Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
cause_n bear_v fruit_n tree_n 1,451 5 8.5127 4 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
A55329 Kalōz telōnēsantai or, The excise-man Shewing the excellency of his profession, how and in what it precedes all others; the felicity he enjoys, the pleasures as well as qualifications that inevitably attend him, notwithstanding the opprobrious calunmies of the most inveterate detractor. Discovering his knowledge in the arts, men and laws in an essay. By Ezekiel Polsted, A.B. Polsted, Ezekiel. 1697 (1697) Wing P2780B; ESTC R218302 49,596 137

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

his_o master_n dionysius_n do_v though_o he_o know_v not_o for_o what_o which_o he_o see_v demand_v the_o cause_n carysophus_n reply_v i_o think_v that_o which_o create_v laughter_n in_o you_o be_v worth_a laugh_a at_o thus_o clysophus_n when_o philip_n of_o macedon_n halt_v because_o of_o the_o gout_n he_o dissemble_v the_o same_o imperfection_n according_o what_o you_o deny_v he_o forswear_v what_o you_o affirm_v he_o justify_v if_o you_o weep_v he_o be_v sad_a if_o you_o laugh_v he_o be_v merry_a and_o all_o this_o while_n in_o reality_n neither_o but_o in_o oblige_v those_o on_o which_o insinuate_a observance_n their_o subsistence_n do_v depend_v it_o can_v but_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o i_o have_v dwell_v much_o too_o long_o on_o this_o subject_n but_o it_o so_o often_o and_o immediate_o concern_v the_o person_n i_o be_o pretend_v to_o vindicate_v i_o hope_v a_o excuse_n will_v be_v easy_o admit_v of_o and_o shall_v therefore_o conclude_v with_o his_o character_n in_o brief_a he_o be_v before_o hand_n with_o your_o thought_n and_o able_a to_o suggest_v they_o unto_o you_o he_o will_v commend_v to_o you_o first_o what_o he_o know_v you_o like_a and_o have_v always_o some_o absurd_a story_n or_o other_o of_o your_o enemy_n and_o then_o wonder_n how_o your_o two_o opinious_a shall_v so_o jump_v together_o in_o one_o man._n these_o look_n upon_o their_o better_n with_o a_o scorn_n and_o thus_o their_o cloudy-head_n be_v high_o bear_v and_o so_o by_o straw_n be_v empty_v head_n of_o corn._n chap._n iii_o that_o there_o can_v be_v any_o thing_n more_o intolerable_a than_o unmerited_a reflection_n be_v so_o palpable_o true_a that_o it_o will_v be_v altogether_o impertinent_a to_o enforce_v its_o demonstration_n and_o although_o in_o such_o a_o large_a community_n it_o will_v be_v almost_o next_o to_o a_o impossibility_n to_o expect_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v be_v exempt_v from_o they_o yet_o since_o the_o majority_n at_o least_o must_v be_v allow_v to_o be_v so_o he_o must_v arrive_v to_o a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a degree_n of_o assurance_n that_o shall_v therefore_o conclude_v the_o same_o of_o the_o whole_a so_o that_o a_o single_a suppose_v a_o bad_a action_n perpetrate_v by_o a_o particular_a member_n be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o society_n than_o that_o the_o profligate_v life_n of_o one_o person_n shall_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v allow_v of_o and_o tolerate_v by_o the_o religion_n he_o outward_o make_v a_o profession_n of_o which_o continual_o explode_v and_o detest_v it_o since_o he_o be_v hourly_o endeavour_v to_o be_v unmask_v and_o detect_v by_o all_o the_o care_n and_o inspection_n imaginable_a i_o shall_v therefore_o acquiesce_v as_o suppose_v it_o allow_v of_o by_o the_o unprejudiced_a that_o each_o one_o bear_v the_o scandal_n that_o be_v the_o infallible_a result_n of_o his_o own_o particular_a crime_n and_o here_o only_o observe_v that_o the_o general_a objection_n to_o their_o happiness_n be_v that_o they_o be_v vagabond_n out-comer_n ubiquitarian_n etc._n etc._n and_o consequent_o think_v it_o not_o improper_a to_o affirm_v that_o abstract_v the_o pleasure_n profit_n and_o qualification_n hereafter_o specify_v that_o inevitable_o attend_v our_o excise-man_n yet_o there_o be_v somewhat_o more_o to_o be_v say_v in_o his_o vindication_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o objection_n be_v natural_o frivolous_a false_a and_o erroneous_a we_o all_o know_v that_o stand_a lake_n and_o pool_n be_v never_o clear_a or_o wholesome_a and_o those_o destructive_a fog_n and_o mist_n which_o ever_o proceed_v from_o they_o have_v always_o no_o small_a influence_n upon_o the_o adjacent_a inhabitant_n whereas_o those_o please_v because_o rapid_a stream_n be_v in_o perpetual_a motion_n whole_o remove_v the_o cause_n which_o infallible_o engender_v their_o contagion_n again_o we_o be_v positive_a by_o ocular_a demonstration_n that_o tree_n themselves_o can_v possible_o bear_v such_o delicious_a fruit_n where_o they_o be_v original_o fix_v as_o when_o they_o be_v transplant_v and_o the_o most_o bewitch_a perfume_n be_v whole_o insignificant_a and_o render_v not_o their_o odeur_n without_o the_o motion_n of_o be_v rub_v and_o chafe_v and_o we_o also_o all_o know_v that_o the_o fix_a star_n be_v not_o of_o that_o account_n or_o esteem_v as_o those_o that_o have_v continual_a motion_n but_o our_o excise-man_n know_v a_o additional_a rejoynder_n in_o his_o own_o vindication_n which_o be_v very_o pertinent_o express_v by_o the_o epigrammatist_n 100_o owen_n l._n 7._o v._n 100_o i_o presume_v there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o apologize_v for_o its_o quotation_n illa_fw-la mihi_fw-la patria_fw-la est_fw-la ubi_fw-la pascor_fw-la non_fw-la ubi_fw-la nascor_fw-la illa_fw-la ubi_fw-la sum_fw-la notus_fw-la non_fw-la ubi_fw-la natus_fw-la eram_fw-la illa_fw-la mihi_fw-la patria_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la quae_fw-la patrimonia_fw-la praebet_fw-la hic_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la habeo_fw-la quod_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la habito_fw-la my_o country_n be_v where're_o my_o bread_n i_o get_v not_o where_o i_o be_v breed_v but_o where_o i_o have_v meat_n where_o i_o be_o know_v not_o christen_v there_o i_o dwell_v and_o no_o where_o else_o wherever_o i_o do_v well_o chap._n iu._n before_o we_o come_v to_o demonstrate_v the_o particular_a excellency_n that_o inevitable_o attend_v the_o person_n and_o employment_n of_o our_o excise-man_n above_o the_o low_a dregs_o of_o man_n the_o vulgar_a and_o the_o felicity_n he_o enjoy_v notwithstanding_o the_o severe_a censure_n of_o the_o most_o critical_o censorious_a it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o observe_v that_o there_o may_v be_v something_o ab_fw-la initio_fw-la particular_o respect_v he_o homo_fw-la haec_fw-la homo_fw-la for_o as_o some_o compare_n his_o head_n to_o the_o round_a heaven_n his_o eye_n to_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n his_o hair_n to_o the_o tree_n and_o grass_n his_o flesh_n to_o the_o earth_n his_o vein_n to_o the_o river_n and_o his_o bone_n to_o the_o precious_a gem_n metal_n and_o mineral_n which_o be_v the_o riches_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o some_o have_v be_v lead_v to_o imagine_v that_o his_o body_n be_v not_o make_v in_o all_o the_o geometrical_a proportion_n that_o be_v or_o can_v be_v think_v of_o but_o as_o a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o our_o excise-man_n who_o shall_v make_v the_o great_a use_n of_o they_o for_o all_o number_n and_o proportion_n of_o measure_n whether_o inches_n cubit_n foot_n etc._n etc._n be_v derive_v from_o the_o member_n and_o dimension_n of_o he_o some_o few_o of_o which_o may_v not_o be_v impertinent_o subjoin_v first_o then_o let_v we_o see_v how_o a_o circle_n be_v think_v of_o for_o let_v but_o the_o hand_n fall_v somewhat_o straddle_a a_o little_a with_o the_o leg_n the_o extreme_n of_o the_o finger_n head_n and_o toe_n make_v as_o exact_v a_o circle_n as_o you_o be_v capable_a of_o make_v with_o your_o unerring_a compass_n where_o you_o may_v if_o you_o please_v make_v the_o navel_n the_o centre_n again_o a_o geometrical_a square_n be_v a_o superficial_a figure_n make_v up_o of_o four_o equal_a side_n or_o angle_n now_o for_o a_o demonstration_n of_o this_o figure_n from_o man_n body_n it_o be_v but_o stretch_v out_o your_o hand_n as_o far_o and_o direct_o upon_o a_o plane_n as_o possible_a from_o each_o side_n the_o body_n be_v exact_o upright_a and_o the_o foot_n close_v together_o last_o a_o triangle_n be_v a_o figure_n contain_v three_o side_n now_o if_o the_o body_n be_v place_v direct_o upright_a and_o a_o line_n draw_v from_o each_o extend_a hand_n to_o the_o foot_n enclose_v it_o make_v a_o exact_a triangle_n several_a other_o geometrical_a figure_n may_v be_v deduce_v from_o humane_a body_n but_o since_o prolixity_n be_v never_o oblige_v and_o not_o at_o all_o correspondent_a to_o my_o present_a design_n which_o whole_o aim_v at_o brevity_n i_o shall_v now_o wave_v it_o and_o leave_v the_o curious_a enquirer_n to_o his_o further_a examination_n of_o the_o rest_n thus_o ab_fw-la origine_fw-la we_o find_v his_o excellency_n be_v design_v geometry_n must_v he_o confess_v the_o centre_n of_o each_o happiness_n for_o as_o their_o patron_n he_o alone_o the_o mathematics_n wait_v upon_o chap._n v._n there_o be_v nothing_o of_o excellency_n but_o be_v attend_v with_o difficulty_n for_o where_o any_o thing_n be_v obtain_v without_o it_o it_o forthwith_o cease_v to_o be_v excellent_a can_v every_o mechanic_n be_v a_o proficient_a in_o the_o succeed_a art_n who_o will_v esteem_v they_o excellent_a and_o can_v every_o illiterate_a be_v a_o philosopher_n its_o excellency_n will_v quick_o terminate_v in_o a_o mean_a opinion_n can_v every_o ignorant_a rustic_a attain_n to_o a_o perfect_a knowledge_n in_o the_o mathematics_n its_o excellency_n will_v be_v convert_v into_o contempt_n so_o that_o difficulty_n be_v a_o inseparable_a attendant_n on_o every_o art_n that_o can_v proper_o assume_v the_o epithet_n of_o excellent_a it_o be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o