Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	know_v	see_v	4,988	5	3.1452	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39804	The humorous lieutenant, or, Generous enemies a comedy as it is now acted by His Majesties servants, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.	Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.; Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.	1697 (1697)	Wing F1344; ESTC R24336	53,811	67

a good horse under me I must knock again the Devil 's at my fingers ends He comes now Now Colonel if I live Leo. The Troop 's thine own Boy Enter Demetrius a Pistol Dem. What desperate fool ambitious of his ruine Lieu. Your Father would desire ye Sir to come to dinner Dem. Thou art no more Lieu. Now now now now Dem. Poor Coxcomb why do I aim at thee Exit Leo. His fear 〈◊〉 kill'd him Enter Leucippe with a Bowl 2 Gent. I protest he 's almost stiff bend him and rub him hold his Nose close you if you be a woman help us a little here 's a man near perish'd Leu. Alas alas I have nothing here about me Look to my Bowl I 'll run in presently and fetch some waters bend him and set him upwards Exit Leo. A goodly man Here 's a brave heart he 's warm again you shall not leave us i' th' 〈◊〉 so Sirrah 2 Gent. Now he breaths too Leo. If we had but any drink to raise his Spirits What 's that i' th' Bowl upon my life good Liquor she would not own it else 1 Gent. He sees Leo. Look up Boy And take this Cup and drink it off I 'll pledge thee Guide it to his mouth he swallows heartily 2 Gent. Oh! fear and sorrow's dry 't is off Leo. Stand up man Lieu. Am I not shot Leo. A way with him and chear him thou hast won thy Troop Lieu. I think I won it bravely Leo. Go I must see the Prince he must not live thus and let me hear an hour hence from ye Well Sir Exeunt Gent. and Lieu. Enter Leucippe with water Leu. Here here where 's the sick Gentleman Leo. He 's up and gone Lady Leu. Alas that I came so late Leo. He must still thank ye ye left that in a Cup here did him comfort Leu. That in the Bowl Leo. Yes truly very much comfort he drank it off and after it spoke lustily Leu. Did he drink it all Leo. All off Leu. The Devil choak him I am undone h 'as twenty Devils in him undone for ever left he none Leo. I think not Leu. No not a drop what shall become of me now had he no where else to swound a vengeance swound him Undone undone undone stay I can lye yet and swear too at a pinch that 's all my comfort Look to him I say look to him and but mark what follows Exit Enter Demetrius Leo. What a Devil ails the Woman here comes the Prince again with such a sadness on his sace as sorrow sorrow her self but poorly imitates Sorrow of Sorrows on that heart that caus'd it Dem. Why might she not be false and treacherous to me and found so by my Father she was a Woman and many a one of that Sex young and fair as full of faith as she have fallen and foully Leo. It is a Wench O that I knew the circumstance Dem. Why might not to preserve me from this ruine she having lost her honour and abused me my father change the forms o' th' coins and execute his anger on a falt she ne'r committed only to keep me safe why should I think so She never was to me but all obedience sweetness and love Leo. How heartily he weeps now I have not wept this thirty years and upward but now if I should be hang'd I cannot hold from 't It grieves me to the heart Dem. Who 's that that mocks me 〈◊〉 A plague of him that mocks ye I grieve truly truly and heartily to 〈◊〉 you thus Sir and if it lay in my power gods are my witness who e'r he be that took your sweet peace from you I am not so old yet nor want I spirit Dem. No more of that no more Leonitus revenges are the gods our part is sufferance farewel I shall not see thee long Leo. Good Sir tell me the cause I know there is a woman in 't do you hold me faithful dare you trust your Souldier sweet Prince the cause Dem. I must not dare not tell it and as thou art an honest man enquire not Leo. Will ye be merry then Dem. I am wondrous 〈◊〉 Leo. 'T is wondrous well you think now this becomes ye Shame on 't it does not Sir it shews not handsomely If I were thus you would swear I were an Ass straight a wooden ass whine for a Wench Dem. Prithee leave me Leo. I will not leave ye for a tit Dem. Leontius Leo. For that you may have any where for six pence and a dear penny worth too Dem. Nay then you are troublesome Leo. Not half so troublesome as you are to your self Sir was that brave 〈◊〉 made to pant for a placket and now i' th' dog-days too when nothing dare love That noble Mind to melt away and moulder for a hey nonny nonny Would I had a Glass here to shew ye what a pretty toy ye are turn'd to Dem. My wretched Fortune Leo. Will ye but let me know her I 'll once turn Bawd go to they are good mens offices and not so contemptible as we take 'em for and if she be above ground and a Woman I ask no more I 'll bring her o' my back Sir By this hand I will and I had as lieve bring the Devil I care not who she be nor where I have her and in your arms or the next Bed deliver her which you think fittest and when you have danc'd your galliard Dem. Away and fool to them are so affected O thou art gone and all my comfort with thee Wilt thou do one thing for me Leo. All things i' th' World Sir of all dangers Dem. Swear Leo. I will Dem. Come near me no more then Leo. How Dem. Come no more near me thou art a plague-sore to me Exit Leo. Give you good ev'n Sir If you be suffer'd thus we shall have 〈◊〉 sport I will be sorry yet Enter 2 Gentlemen 1 Gent. How now how does he Leo. Nay if I tell ye hang me or any man else that hath his nineteen wits he has the bots I think he groans and roars and kicks 2 Gent. Will he speak yet Leo. Not willingly shortly he will not see a man if ever I look'd upon a Prince so metamorphos'd so juggl'd into I know not what shame take me this 't is to be in love 1 Gent. Is that the cause on 't Leo. What is it not the cause of but bear-baitings And yet it stinks much like it out upon 't what giants and what dwarffs what owls and apes what dogs and cats it makes us men that are possest with it live as if they had a Legion of Devils in 'em and every Devil of a several nature nothing but Hey-pass re-pass where 's the Lieutenant Has he gather'd up the end on 's wits again 1 Gent. He is alive but you that talk of wonders shew me but such a wonder as he is now Leo. Why he was ever at the worst a wonder 2 Gent. He is now