Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	call_v	good_a	king_n	2,217	5	3.5127	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41495	The compleat gentleman, or, Directions for the education of youth as to their breeding at home and travelling abroad in two treatises / by J. Gailhard ...	Gailhard, J. (Jean)	1678 (1678)	Wing G118; ESTC R11538	187,544	338

or carry it the best Lands of that Crown are now what the last King but one conquered in Germany and what the last got from the Danes in Schonen Holand and Bleking in the former whereof is a good and convenient Harbor called Landscroon In fine it is a brave and Warlike Nation which stands too much upon the nicety of Honour as they take it to be so that if one hath in the least received an injury from another he must fight him or else he would be branded for a Coward unfit to come into any Gentlemans company and lay upon his reputation a perpetual blemish and note of infamy I have taken notice that most Gentleman of that Nation when they are abroad follow their Exercises well and succeed therein Of Denmark I have little to say that Kingdom except what they have in Holstein and Iutland consisting all in Islands which indeed are more plentiful and better Country than Sueden there are several little ones as Longland Loyland Femeren and Funen bigger than all these whereof the chief place is Odensea but the greatest and best of all is Sealand whereof Copenhagen is the Metropolis Elsenore is on this side the Sound and Cronenberg Castle is the strongest place of all those parts upon the same Island are also Roskildt and Fredericksburg all worth seeing more or less The temper of this Nation in some things is like the Suedish but more high and lofty though upon account of State there be an antipathy between the two Nations for the Kingdom which was Elective is now become Hereditary and the Nobility hath lost the Priviledge of choosing them a King for the late King after the Suedish War took an opportunity of his standing Army to bring this to pass with the concurrence of the Commonalty but as these places are not much visited by Strangers except in case of Ambassadors or upon the account of Trade for the Sound is the inlet into the Baltick Sea I will forbear any longer speaking of it From Sueden and Denmark Strang●rs come back usually to Hambourg and Lubeck Something too should be said of Spain and Portugal the former I have spoken of elsewhere the other is a Kingdom lying South-west of Spain along the Sea Coasts their Language is the same except some few words and some difference in the pronunciation there is an antipathy between the two Nations grounded upon the interest of State After the death of King Don Sebastian in Africa Philip II. of Spain took possession of that Kingdom a●d was kept by Philip III. his Successor and by Philip IV. till the year 1640. for that Kingdom took the first opportunity and withdrew from the Spanish Yoak to yield obedience to the right Owner Don Iuan Duke of Braganza the design being managed by the wisdom and courage of his Wife of the Spanish Illustrious Family of Medina Sidonia assisted by some prudent and loyal persons of quality who contributed much to bring that design to pass and to make use of the general disposition of the Nation to a Revolution Portugal and the Algarves are not of any great extent but that King is Potent in A●rica and the East-Indies where they made considerable Conquests and drive a great Trade Goa being one of the most Merchant Cities of all those Indies they understand well the Art of Navigation whereby that Kingdom is much enriched there are not many strong or otherwise considerable Towns Braga Braganza Porto Coimbra Eluas c. are the chief but Lisboa or Lisbon is a good and rich City the Metropolis of the Kingdom it hath some things of the Spanish temper but not altogether so slow there are not many Strangers there except those who are in the service of the Crown Merchants and some attending on foreign Ministers for Gentlemen who travel to see the World and improve themselves make no long stay there but onely do go there for in a short time one can see the chief things there in it and in Spain I was about ten Months But now I must speak of other things After our Travellers are come to Paris have refreshed themselves and made fashionableCloaths the next thing must be to take Masters of Exercises to be perfect therein let them at leisure see every thing they did see before and more too and thereupon make exacter observation such are the Court and all publick Pleasures and Solemnities performed therein whether it be Hunting General Musters Balls Plays c. they must renew good former acquaintance make what new ones they are able specially with men of virtue and quality with Virtuosi and other Wits of Paris they ought to get an exact information of the whole Court and of great Persons of the Kingdom whose authority and power therein is very great this gives a great light to understand the constitution and interests of States which is a thing I could desire them to mind and be well versed in to this effect they must find ways handsomely how to be acquainted with the Ministers of those Princes and Republicks in whose Dominions they have been and of others too which will come in by degrees from them they can hear news of what passeth all Europe and World over learn Wisdom and the grounds of Policy for though they will not acquaint one with their secrets yet the continual course of affairs being apprehended well will teach one very much also sometimes they reason upon things and give their opinion about them Besides this Paris affords a great variety of good Company wherein much is to be learned so that six months at least can well be bestowed there and whole years too if one can and hath a mind to stay and yet loose no time The Languages he hath learned in his travels I would have him not to forget but rather to practice upon all occasions both by reading and speaking for they are accomplishment for any Gentleman and qualification necessary to a Statesman or to any employed in publick Affairs He will also do well if possible to understand the peculiar way of speaking of other Nations As for instance here in England we speak much between the teeth for when the letter H is pronounced after a T the tongue lies between the teeth which else are close for the most part The French speak with a whistling of the tongue The Italian with the lips The German with the throat And the Hollander with the nose These differences are easily perceived by those who have any skill in those Languages and to give an instance of the two last the German and the Hollanders between which two there should be the less difference because this last is but a Dialect of the former yet when one is come from Germany as far as Colen he will find this difference very palpable They also who are critical upon Languages do find that they are adapted to Subjects for upon certain matters some are more energetical and significative than others for