Callis while on a faire day Their shipps through the calme seas did cut her w●● The Channells alwaies burne in stead of paper To light Tobacco which is a rich vapour Heere loving friends with weeping eyes doe par● While they expresse the affection of their heart In a full cup and with kind words commend Themselves unto their loving absent friend It is a Chappell where divers every day At Bachus Alter pay but doe not pray I doe not hate a Taverne nor the wine Yet I le shun expence and wasting of my time In such a place I doe allow the use Of both but disapprove their foule abuse Drinke in a Taverne for thy recreation ●ut dwell not there nor makt thy habitation ●●r a Taverne is a place where men nere cease 〈◊〉 keepe a Leaguer in the times of peace A Countryman A Countryman is blunt in spaech and action Yet he is given much to suites and faction ●●e doth not cheate his friend with the smoth art ●f flattering words but speaks even from his heart ●is countenance is cheerefull and his cloathes ●laine like his meaning nor with swaggering oaths ●oth pay his debts nor make his trembling host Glad to write downe his reckoning on a post ●is conscience is free and he doth wonder ●hy guiltie men doe feare a clap of thunder ●●s bloody Nero who would hide his head ●hen it did thunder underneath a bed Content is his chiefe riches and his wealth ●hile the fresh ayre doth keepe him in good health His life is harmelesse striving not to gaine Ambitious honour or to purchase fame ●he sight of a milch cow or a greene field Doe please him highly and much solace yeeld Into his minde while he doth plodding goe ●lad in course russet which doth plainely show How little he esteemes of pride or fashions Which are brought over out of forraine nations And when pale death commands him to resigne His life then doth his resolution shine Even like the Sunne whose glistering beames a pea● When it is going downe most bright and cleare He does repose small trust in the Physitian In his sicknesse for it is his chiefe ambition To preferre his soule that it may mount the ksies● And have a place in heaven when he dyes Chap. 2. How Witt having put off his Lawyers Gowne disguised himselfe in the habit of a Citizen and so keeping company with all sorts of people hee observed and noted their Persons their humours qualities and fashions of which he makes certaine briefe discriptions WHen