Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	know_v	see_v	5,670	5	3.0830	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33593	Capt. Vrats's ghost to Count Coningsmark by a Western gentleman.	Western gentleman.	1682 (1682)	Wing C487; ESTC R7529	1,627	4

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nor_o peace_n expect_v in_o court_n in_o camp_n in_o field_n alone_o in_o company_n think_v nought_o shall_v shield_v thou_o from_o the_o constant_a haunt_n of_o each_o man_n ghost_n who_o by_o thy_o mean_n or_o for_o thou_o life_n have_v lose_v not_o one_o or_o two_o bold_a action_n in_o the_o war_n nor_o soldier_n wound_n nor_o yet_o ten_o thousand_o scar_n shall_v ever_o wipe_v off_o this_o blot_n this_o infamy_n which_o thus_o thy_o scarlet_n with_o a_o deep_a dye_n have_v stain_v the_o warlike_a trophy_n of_o thy_o fame_n thy_o stock_n thy_o much_o before_o repute_a name_n who_o be_v it_o thus_o base_o bring_v unto_o his_o end_n the_o loyal_a monmouth_n wealthy_a western_a friend_n when_o man_n shall_v ask_v his_o blood_n shall_v upward_o mount_v and_o cry_v the_o treacherous_a wiles_n of_o northern_a count_n as_o through_o the_o abbey_n wonder_v stranger_n pass_v to_o view_v the_o fabric_n tomb_n and_o paint_a glass_n when_o the_o great_a thynn_n rich_a monumental_a shrine_n 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base_o spill_v when_o thou_o vrats_n balm_v corpse_n shall_v see_v think_v how_o he_o suffer_v and_o how_o die_v for_o thou_o but_o also_o think_v it_o be_v thy_o base_a treacherous_a deed_n that_o cause_v his_o d●●th_n as_o thynn_v before_o to_o bleed_v if_o i_o a_o soldier_n liure_n and_o doglike_a die_v know_v that_o it_o be_v to_o soft_a up_o thy_o pride_n have_v not_o revenge_n or_o rather_o cruel_a rage_n for_o a_o defeat_a match_n make_v thou_o engage_v in_o a_o design_n to_o take_v thy_o rival_n life_n by_o cow'rdly_a mean_n in_o hope_n of_o his_o rich_a wife_n in_o life_n in_o death_n a_o valiant_a soldier_n fame_n i_o may_v have_v have_v but_o now_o a_o murth'rer_n name_n my_o fury_n therefore_o now_o expect_v to_o feel_v and_o deep_a wound_n than_o make_v by_o sharp_a steel_n vrats_n ghost_n shall_v dog_v thou_o up_o and_o down_o and_o haunt_v thou_o from_o this_o city_n to_o that_o town_n hope_v not_o thy_o captain_n will_v be_v bribe_v again_o his_o ghost_n now_o thou_o must_v vex_v not_o other_o men._n it_o be_v now_o resolve_v revenge_n to_o take_v he_o aim_v for_o thynn_n blood_n venge'nce_n and_o his_o own_o he_o claim_v rouse_v up_o thyself_o do_v not_o thou_o yonder_o see_v how_o sterne'_v pale_a ghost_n rage_z look_v on_o thou_o must_v his_o blood_n unrevenged_a be_v who_o deceive_v by_o i_o for_o thou_o a_o murderer_n doom_n receive_v poor_a ignorant_a borisky_n angry_a ghost_n see_v with_o what_o rage_n it_o come_v thou_o to_o accost_v must_v he_o that_o fatal_a shot_n for_o ever_o rue_v his_o corpse_n in_o chain_n be_v hang_v to_o all_o man_n view_n and_o spect'cle_n make_v to_o foreigner_n for_o you_o have_v have_v you_o angry_a ghost_n come_v on_o apace_o let_v we_o take_v our_o full_a revenge_n now_o in_o this_o place_n our_o death_n as_o well_o as_o thynn_n for_o venge'nce_n cry_v we_o will_v not_o bear_v all_o the_o crime_n nor_o infamy_n he_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v but_o due_a he_o bear_v a_o part_n a_o share_n with_o i_o and_o you._n what_o though_o discharge_v from_o england_n he_o be_v flee_v his_o gild_n be_v never_o the_o less_o for_o the_o blood_n shed_v we_o may_v have_v not_o he_o prompt_v to_o this_o time_n have_v live_v let_v we_o punish_v then_o in_o he_o the_o crime_n have_v than_o you_o fury_n all_o your_o torture_n bring_v your_o snake_n your_o rack_n each_o scorpi'n_n last_a sting_n come_v on_o allecto_n with_o thy_o flame_v whip_v and_o firk_v the_o count_n young_a hide_n thus_o make_v he_o skip_fw-mi so_o cry_v the_o ghost_n the_o count_n lift_v up_o his_o head_n amaze_v with_o fury_n leap_v out_o of_o his_o bed_n and_o call_v for_o light_n it_o be_v bring_v the_o ghost_n straight_o flee_v finis_fw-la london_n print_v for_o j._n v._o in_o fleetstreet_n 1682._o