Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	fish_n	great_a	sea_n	3,519	5	6.8793	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72872	Margariton A rich treasure discovered of problemes and their resolves. In three parts. Amorous. Naturall Morall and politique. Faithfully translated out of French, for the profit and delight of the ingenious English of both sexes; to serve as a usefull helpe in their discourse.; Delectable demaundes, and pleasaunt questions, with their severall aunswers, in matters of love, naturall causes, with morall and politique devises.	Landi, Ortensio, ca. 1512-ca. 1553. Quattro libri di dubbi. English. Adaptations.; Painter, William, 1540?-1594.; T. S.; Rawlins, Thomas, 1620?-1670, engraver.	1640 (1640)	STC 17328; ESTC S123205	97,378	368

to fight and resist yet the Ancients have better esteemed the continent man then the constant Q. What is Trust A. It is a sure hope and presage 〈◊〉 a good turne that we hope for as thoug● it should without all doubt happen un●to us Q. Why was Chrysippus disdained o● all other Philosophers A. For his arrogancy for he boaste● that he knew all things Q. Why was Hippocrates blamed 〈◊〉 arrogancy A. Because hee wrote to Xerx●s King of Persia that he would not utter his knowledge unto barbarous people Q. And why was Zeuxes the Painter also blamed of arrogancy A. Because when he had painted Helena hee said that Leda her mother for all that she was gotten with child by Iupi●●r had not made Helena so faire as he 〈◊〉 painted her Q. How ought a man to behave himselfe towards his friends A. In such sort as a man must thinke that in time to come they might bee enemies although that Cicero maketh a mocke at that opinion and saith that it is the poyson of friendship Q. How did Miltiades the Sonne of Cimon of Athens obtaine so great renowne A. Because there was no man how poore so ever he was but he would give care to his requests Q. Why was Viriatus so much esteemed of the Portugals who were without danger they durst not doe it openly Q. Whereof commeth it that Alcibiades was in his time compared to the fish called in Italian Polpo A. Because he was of a nature so tractable that he could man himselfe to all uses and fashions like to the fish called Polpo which taketh his colour of the Sand where he gravelleth or groundeth himselfe Q. Vpon what reason did Homer ca●● certaine people of Thracia halfe men and why did he say that the house of Protesilaus was imperfect A. Because the people of Thracia lived without women and in the house 〈◊〉 Protesilaus there were none bnt men The like affirmeth Menander of th● Geti or Gothes But what good can a● housholder doe without a woman surely in mine opinion J speake it no● to please women no more then a ma● can live without meate or continu●● without cloathing Q. Who was the first that taught 〈◊〉 man to live an active life A. 〈◊〉 and as Cicero saith such a life is very agreeable to God Q. What is vertue A. It is an Harmony or pleasant accord of Nature with other good things agreeing thereunto Q. VVhat is the chiefest goodnesse according to the Philosophers opinion A. To feele no kind of sorrow as Hierom Rhodiotto saith albeit that the S●orques and Epicurians affirme the contrary Q. Why is Lycurgus amongst all the Law-makers esteemed the best A. Because he did observe and keepe that which hee himselfe commanded Q. Why did the Poets faine that Prudence was borne or 〈◊〉 of the braine of Jupiter A. To declare that wit and understandings whereof Prudence doth spring which causeth us to foresee all things undivine Q. VVherefore doe the Poets fain● Philocteres to bee banished from his Country and to wander by Hills and Dales daily weeping and sighing A. To declare that there is no sorrow nor accident how weighty soever it be which ought to induce man to violate nature or to kill himselfe Q. Wherein consisteth true force A. To abide and support all hard things and not to imbase his heart in adversity Q. Wherefore did the Ancients 〈◊〉 before they did sacrifice A. To declare that all disordinate thoughts proceeding of beastly affections be displeasant to God Q. For what reason did the ancient Romanes tearme God to be Optimum Maximum so much to say right good and very great And wherefore did they place Optimum before Maximu● A. The one Epitheton signifieth vertue and the other puissance or mig●●● yet vertue was alwayes preferred as he chiefest Q. What moved Anoxagoras to give all his goods to his friends A. The more franckly to play the part of a Philosopher to yeeld unto heaven our true Country whereof wee doe take our beginning and issue the first fruites of our minds and spirits Q. What was the cause that Accius the Poet did make a Comedy intituled I l Cavallo Troiano in English the Trojan horse A. A desire he had to reprehend those that are slow of understanding that were ignorant to use time before necessi●y and not afterwards when ill fortune did succeed Whereof rose the proverbe Sero sapiunt Phryger Q. Wherefore did the Romanes●earme ●earme Fabius Maximus to be the Targ●t of the Roman people and Marcellus the Sword A. Because the one gave himselfe to maintaine the Common-wealth but the other was eger and sharpe to revenge the enemies of the same And yet both they were set together by the Senates order that the gravity of the one might moderare the hardinesse of the other Q. VVherefore is Pompeius reproved by certaine Historiographers not to have beene skilfull and wise enough A. Because at the journey of Pharsalia which he lost hee left in an Island called Corsu a puissant Army wherewith he might have stopped the passage of Caesar Q. What was the cause of the death of the Emperour Otho A. The hazarding of the battell 〈◊〉 his enemies being as it were in despaire Q. What difference is there between● prudence and vivacity of wit otherwis● called pregnancy of mind or Sag● city A. Prudence giveth good counsell and the pregnant wit comprehende●… and judgeth the counsell which is mo●● requisite the one being necessary f●● the other Q. Wherefore was Paulus Minuti●… the companion of Fabius esteemed 〈◊〉 prudent and wise A. Because he tooke counsell of himselfe in that which he knew and followed the counsell of others in that which he did not understand esteeming him to be a sot and a beast that had not good advice in himselfe and would not obey them that had experience Q. What is the duty and property of them which be accounted to be fine witted A. To use their wits to each device and quality like unto the fish Balena which is a great fish in the Sea having a ●hole in his head wherewith hee taketh ●yre thrusting forth abundance of water sometimes here and sometimes there Q. Why was Lysander so flouted and mocked of his owne people A. Because he ●aunted and boasted himselfe to be the kinsman of Hercules not doing any sign or token of verrue 〈◊〉 all that he did was by trumpery and deceit Q. Wherefore was Helanicus of E●●irots so greatly esteemed for his subtil●y A. Because all that he did was for ●he publike wealth 〈◊〉 and not for his owne particular profit Q. What is Equanimity a vertue so much praised A. It is a certaine purenesse and constancy of mind wherewith we continue alike in prosperity and adversity not being pussed up with pride or abasing our mind Socrates the Philosopher and Antoninus Pius the Emperor was excellent in that vertue Q. Where is the seate of the affections in our bodie A. Joy resteth in the splene Anger

that they which ●e chollerick have loud voyces A. That proceedeth of the extremity of heate Q. What is the cause that Turpen●●● is commonly smelt in the vrine of those that vse it A. Turpentine is a substance very subtill and therefore it doth easily pe●●rate and passe to the bladder where 〈◊〉 vrine is and infecteth it with his ●●our Q. Whereof commeth it that faire ●ather beginning towards night most ●●●monly doth not long continue A. Of the inconstancy of the Moone which hath her principall domination and power in the night Q. What meaneth it that Cranes 〈◊〉 prognosticate faire weather A. Cranes doe naturally feele the 〈◊〉 and change of the weather and accordingly goe and depart into other Countries Q. VVhereof commeth it that Old men remember so well that which they have seene and done in their youth and forget that which they learne and doe in their age A. Things learned in youth have already taken a certaine habitude in the person But things which they learne in age because their sences be weakened are easily lost and forgotten Q. VVhy doe men say that to grow fast is a figure of short life A. Because the humor that causeth the growing as it is easily enlarged even so it soone consumeth Q. Why doe Cranes set themselves in array when they prepare to flye A. To trouble themselves the lesse in flying Q. How commeth it that unhorned Beasts have not teeth on both sides A. That commeth for lacke of the matter or substance which causeth the same Q. VVhy be sodden stones more 〈◊〉 then other A. It may be because the fire hath rendred them more solide and better compact Q. Whereof commeth it that Bees are more fierce then other creatures A. Because they are of nature dry and be voyd of excrements and other superfluities Q. Why doe not fat things soone corrupt A. Because they be replenished with ayre Q. Why doe Trees that grow in marishes dye so soone A. Because they are of great moisture and do receive little nourishment Q. VVherefore cannot fire indure except it be continued and nourished A. Because of the great vehemency and impetuosity of his heate Q. VVhy did not nature create Birds to goe upright accordingly as she did man A. Because they be voyd of reason and have no care of heavenly things Q. How chanceth it that Nature 〈◊〉 no wings to Man A. Because man is not created to flye nor to walke in the aire but vpon earth Q. Why doe the pulses of young Infants beate so swiftly A. Because their heate receiveth aire without any let and are againe sodainly cooled Q. Why doe Dolphins when they appeare aboue water signifie some storm● or tempest to come A. Because at the beginning of th● tempest there doe rise from the bottom● of the Sea certaine hot exhalatio●● and vapours which doe warme an● heate the Dolphins at what time the●● mount to seeke for colde Q. Why be the pulses of young pe●●ple more vehement then the aged A. Because their complexion 〈◊〉 hotter Q. Wherefore doe aged people dy●● as it were without dolour and paine A. Because all their sences are d●●litate and weakned Q. Wherefore hath Nature giv● the Mil● to the noblest creatures A. Because they have need of greater ●●●iration and breath Q. Whereof commeth it that beasts which live partly on the land and ●●tly in the water doe alwayes bring ●●th their young ones vpon the 〈◊〉 A. Because they are more participant 〈◊〉 the earth then of the water Q. What moved Democritus to say 〈◊〉 the soule was made and composed 〈◊〉 Atomi that is to say of things indi●●sible as those things be which we see 〈◊〉 the beames of the Sunne A. Because the soule is the fountain 〈◊〉 spring of all our actions and those ●tomi be above all other things most 〈◊〉 to motion Q. How commeth it that creatures 〈◊〉 vpon the land be strangled in the 〈◊〉 and those of the water be choaked 〈◊〉 the ayre A. Because that land creatures cannot ●●ath in the water and those of the ●●ter be stuffed vp with the heat of the 〈◊〉 Q. Whereof commeth it that overmuch fasting causeth thirst A. Through default and lacke 〈◊〉 nourishment whereby naturall hea●● doth extenuate and dry vp the body Q. Why doth not fire goe out 〈◊〉 covere● with Ashes A. Because the same being covered hath the nourishment that it requireth Q. What mooved some of the Sag●● to say that death is colde and witho●● blood A. Because our life doth consist 〈◊〉 heate and blood Q. Wherefore is there more vnder●standing in the head then in any oth●● part of the body A. Because the head is as it 〈◊〉 the bulwarke and chiefe part of 〈◊〉 body Q. Whereof is it that among hea●● and plants some come vp and gro●● the seede and other of the roote A. That commeth of their perfecti●● or imperfection Q. Wherefore doe hearbes and 〈◊〉 continue longer then other creatures A. Because their nutriment vertue is ●●re lusty and doe easilier find where●●th to nourish them Q. Why is it that the greater the creature is the longer he endureth A. Because the greater they be the ●●otter they be and in heate the life and strength consisteth Q. Wherefore cannot Heaven be subject to corruption A. Because it is not composed of contrary Elements Q. Why doth feare make the heart to beate A. Because the blood when wee be ●fraid retyreth to the inward parts and hath need to be refrigerated and cooled ●hich thing commeth by the b●ating of the heart Q. Why did nature make man high 〈◊〉 streight of stature A. That proceedeth of his heate which following the quality of fire causeth him continually to mount and grow in height or to the end he might with his hands apply himselfe to han●●y worke and hardy exploits Q. Why can little Children neither goe nor stand vpright A. Through feeblenesse of the inferior and nether parts and by reason of the greatnesse and heavinesse of the vpper parts Q. Wherefore are the nights more qui●● then the dayes and lesse windy A. The motion of the ayre is let by the coldnesse of the night Q. Whereof commeth it that men of Red complexion have more revelati●ns by dreames then other A. Because they be of imagination more free and liuely Q. Wherefore did the ancients vse to drinke the blood of those that were called Glad●●tories which were hurt and w●unded in the Combats and fenceplaies A. Because they were perswaded by the Physitians that it served against the falling sicknesse Q. Why is bread hard of digest●●on A. Because it lyeth long in the stomac● besides that if it be not well baked 〈◊〉 ●●useth the Liver to fill the veines called by the Physitians Meseraiche Q Whereof commeth it that they which are drowned at the beginning doe sinke to the bottome and afterwards then they begin to corrupt doe rise above the water A. The body being partly corrupted hath many open places called vents to receive the