Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	earth_n	heaven_n	see_v	4,288	5	3.8847	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35672	Miscellanies in verse and prose a quote / by Mr. Dennis.	Dennis, John, 1657-1734.	1693 (1693)	Wing D1034; ESTC R20371	46,572	182

way_n through_o whole_a grove_n of_o walnut_n and_o chestnut_n tree_n to_o pont_n beanvoisin_n be_v the_o bridge_n that_o separate_v france_n and_o savoy_n octob._n 21._o we_o enter_v into_o savoy_n in_o the_o morning_n and_o past_a over_o mount_n aiguebellette_n the_o ascent_n be_v the_o more_o easy_a because_o it_o wound_v about_o the_o mountain_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o have_v conquer_v one_o half_a of_o it_o the_o unusual_a height_n in_o which_o we_o find_v ourselves_o the_o impend_a rock_n that_o hang_v over_o we_o the_o dreadful_a depth_n of_o the_o precipice_n and_o the_o torrent_n that_o roar_v at_o the_o bottom_n give_v we_o such_o a_o view_n as_o be_v altogether_o new_a and_o amaze_a on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o that_o torrent_n be_v a_o mountain_n that_o equal_v we_o about_o the_o distance_n of_o thirty_o yard_n from_o we_o it_o be_v craggy_a cliff_n which_o we_o half_o discern_v through_o the_o misty_a gloom_n of_o the_o cloud_n that_o surround_v they_o sometime_o give_v we_o a_o horrid_a prospect_n and_o sometime_o its_o face_n appear_v smooth_a and_o beautiful_a as_o the_o most_o even_a and_o fruitful_a valley_n so_o different_a from_o themselves_o be_v the_o different_a part_n of_o it_o in_o the_o very_a same_o place_n nature_n be_v see_v severe_a and_o wanton_a in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o walk_v upon_o the_o very_a brink_n in_o a_o literal_a sense_n of_o destruction_n one_o stumble_v and_o both_o life_n and_o carcase_n have_v be_v at_o once_o destroy_v the_o sense_n of_o all_o this_o produce_v different_a motion_n in_o i_o viz._n a_o delightful_a horror_n a_o terrible_a joy_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o i_o be_v infinite_o please_v i_o tremble_v from_o thence_o we_o go_v through_o a_o pleasant_a valley_n bound_v with_o mountain_n who_o high_a but_o yet_o verdant_a top_n seem_v at_o once_o to_o ●●●bid_v and_o invite_v men._n after_o we_o have_v ma●_n 〈◊〉_d for_o a_o league_n through_o the_o plain_a we_o arrive_v 〈◊〉_d the_o place_n which_o they_o call_v la_fw-fr cave_n whe●_n the_o late_a duke_n of_o savoy_n in_o the_o year_n seven●●_n strike_v out_o a_o passage_n through_o a_o rocky_a mountain_n that_o have_v always_o before_o be_v impassable_a perform_v that_o by_o the_o force_n 〈◊〉_d gunpowder_n which_o thunderbolt_n 〈◊〉_d earthquake_n can_v scarce_o have_v effect_v this_o passage_n be_v a_o quarter_n of_o a_o english_a mile_n make_v with_o incredible_a labour_n and_o the_o expense_n of_o four_o million_o of_o liver_n at_o the_o entrance_n into_o it_o be_v the_o follow_v pompous_a inscription_n carolus_n emanuel_n secundus_fw-la suband●ae_fw-la dux_n pedemontani_fw-la princeps_fw-la cypri_n rex_fw-la publicâ_fw-la felicitate_a partâ_fw-la singulorum_fw-la commodis_fw-la intentus_fw-la breviorem_fw-la securioremque_fw-la hanc_fw-la viam_fw-la regiam_fw-la a_o naturâ_fw-la occlusam_fw-la romanis_n intentatam_fw-la caeteris_fw-la desperatam_fw-la eversis_fw-la scopulorum_fw-la repagulis_fw-la aequalâ_fw-la montium_fw-la iniquitate_fw-la quae_fw-la cervicibus_fw-la impendebant_fw-la praecipitia_fw-la pedibus_fw-la substernens_fw-la eternis_fw-la populorum_fw-la commerciis_fw-la patefecit_fw-la at_o chambery_n we_o dine_v the_o capital_a town_n of_o savoy_n in_o our_o way_n from_o thence_o to_o montmelian_a nature_n seem_v quite_o to_o have_v change_v her_o face_n there_o craggy_a rock_n look_v horrid_a to_o the_o eye_n and_o hill_n appear_v on_o every_o side_n of_o so_o stupendous_a a_o height_n that_o the_o company_n be_v divide_v at_o a_o distance_n whether_o they_o shall_v believe_v they_o to_o be_v sunny_a ●●ouds_n or_o the_o snowy_a top_n of_o mountain_n here_o appear_v a_o hill_n with_o its_o top_n quite_o hide_v in_o black_a cloud_n and_o beyond_o that_o hill_n &_o above_o those_o cloud_n some_o high_a mountain_n show_v its_o hoary_a head_n with_o this_o strange_a entertainment_n by_o the_o way_n we_o come_v that_o night_n to_o montmelian_a on_o the_o 22._o we_o set_v forward_o in_o the_o morning_n the_o mountain_n appear_v to_o grow_v still_o more_o lofty_a we_o dine_v that_o day_n at_o aiguebelle_n in_o the_o afternoon_n we_o proceed_v on_o our_o way_n sometime_o through_o the_o plain_a and_o sometime_o on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o alps_o with_o which_o we_o be_v hem_v in_o on_o all_o side_n we_o than_o begin_v th●t_a day_n to_o have_v the_o additional_a diversion_n of_o a_o torrent_n that_o run_v sometime_o with_o fury_n beneath_o we_o and_o of_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o cascade_n or_o the_o down_o fall_v of_o water_n which_o sometime_o come_v tumble_v a_o main_a from_o the_o precipice_n we_o lay_v that_o night_n at_o la_fw-fr chambre_fw-fr on_o the_o 23._o the_o morning_n be_v very_o cold_a which_o make_v we_o have_v dismal_a apprehension_n of_o mount_n cenis_n since_o we_o feel_v its_o influence_n so_o severe_o at_o so_o great_a a_o distance_n we_o arrive_v by_o noon_n at_o st._n michael_n in_o the_o afternoon_n we_o continue_v our_o journey_n most_o upon_o the_o side_n of_o the_o mountain_n which_o be_v sometime_o all_o cover_v with_o pine_n and_o sometime_o cultivate_v even_o in_o place_n where_o one_o will_v swear_v the_o thing_n be_v impossible_a for_o they_o be_v only_a not_o perpendicular_a we_o lay_v that_o ●ight_n at_o modane_n oct._n 24._o modane_n be_v within_o a_o dozen_o mile_n of_o mount_n cenis_n and_o therefore_o the_o next_o morning_n we_o feel_v the_o cold_a more_o severe_o we_o go_v to_o dinner_n at_o laneburgh_n situate_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o mount_n cenis_n as_o soon_o as_o we_o have_v dine_v we_o send_v our_o horse_n about_o and_o get_v up_o upon_o mule_n begin_v to_o ascend_v the_o mountain_n i_o can_v not_o forbear_v look_v back_o now_o and_o then_o to_o contemplate_v the_o town_n and_o the_o vale_n beneath_o i_o when_o i_o be_v arrive_v within_o a_o hundred_o yard_n of_o the_o top_n i_o can_v still_o discern_v laneburgh_n at_o the_o bottom_n distant_a three_o tedious_a mile_n from_o i_o what_o a_o amaze_a distance_n think_v what_o a_o impression_n a_o place_n must_v make_v upon_o you_o which_o you_o shall_v see_v as_o far_o under_o you_o as_o it_o be_v from_o your_o house_n to_o hampstead_n and_o here_o i_o wish_v i_o have_v force_v to_o do_v ●ight_a to_o this_o renown_a passage_n of_o the_o alps_n it_o be_v a_o easy_a thing_n to_o describe_v rome_n or_o naples_n to_o you_o because_o you_o have_v see_v something_o yourself_o that_o hold_v at_o least_o some_o resemblance_n with_o they_o but_o impossible_a to_o set_v a_o mountain_n before_o your_o eye_n that_o be_v inaccessible_a almost_o to_o the_o fight_n and_o weary_v the_o very_a eye_n to_o climb_v it_o for_o when_o i_o tell_v you_o that_o we_o be_v arrive_v within_o a_o hundred_o yard_n of_o the_o top_n i_o mean_v only_o the_o plain_n through_o which_o we_o afterward_o pass_v but_o there_o be_v another_o vast_a mountain_n still_o upon_o that_o if_o these_o hill_n be_v first_o make_v with_o the_o world_n as_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n think_v and_o nature_n design_v they_o only_o as_o a_o mound_n to_o enclose_v her_o garden_n italy_n then_o we_o may_v well_o say_v of_o she_o what_o some_o affirm_v of_o great_a wit_n that_o she_o careless_a irregular_a and_o bold_a stroke_n be_v most_o admirable_a for_o the_o alps_n be_v work_n which_o she_o seem_v to_o have_v design_v and_o execute_v too_o in_o fury_n yet_o she_o move_v we_o less_o where_o she_o study_v to_o please_v we_o more_o i_o be_o delight_v it_o be_v true_a at_o the_o prospect_n of_o hill_n and_o valley_n of_o flowery_a mead_n and_o murmur_a stream_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o delight_n that_o be_v consistent_a with_o reason_n a_o delight_n that_o create_v or_o improve_v meditation_n but_o transport_v pleasure_n follow_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o alps_n and_o what_o unusual_a transport_v think_v you_o be_v those_o that_o be_v mingle_v with_o horror_n and_o sometime_o almost_o with_o despair_n but_o if_o these_o mountain_n be_v not_o a_o creation_n but_o form_v by_o universal_a destruction_n when_o the_o arch_n with_o a_o mighty_a flaw_n dissolve_v and_o fall_v into_o the_o vast_a abyss_n which_o sure_o be_v the_o best_a opinion_n then_o be_v these_o ruin_n of_o the_o old_a world_n the_o great_a wonder_n of_o the_o new_a for_o they_o be_v not_o only_o vast_a but_o horrid_a hideous_a ghastly_a ruin_n after_o we_o have_v gallop_v a_o league_n over_o the_o plain_a and_o come_v at_o last_o to_o descend_v to_o descend_v through_o the_o very_a bowel_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o mountain_n for_o we_o seem_v to_o be_v enclose_v on_o all_o side_n what_o a_o astonish_a prospect_n be_v there_o ruin_n upon_o ruin_n in_o monstrous_a heap_n and_o heaven_n and_o earth_n confound_v the_o uncouth_a rock_n that_o be_v above_o we_o rock_n that_o be_v void_a of_o all_o form_n but_o what_o they_o have_v receive_v from_o ruin_n the_o frightful_a view_n of_o the_o precipice_n and_o the_o foam_a water_n that_o throw_v themselves_o headlong_o

down_o they_o make_v all_o such_o a_o consort_n up_o for_o the_o eye_n as_o that_o sort_n of_o music_n do_v for_o the_o ear_n in_o which_o horror_n can_v be_v join_v with_o harmony_n i_o be_o afraid_a you_o will_v think_v that_o i_o have_v say_v too_o much_o yet_o if_o you_o have_v but_o see_v what_o i_o have_v do_v you_o will_v sure_o think_v that_o i_o have_v say_v too_o little_a however_o hyperbole_n may_v easy_o here_o be_v forgive_v the_o alps_n appear_v to_o be_v nature_n extravagancy_n and_o who_o shall_v blush_v to_o be_v guilty_a of_o extravagancy_n in_o word_n that_o make_v mention_n of_o she_o but_o it_o be_v time_n to_o proceed_v we_o descend_v in_o chair_n the_o descent_n be_v four_o english_a mile_n we_o pass_v through_o novalese_v situate_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o mount_n cenis_n on_o the_o side_n of_o italy_n and_o lay_v that_o night_n at_o suse_n we_o dine_v the_o next_o day_n at_o villain_n and_o through_o a_o pleasant_a valley_n come_v that_o night_n to_o this_o place_n i_o be_o etc._n etc._n rome_n decemb._n 1._o 1688._o to_o perform_v the_o promise_n which_o i_o make_v you_o in_o my_o last_o i_o venture_v to_o say_v something_o of_o the_o ancient_n and_o modern_a italian_n though_o you_o do_v not_o consider_v that_o when_o you_o make_v that_o request_n to_o i_o you_o put_v i_o upon_o a_o necessity_n of_o disoblige_v my_o friend_n by_o a_o refusal_n or_o expose_v myself_o by_o treat_v of_o a_o subject_a for_o which_o i_o be_o whole_o unqualify_v it_o be_v true_a when_o i_o be_v at_o lion_n in_o compliance_n with_o your_o desire_n i_o venture_v to_o say_v something_o of_o the_o french_a but_o beside_o that_o i_o have_v be_v long_o in_o france_n than_o i_o have_v in_o italy_n the_o french_a lie_n so_o open_a that_o a_o man_n who_o will_v observe_v they_o may_v as_o well_o venture_v to_o give_v their_o character_n in_o a_o month_n time_n as_o he_o may_v in_o several_a year_n for_o they_o who_o be_v excessiu_o vain_a take_v as_o much_o pain_n to_o show_v themselves_o as_o a_o stroler_n at_o a_o fair_a do_v a_o monster_n it_o be_v the_o constant_a business_n of_o their_o life_n to_o paint_v out_o their_o virtue_n to_o you_o nay_o and_o their_o defect_n which_o their_o vanity_n mistake_v for_o their_o virtue_n but_o the_o italian_n be_v as_o reserve_v to_o stranger_n as_o the_o french_a be_v open_a and_o one_o will_v wonder_v how_o they_o who_o show_v much_o phlegm_n before_o they_o be_v very_o well_o acquaint_v shall_v be_v able_a afterward_o in_o so_o strange_a a_o manner_n to_o animate_v conversation_n but_o to_o come_v to_o my_o business_n it_o be_v wonderful_a you_o say_v that_o the_o modern_a italian_n shall_v appear_v so_o different_a from_o the_o ancient_n since_o they_o breathe_v the_o same_o air_n and_o be_v nourish_v by_o the_o same_o soil_n for_o since_o the_o affinity_n be_v so_o near_o betwixt_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n and_o they_o work_v so_o strong_o upon_o each_o other_o you_o say_v it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a to_o believe_v that_o the_o climate_n which_o help_v to_o give_v the_o body_n its_o complexion_n shall_v help_v to_o give_v the_o mind_n its_o temper_n now_o since_o you_o have_v reason_n you_o say_v to_o suppose_v that_o the_o climate_n of_o italy_n be_v very_o near_o the_o same_o at_o this_o day_n that_o it_o be_v two_o thousand_o year_n ago_o you_o can_v but_o wonder_v that_o the_o modern_a italian_n shall_v appear_v so_o different_a from_o the_o ancient_n the_o french_a be_v the_o very_a same_o now_o that_o caesar_n describe_v they_o former_o except_v that_o they_o be_v grow_v a_o more_o polish_a sort_n of_o barbarian_n the_o carthaginian_n be_v fame_v for_o their_o cruelty_n &_o their_o perfidiousness_n and_o those_o two_o vice_n be_v at_o present_a inseparable_a from_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o coast_n of_o barbary_n but_o the_o italian_n you_o say_v be_v at_o present_a renown_v for_o several_a extraordinary_a vice_n which_o w●re_o utter_o unknown_a to_o the_o ancient_a roman_n to_o who_o virtue_n the_o modern_a be_v utter_o stranger_n in_o answer_n to_o this_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o tell_v you_o that_o you_o be_v mistake_v in_o part_n of_o your_o assertion_n for_o the_o vice_n which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v at_o this_o day_n in_o italy_n be_v the_o vice_n of_o the_o ancient_a roman_n their_o empire_n owe_v its_o rise_n to_o the_o same_o crime_n which_o dissolve_v it_o and_o there_o be_v proportionable_o as_o many_o villain_n in_o the_o rome_n of_o romulus_n as_o there_o be_v in_o that_o of_o innocent_a the_o eleven_o consider_v the_o faction_n of_o marius_n and_o sylla_n and_o the_o two_o triumvirat_n follow_v and_o you_o will_v find_v infinite_o more_o example_n of_o black_a revenge_n than_o you_o can_v among_o modern_a italian_n what_o can_v be_v more_o bloody_a than_o those_o time_n or_o more_o treacherous_a and_o base_a than_o those_o of_o tiberius_n it_o be_v true_a from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o consul_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o punic_a war_n there_o flourish_v a_o continual_a race_n of_o hero_n with_o who_o if_o you_o compare_v the_o modern_a italian_n they_o seem_v to_o be_v man_n of_o quite_o different_a frame_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o a_o different_a part_n of_o the_o world_n a_o capacity_n to_o practice_v those_o glitter_a virtue_n which_o the_o world_n so_o much_o admire_v depend_v very_o much_o upon_o force_n of_o mind_n which_o depend_v in_o some_o sort_n on_o the_o complexion_n as_o that_o do_v in_o some_o sort_n on_o the_o climate_n but_o than_o be_v it_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v the_o very_a same_o force_n of_o mind_n require_v to_o be_v prodigious_o wicked_a that_o be_v require_v to_o be_v heroical_o virtuous_a weak_a people_n be_v but_o wicked_a by_o half_n but_o whenever_o we_o hear_v of_o high_a and_o enormous_a crime_n we_o may_v conclude_v that_o they_o proceed_v from_o a_o power_n of_o soul_n and_o a_o reach_n of_o thought_n which_o be_v altogether_o extraordinary_a so_o that_o the_o modern_a italian_n who_o by_o your_o own_o confession_n be_v skilled_a in_o all_o the_o way_n of_o exquisite_a wickedness_n come_v into_o the_o world_n with_o as_o much_o natural_a capacity_n to_o exert_v heroic_a virtue_n as_o ever_o the_o ancient_a roman_n do_v force_v of_o mind_n make_v a_o man_n capable_a of_o great_a virtue_n or_o of_o great_a vice_n but_o it_o determine_v he_o to_o neither_o education_n discipline_n and_o accident_n of_o life_n constitute_v he_o either_o a_o great_a philosopher_n or_o a_o illustrious_a libertine_n as_o strong_a body_n can_v be_v secure_a from_o infection_n in_o pestilential_a season_n so_o mind_n that_o have_v most_o force_n be_v apt_a to_o be_v taint_v by_o the_o contagion_n of_o epidemic_a vice_n the_o two_o most_o glitter_a virtue_n that_o shine_v among_o the_o ancient_a roman_n be_v greatness_n of_o mind_n and_o heroic_a fortitude_n it_o be_v that_o greatness_n of_o mind_n that_o make_v one_o of_o their_o general_n reject_v with_o disdain_n the_o offer_n that_o be_v make_v he_o to_o poison_v the_o most_o formidable_a enemy_n to_o their_o state_n whereas_o the_o modern_a italian_n have_v at_o every_o turn_n recourse_n to_o stiletto_n and_o poison_n which_o be_v almost_o their_o only_a offensive_a weapon_n do_v but_o compare_v the_o happy_a and_o flourish_a state_n of_o the_o old_a commonwealth_n with_o the_o wretched_a condition_n of_o the_o modern_a italian_n and_o you_o will_v soon_o find_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o roman_n be_v brave_a and_o honourable_a enemy_n and_o why_o the_o italian_n at_o present_a be_v base_a one_o for_o this_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o no_o man_n can_v base_o offer_v violence_n to_o another_o without_o do_v some_o to_o himself_o from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o no_o man_n will_v do_v it_o unless_o in_o some_o measure_n he_o believe_v it_o necessary_a no_o man_n then_o will_v take_v a_o base_a revenge_n of_o another_o who_o believe_v that_o he_o can_v take_v a_o honourable_a one_o no_o man_n will_v ever_o have_v recourse_n to_o treachery_n who_o be_v confident_a of_o prevail_v by_o open_a force_n now_o great_a success_n most_o common_o infuse_v great_a thought_n and_o inspire_v a_o noble_a presumption_n which_o render_v man_n brave_a and_o magnanimous_a whereas_o we_o frequent_o see_v that_o man_n with_o their_o fortune_n and_o liberty_n lose_v their_o very_a spirit_n and_o soul_n according_a to_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o comic_a poet._n ut_fw-la res_fw-la nostrae_fw-la sint_fw-la ita_fw-la nos_fw-la magni_fw-la ●tque_fw-la humiles_fw-la sumn_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la boileau_n when_o he_o write_v this_o be_v about_o six_o and_o forty_o year_n old_a but_o poetry_n admit_v of_o no_o edd_a number_n above_o nine_o nine_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d