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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	lad_n	old_a	pare_v	24	3	16.0689	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04673	The affectionate shepheard Containing the complaint of Daphnis for the loue of Ganymede.	Barnfield, Richard, 1574-1627.	1594 (1594)	STC 1480; ESTC S114397	18,807	58

and alas such a louing Lasse Lasse for a while but a while was none such a sweet bonny Loue As Helen Maenelaus louing lou'd louelie a loue-lasse Till spight full Fortune from a loue-lasse made her a loue-lesse Wife From a wise woman to a witles vvant on abandond When her mate vnawares made warr es in Peloponessus Adultrous Paris then a Boy kept sheepe as a shepheard On Ida Mountaine vnknowne to the King for a Keeper Of sheep on Ida Mountaine as a Boy as a shepheard Yet such sheep he kept and was so seemelie a shepheard Seemelie a Boy so seemelie a youth so seemelie a Younker That on Ide was not such a Boy such a youth such a Younker Sonne now reconcil'd to the Father fained a letter Sent him by Iupiter the greatest God in Olympus For to repaire with speede to the brauest Graecian Hauen And to redeeme againe Hesyone latelie reuolted From Troy by Ayax whom she had newly betrothed Well so well he told his tale to his Aunt Amaryllis That A maryllis his Aunt obtained of his aged Syre that he sent him a ship and made him Capten of Argus Great store went to Greece with lust-bewitched Alexis Telamour and Tydias with these he sliceth the salt seas The salt seas slicing at length be comes to the firme land Firme land an auntient Iland cald old Lacedaemon Argus eye full Earle when first the ken of a Castle He had spide bespake to the Mate to the men to the Mates-man Lo behold of Greece quoth he the great Cytadella Ycleaped Menela so tearmd of Deliaes Husband Happie Helen Womens most woonder beautifull Helen Oh would God quoth he with a flattring Tongue he repeated Oh would God quoth he that I might deserue to be husband To such a happie huswife to such a beautifull Helen This he spake to intice the minde of a lecherous young-man But what spurres neednow for an vntam'd Titt to be trotting Or to add old Oile to the flame new flaxe to the fier Paris heard him hard and gaue good eare to his harkening And then his loue to a lust his lust was turnd to a fier Fire was turnd to a flame and flame was turnd to a burning Brand and mothers Dreame was then most truelie resolued Well so far th' are come that now th' are come to the Castle Castle all of stone yet euery stone vvas a Castle Euerie foote had a Fort and euerie Fort had a fountaine Euerie fountaine a spring and euerie spring had a spurting Streame so strong vvithout vvithin so stately a building Neuer afore vvas seene If neuer afore Polyphoebe Was seene vvas to be seene if nere to be seene vvas Olympus Flovvers vvere framd of flints Walls Rubies Rafters of Argent Pauements of Chrisolite Windovvs contriu'd of a Christall Vessels vvere of gold vvith gold vvas each thing adorned Golden Webs more vvorth than a vvealthy Souldan of Egypt And her selfe more worth than a wealthy Souldan of Egypt And her selfe more worth than all the wealth shee possessed Selfe indeede such a selfe as thundring Ioue in Olympus Though he were father could finde in his hart to be husband Embassage ended to the Queene of faire Lacedaemon Happie King of a Queene so faire of a Country so famous Embassage ended a Banquet braue was appointed Sweet Repast for a Prince fine Iunkets fit for a Kings sonne Biskets and Carawayes Comfets Tart Plate Ielly Ginge-bread Lymons and Medlars and Dishes moe by a thousand First they fell to the feast and after fall to a Dauncing And from a Dance to a Trance from a Trance they fell to a falling Either in others armes and either in armes of another Pastime ouer-past and Banquet duely prepared Deuoutly pared Each one hies home to his owne home Saue Lord and Ladie Young Lad but yet such an old Lad In such a Ladies lappe at such a slipperie by-blow That in a vvorld so vvide could not be found such a vvilie Lad in an Age so old could not be found such an old lad Old lad and bold lad such a Boy such a lustie Iuuentus Well to their vvorke they goe and both they iumble in one Bed Worke so well they like that they still like to be vvorking For Aurora mounts before he leaues to be mounting And Astraea fades before she faints to be falling Helen a light Huswife now a light some starre in Olympus FINIS