Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
cause_n appear_v king_n time_n 1,388 5 3.3713 3 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A59324 Love and revenge a tragedy acted at the Duke's Theatre / written by Elkanah Settle ... Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724. 1675 (1675) Wing S2698; ESTC R10693 47,551 97

There is 1 snippet containing the selected quad. | View original text

amazement_n but_o what_o i_o want_v in_o word_n i_o will_v speak_v in_o deed_n offer_v to_o draw_v at_o which_o nigrello_n stamp_v and_o the_o former_a villain_n rush_v in_o seize_z and_o disarm_v he_o you_o be_v too_o rash_a king_n may_v be_v king_n in_o palace_n but_o not_o in_o dungeon_n it_o be_v i_o be_o monarch_n here_o clotair_n it_o will_v be_v charity_n to_o kill_v you_o for_o you_o have_v outlive_v your_o power_n this_o day_n your_o brother_n by_o my_o conspiracy_n convert_v that_o force_n you_o lend_v he_o to_o assist_v the_o rebel_n cause_n and_o you_o shall_v live_v to_o see_v he_o crown_v release_v he_o the_o villain_n let_v he_o go_v king_n thou_o black_a infernal_a dog_n thank_v heaven_n that_o give_v thou_o a_o face_n of_o such_o a_o dye_n as_o can_v blush_v or_o rather_o thank_v the_o devil_n that_o lend_v thou_o impudence_n to_o be_v bejond_v the_o use_n or_o fear_v of_o blush_v nigr._n but_o now_o i_o think_v on_o it_o better_o life_n be_v a_o burden_n and_o i_o will_v ease_v you_o on_o it_o have_v at_o your_o heart_n aph._n hold_v hold_v nigrello_n stay_v stay_v save_v the_o king_n interpose_v and_o i_o will_v forgive_v thou_o all_o thy_o wrong_n to_o me._n nigr._n peace_n foolish_a woman_n i_o that_o kill_v one_o king_n have_v raise_v another_o one_o too_o that_o shall_v make_v aphelia_n queen_n but_o king_n before_o thou_o die_v i_o will_v show_v thou_o my_o experience_n in_o murder_n a_o curtain_n draw_v clarmount_v and_o fredigond_a appear_v dead_a king_n my_o mother_n dead_a inhuman_a villain_n though_o i_o scorn_v to_o fear_v my_o death_n or_o ask_v my_o life_n of_o thou_o i_o will_v condescend_v it_o have_v mean_a a_o act_n as_o king_n be_v ever_o guilty_a of_o i_o will_v stoop_v to_o talk_v to_o thou_o and_o ask_v thou_o what_o strange_a cause_n make_v thou_o this_o traitor_n nigr._n think_v upon_o the_o wrong_n of_o the_o abuse_a chlotilda_n king_n what_o be_v her_o wrong_n to_o thou_o nigr._n i_o will_v not_o capitulate_v my_o injury_n within_o long_o live_v lewis_n king_n of_o france_n nigr._n i_o hear_v my_o time_n be_v short_a king_n my_o brother_n crown_v how_o can_v the_o slave_n speak_v truth_n nigr._n now_o for_o thy_o blood_n i_o can_v strike_v he_o oh_o relent_a heart_n what_o awe_n hang_v on_o the_o brow_n of_o majesty_n faint_a heart_n a_o man_n so_o long_o and_o now_o turn_v woman_n in_o the_o last_o action_n of_o my_o life_n here_o take_v this_o sword_n but_o i_o conjure_v you_o by_o the_o wrong_n that_o i_o have_v heap_v upon_o you_o by_o the_o loss_n of_o fair_a aphelia_n to_o guide_v the_o point_n direct_o at_o my_o heart_n give_v he_o his_o sword_n king_n what_o mean_v this_o turn_n but_o i_o have_v no_o time_n for_o question_n a_o villain_n and_o a_o traitor_n die_v with_o thou_o kill_v he_o enter_v lewis_n brisac_n bourbon_n lamot_n dumane_a and_o attendant_n lewis_n aphelia_n welcome_o to_o my_o arm_n clotair_n thou_o be_v thy_o brother_n prisoner_n king_n no_o usurper_n this_o give_v i_o freedom_n fall_v on_o his_o sword_n lew._n hold_v your_o hand_n king_n no_o rebel_n your_o mercy_n come_v too_o late_o after_o your_o treason_n i_o can_v loose_v aphelia_n and_o outlive_v that_o loss_n nigrello_n tell_v i_o who_o thou_o be_v for_o by_o thy_o glorious_a villainy_n thy_o wit_n thy_o courage_n and_o thy_o conduct_n i_o be_o sure_a that_o blackness_n hide_v some_o noble_a blood_n what_o be_v nigr._n chlotilda_n lam._n how_o my_o sister_n all._n chlotilda_n nigr._n ravish_a by_o thou_o clotair_n betray_v by_o clarmoun●_n and_o fredigond_a for_o which_o they_o be_v no_o more_o it_o be_v they_o seduce_v i_o to_o that_o fatal_a place_n where_o you_o my_o honour_n steal_v it_o be_v they_o that_o spill_v my_o guiltless_a parent_n blood_n and_o in_o requital_n it_o be_v i_o betray_v they_o hither_o where_o at_o once_o i_o take_v revenge_n both_o on_o their_o life_n and_o soul_n but_o when_o i_o come_v to_o my_o last_o stroke_n of_o vengeance_n after_o i_o have_v rob_v thou_o of_o a_o crown_n and_o mrs._n to_o kill_v thou_o king_n there_o there_o my_o sury_n stop●●_n thou_o have_v injure_v i_o yet_o i_o will_v die_v by_o thou_o and_o though_o i_o have_v wear_v so_o long_o a_o masculine_a shape_n for_o all_o my_o other_o scene_n of_o cruelty_n i_o put_v on_o my_o own_o sex_n again_o to_o die_v dum●_n our_o sister_n and_o our_o patroness_n this_o revenge_n be_v a_o estate_n to_o th'family_n it_o will_v make_v the_o dumane_a race_n immortal_a nigr._n now_o i_o die_v to_o lewis_n grant_v i_o this_o favour_n for_o the_o crown_n i_o give_v you_o though_o i_o have_v just_o wrought_v your_o brother_n fall_n i_o must_v not_o blast_v his_o fame_n after_o his_o death_n he_o be_v no_o murderer_n till_o i_o make_v he_o one_o your_o father_n destiny_n be_v your_o mother_n crime_n but_o oh_o i_o die_v when_o elder_a time_n shall_v rip_v this_o story_n up_o be_v courteous_a to_o my_o fame_n call_v not_o these_o ruin_n treason_n but_o revenge_n a_o satisfaction_n due_a to_o a_o injure_v lady_n call_v i_o and_o honourable_a murderer_n and_o finish_v there_o as_o i_o do_v die_v king_n be_v thou_o go_v farewell_o thy_o sex_n champion_n thou_o have_v act_v a_o cruel_a part_n so_o high_a so_o well_o that_o it_o command_v applause_n from_o those_o it_o have_v destroy_v and_o rival_n brother_n if_o you_o dare_v be_v just_a build_v she_o a_o pyramid_n for_o a_o monument_n but_o whilst_o i'give_v her_o cruelty_n pardon_v i_o forget_v to_o ask_v if_o for_o my_o own_o injure_v aphelia_n forgive_v a_o sin_n great_a then_o what_o thy_o chain_n and_o this_o black_a dungeon_n brand_v i_o with_o forgive_v my_o impious_a faith_n that_o dare_v believe_v a_o wanton_a and_o unchaste_a thought_n can_v harbour_v in_o thy_o breast_n a_o seat_n divinity_n will_v choose_v to_o dwell_v in_o here_o i_o will_v gaze_v for_o ever_o but_o a_o envious_a darkness_n hang_v on_o my_o eye_n farewell_n must_v we_o part_v then_o be_v king_n and_o lover_n such_o a_o mortal_a name_n where_o be_v all_o my_o mighty_a vow_n where_o be_v all_o my_o passionate_a devotion_n to_o the_o fair_a aphelia_n shrink_v to_o a_o poor_a faint_a sigh_n a_o die_a look_n a_o cold_a farewell_n to_o love_n and_o then_o no_o more_o die_v aph._n farewell_n great_a soul_n when_o in_o thy_o glorious_a flight_n thou_o have_v reach_v thy_o high_a immortal_a seat_n above_o forget_v thy_o harsh_a and_o rigid_a fate_n below_o and_o borrow_v so_o much_o mercy_n from_o that_o heaven_n of_o which_o thou_o make_v a_o part_n to_o pardon_v fault_n unkind_a aphelia_n have_v not_o power_n to_o shun_v who_o to_o such_o kindness_n can_v so_o cruel_a prove_v want_v a_o heart_n to_o pay_v so_o great_a a_o love_n lew._n what_o strange_a intrigue_n have_v fate_n wrought_v up_o to_o day_n disguise_a nigrello_n the_o abuse_a chlotilda_n and_o i_o by_o false_a suggestion_n blind_o lead_v have_v aim_v a_o sword_n against_o a_o guiltless_a head_n depose_v a_o brother_n to_o revenge_v a_o father_n thy_o rage_n be_v just_a but_o i_o be_v too_o severe_a the_o sad_a resentment_n of_o my_o fatal_a error_n and_o thy_o wrong_n spread_v a_o darkness_n over_o my_o soul_n that_o misbecomes_a this_o day_n but_o tear_n be_v all_o we_o to_o the_o dead_a can_v pay_v and_o whilst_o i_o view_v such_o happiness_n so_o near_o my_o grief_n at_o this_o bright_a object_n disappear_v but_o injure_a prince_n to_o appease_v thy_o angry_a doom_n i'lle_n be_v a_o pious_a mourner_n at_o thy_o tomb_n when_o my_o great_a joy_n and_o my_o aphelias_n charm_n will_v give_v i_o time_n to_o attend_v thy_o sacred_a dust_n and_o love_n afford_v i_o leisure_n to_o be_v just_a exeunt_fw-la omnes●_n finis_fw-la postscript_n this_o play_n be_v found_v on_o a_o tragedy_n call_v the_o fatal_a contract_n and_o in_o the_o two_o first_o act_n there_o be_v much_o of_o the_o original_a copy_n remain_v but_o from_o page_n 25_o it_o be_v entire_o new_a to_o the_o end_n except_v the_o last_o scene_n in_o the_o four_o act_n and_o a_o little_a scene_n between_o dumane_a lamot_n and_o bourbon_n for_o in_o the_o fatal_a contract_n after_o the_o suppose_a death_n of_o lewis_n in_o the_o 2d_o act_n aphelia_n in_o the_o very_a next_o scene_n after_o at_o first_o word_n ask_v much_o like_o the_o ephesian_a marton_n marry_v the_o king_n her_o lover_n murderer_n which_o quite_o vary_v the_o intrigue_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o play_n i_o can_v make_v excuse_n for_o put_v a_o ill_a head_n upon_o worse_a shoulder_n or_o tell_v you_o as_o some_o of_o our_o impertinent_a tribe_n do_v that_o it_o be_v write_v in_o three_o week_n or_o a_o month_n time_n if_o i_o think_v any_o reasonable_a man_n will_v be_v more_o favourable_a to_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o play_n for_o such_o a_o apology_n but_o as_o i_o be_o sensible_a that_o that_o excuse_v to_o a_o play_n will_v be_v much_o like_o that_o of_o a_o builder_n that_o after_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o house_n shall_v tell_v you_o true_o he_o build_v slight_o and_o choose_v in_o ill_a foundation_n i_o will_v not_o urge_v that_o plea_n for_o the_o play_v defence_n which_o in_o the_o best_a interpretation_n must_v render_v a_o author_n lazy_a if_o not_o dull_a in_o the_o first_o of_o which_o he_o show_v himself_o impudent_a when_o he_o dare_v be_v so_o disrespectful_a to_o a_o audience_n as_o to_o obtrude_v such_o incorrect_a stuff_n upon●em_v as_o he_o be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o or_o else_o prove_v himself_o a_o blockhead_n and_o make_v that_o excuse_n when_o real_o ●e_v want_v ability_n not_o leisure_n to_o write_v better_o