Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	call_v	heart_n	soul_n	3,034	5	4.5762	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33571	Cocker's morals, or, The muses spring-garden adorned with many sententious disticks & poems in alphabetical order : fitted for the use of all publick and private grammar and writing schools, for the scholars of the first to turn into Latin, and for those of the other to transcribe into all their various and curious hands / by Edward Cocker.	Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.	1675 (1675)	Wing C4843A; ESTC R29228	23,067	74

the Pole-Star which directs the way To Navigate in this World 's troubled Sea Rare Virtues Emanations far transcend the price Of the West-Indies Gold or the East-Indies Spice Rich men are Poor in covetous Conditions Poor men are Rich in envious Dispositions Refuse to Act to Day what may to morrow Procure your Torment or at least your Sorrow Rage breaks down Reasons bounds keeps no decorum Passions and Rage tumble down all before ' em Remuneration like soft April Showers In Virtues May produces Gallant Flowers Ransack the treasuring Casket of each Rock And keep the Key of that exhaustless Stock Let every Sun still view the more Renown'd Till thou the Worlds Grand Emperour art Crown'd Then take thy Shadows length see how much more Its Mensuration exceeds that before S SEcrets of Art by Industry are found Industrious Pains with noblest Gains are crown'd Such as exalt themselves above the Skies In wise mens Thoughts appear extreamly wise Soul-saving Knowledge make thy grand Inquest What Signifies all Knowledge if not blest Stars Sands and Sins vast Numbers are yet are But Cyphers when God's Mercies we compare Such as delight in others Debts to run Have pleas'd themselves till they have been undon Stars govern Men but God sets Bounds and Bars To glorius Phebus Luna and the Stars Some Lines Embryoder'd are and some more plain Which shews that Mercury does not always reign Soul-plaguing Fears Jealousie and suspition Reduce a man into a strange Condition Small Commendation serves to crown that Friend Who is a Friend for Ends unto the end Sweeter than Civet smells industrious sweat Who takes no pains he should no Panis Eat Suffering for Sin should breed no Discontent Since many have prov'd chast by Chastisement Since every Meeting must a parting have Soul soar to Heaven sink Body to the Grave Since Riches Honours Pleasures All we see Are but Injoyments here pro Tempore Let my poor Soul fix nobler hopes Above Where streams of Glory mix with Light and Love Soar not too high in Sublunary things For fear lest yours should prove Icarian Wings Satan Imploys all Instruments he can To bring to ruin that poor Thing call'd Man Skie-scaling Groans from Contrite hearts ascend In favour to their never-ending End Sloath without armed Armies can Suprize All the Souls powers and noble Faculties Sleep is Death's Picture to the Life drawn forth Who sleeps too much loses both wit and worth Small Friendship less Reality is found Where fawning feighing Complements abound Some by the constant hands of Industry Out-strip the Wings of Ingenuity Sin 's pleasure like a flash is quickly past But who can tell how long the Pain may last Sleep renders Nature brisk and brave and tends To the refreshing of Man's five best Friends Shew me the man that has no Faults and I VVill teach him in the Ayre soon how to fly Some by their Tongues accumulate such wrongs That they could after wish they 'd had no Tongues Sound sence in a short sentence oft we find More than high Raptures to inform the Mind So live in every Station and Relation As that Salvation is your expectation Silver and Gold though best Times scorn'd to own 'em Are of this last worst Age the Summum Bonum Still acquiesce in Providence Divine What 's not to day to Morrow may be thine Sins Sinners minds enslave blind the Souls Eyes But in God's Service perfect Freedom lyes Sleep though a kind of Death Lifes Life appears Revivifies the Brain the Spirits chears Since a close Mouth makes a wise Head do you Hear others talk while you think what to do Some dare not live for fear of Death and some Dye to prevent the Evils that may come Such as their Minds to Curious Arts address Lay Earnest for the Worlds Chief happiness Strive to raise Monuments of lasting Fame And scorn that worthless Works should soyl your name Saying with those but little can perswade Who to believe by seeing can't be made Some think and think so long what they would do That they lose both their thoughts and Actions too Small Pain constrains us to complain but while Contentment Smiles upon us we can Smile So many men so many Minds we find And every mind as fixed as the Wind. Since Words the Minds most noble Cloathing are And Words are best Embroydered with sence And Sence is best that shines with Eloquence And Eloquence is then most Rich and Rare When Tropes and Figures shew its excellence With glitt'ring Metaphors which beam from thence These properties let my Minds Vesture share T TRuth 's lucid Paths the sacred Scriptures shew Who tread not them trace Labyrinths of wo. Time 's but the short duration of a VVink VVhen on Immence Eternity we think The want of sleep which wildest Creatures tames Men to the height of Madness oft inflames The noblest of examples imitate And let contentment crown thy blest Estate To day we laugh and frolick and to morrow VVe Grunt and Groan upon the Bed of sorrow 'T is dangerous to be Great proud Cedars bow VVith Storms which move not humble Shrubs below T' insult or exsult over Misery Shews baseness mixt with inhumanity Those Lines which some may think impertinent By others will be thought most Excellent Time Tide and Carriers with the flying Sun Will stay for no man till their Race is run Think humbly of your self no Commendation Can mount you then above your proper Station Time past who hath forgot neglects the present And fears the future hath lost all things pleasant The Serpents wiles to save your self embrace And others not to harm give the Dove place The sacred Rules of Virtue bear small price With the unbounded sordid Sons of Vice This is an observation true though plain Those who most feast the Belly starve the Brain The Soul 's the Salt which doth the Body season And keep alive and the Soul's Salt is Reason Though God be Omnipresent men dare swear Were the King near them they would then forbare The Life of Nature's given that we might trace The happy foot-steps to the Life of Grace Which Life of Grace will crown those who persever Faithful till Death with Glories Life for ever Then your desires have reason to be crown'd With what you ask when Reason is their Ground 'T is not how many Arts or curious Parts we have But how well we improve the Talent that God gave To none the secret Counsels of your mind Communicate for can you hope to find One that has VVill and Power to do for you What for your self you your self could not do Th' Immaculate Fountain of all holyness Those most who most resemble Him will bless The Pen all curious Instruments transcends And in its usefulness it self commends No need of swelling high Encomiums then To Trumpet forth the praises of the Pen This does like Virtue it s own Trophies raise Sublimely high beyond the reach of praise Times change and we in them both Men and Nations

or your Graver Hath equal'd those strive to produce still braver Thus well resolv'd and keeping constant pace You may prove first in Arts renowned Race In Hells out-courts that wretched Soul appears Who lives a Slave to Jealousies and Fears If worse than we should prove our Generation Abomination will turn Recreation In dubious Matters prudent Counsel chuse This Solomon himself would not refuse If we gain Arts with industry 't is fair But to come see and overcome 't is rare If thy own Country be for thee too small Begin betimes to Travel o're Earth Ball. Imploy your Wisdom all your pow'rs apply In time to gain a blest ETERNITY If thy Friend flinches let that Friend therefore Come to thy Bosomes Cabinet no more Injustice offer not unto the just God will revenge they trust in whom they trust If every idle word requires account To what will Oaths and Blasphemies amount If some Lines want such Wit as you could wish Know we 're not bound to Sauce you every Dish In this Worlds Maze thousands of ways men run With full speed to undo or be undon If other men with Arts and Parts out-vie Strive to transcend them all in Industrie If Elegantly how to Write you 'd know Read such Composures as are written so If men by sinning any Good could win They would not want it for the want of Sin If to be cheated you no Stomach have Mens Deeds not words your best attention crave In hot Disputes men strain Mouthe and rant high Striving for Victory not VERITY In greatest Calms for greatest Storms prepare Wisdom's Grand Admonition is Beware If our Lifes Glass could thousand Ages run Yet at the last those thousands would be don If Portion to thy parts Proportion bears Give Thanks to him who gives to all their Shares In his own presence no man's Praise proclaim Nor In his absence any one defame If your hand works not to procure a Stock 'T is ten to one but it your Mouth will mock If you would conquer your Souls Mortal Foes To armed Vices Virtues arm'd oppose In Choice and Judgment he Extreamly errs Who Strangers before well-known Friends prefers Imployment prove Improvement of our parts And Practice gains Experience in all Arts. Into Arts Labyrinths or Natures Pry Be bold Beneath but not above the Skie Is your State low would you to Riches soar Abandon all those ways that made you Poor If you intend to help a Friend at Need Do it with all Imaginable Speed If by fair Promises you Friends do gain Let fair performances those Friends maintain If Industry produces Excellence VVe multiply't to Quantities Immense It is not for the want of Negligence That many thousands want Arts Excellence If Nature gives Proportion and rare Beauty To match them with good Manners is your Duty If you Proportion want and are not fair Let Grace and Manners their defects repair Ill Will never speaks well curs'd Spleen and Spight VVere never Cordial Friends to Truth and Right If you so nobly cannot Act as you see another man do Boldly bravely quit your self by doing what you can do If the wise Gard'ner lays aside his Knife His Plants will riot in a vitious Life K KEep Company with Virtues true Relations Of uncontaminated Reputations Knowledge that puffs up the Possessor's mind Is evermore of a pernicious kind Knowing the way couragiously advance And shun Converse with Sons of Ignorance Know how to time your Business this Concern Puts thousands to a loss that are to Learn Know thy self first and then begin to Scan The imperfections of another Man Keep Company with Virtues true Relations Of uncontaminated Reputations Know all Mechanicks that for Riches strive To mind your Business is the way to thrive Keep up the Top-sail of your Reputation Let none out-sail you in your Occupation Knew you the worth of the Pens Excellence And how its Lovers it does Recompence And of what high Account Accompts do make Knowing accomptants then you Pains would take Both Night and Day play should aside be thrown To make these profitable Arts your own Knaves commonly for Fools do prove Providers Riches like head-strong Horses throw their Riders Keep Peace in thine own Breast who keeps this Road May bid defiance to all Wars abroad Know you not this vain Worlds Imperious Minion It is that All-commanding Quean Opinion Kindle no Flames of Strife he that loves Strife Hates peace the Comfort of a Christian Life Knaves are the Bane of their own Reputation The Pest and Caterpillers of a Nation Kind hearts are unkind only to themselves Whose Barks oft split on their own Rocks and Shelves Kidds may grow Goats so young Sins may grow old If you with Satans Baits dare be too bold Kick not nor Spurn at Government Inferiors Must live in due obedience to Superiors Keep at a distance from the Sons of Vice Once known endanger not your Souls health twice Knock hard at Mercies Gate and think no pains To hard nor time too long for such bless'd Gains Kindred in Friendships Orb but rarely move So certainly as Strangers linck'd in Love Keels ballasted with Gold from Ophir came To inrich wise Solomon and gild his Fame Kingdoms to Heav'ns Immensitie appear As Birds Neasts small compar'd to Kingdoms here Kill growing Vices for if they Controul They will destroy your Body and your Soul L Lovers of Learning learned soon will prove The half-way house to Learning is their love Let brave examples your prompt mind inspire To imitate what others most admire Learn so to live as not to fear to dye That you may dye to live Eternally Let us not soar too high nor sink too low But every one his proper Station know Let Order Measure and Proportion make All Actions noble which you undertake Labour proves light where true Delight attends Where Love begins Industry bravely ends Let no vain Pleasures your clear Reason blind And hate to seek what you abhor to find Love covers multitudes of Faults but hate Old Faults discovers and does new create Let 's not desirous be to live here long Or once to Act our old Sins o're again As we grow weak Diseases grow more strong And we complain because Complaints in Vain Fly from our troubled Breast O therefore let Us Earth discard and Heav'ns Assurance get Let all wild Worldlings this unto their Sence apply They most themselves enjoy who most themselves deny Love distant Climes unites in this we find It is not where the Man is but the Mind Let Esculape's wise Son who heals thy Wound Be with the Garland of thy Praises Crown'd Life lives in Temperance Intemperance Most of all Sins Death's Standard doth advance Lifes noblest Theory good Precepts are Examples shew Lifes practick part most rare Let Moderation your requests commend By thus demanding yo command your Friend Lines worded well and season'd well with Sence Have on Ingenious Minds great Influence Leave Youths to their own Conscience and then How soon think you