Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	know_v	see_v	time_n	3,848	5	3.4906	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19558	Amanda: or, The reformed whore. Composed, and made by Thomas Cranley gent. now a prisoner in the Kings-bench, Anno Dom. 1635	Cranley, Thomas, fl. 1635.	1635 (1635)	STC 5988; ESTC S118905	47,524	98

of_o straw_n 180._o where_o be_v full_a of_o ache_n sore_n and_o biles_fw-la thy_o beauty_n turn_v to_o a_o tawny_a hue_n and_o that_o consume_v which_o be_v so_o fair_a ere_o while_n unknown_a of_o those_o that_o thou_o but_o late_o know_v as_o a_o just_a vengeance_n to_o thy_o merit_n due_a breathe_v thy_o last_o beneath_o some_o open_a stall_n or_o die_v disease_v in_o a_o hospital_n 181._o there_o lie_v thy_o pomp_n and_o glory_n in_o the_o dust_n thy_o body_n clothe_v with_o rag_n and_o all_o too_o tear_v thy_o flesh_n consume_v and_o waste_v by_o thy_o lust_n loathe_a condemn_a disdain_a and_o hold_v in_o scorn_n not_o one_o of_o all_o thy_o friend_n for_o thou_o will_v mourn_v nor_o hardly_o think_v thou_o worthy_a for_o to_o have_v to_o hide_v thy_o stink_a corpse_n a_o simple_a grave_n 182._o loe_o here_o amanda_n view_v thyself_o at_o large_a behold_v thy_o life_n and_o after_o that_o thy_o death_n peruse_v each_o line_n and_o letter_n i_o thou_o charge_n let_v it_o not_o be_v forget_v in_o a_o breath_n to_o thy_o best_a thought_n i_o do_v the_o same_o bequeath_v advise_o consider_v of_o the_o matter_n i_o tell_v thou_o what_o be_v true_a and_o scorn_v to_o flatter_v 183._o and_o if_o it_o take_v effect_n as_o i_o desire_v and_o breed_v a_o sorrow_n for_o thy_o time_n misspend_v if_o it_o shall_v cause_v thou_o from_o thy_o course_n retire_v and_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o make_v thy_o heart_n relent_v and_o be_v reform_v by_o my_o admonishment_n assure_v thyself_o that_o thou_o have_v gain_v a_o friend_n that_o shall_v not_o fail_v thou_o till_o his_o life_n do_v end_n 184._o for_o my_o sake_n therefore_o i_o adjure_v thou_o here_o to_o turn_v thy_o course_n and_o bend_v another_o way_n for_o thy_o friend_n sake_n to_o who_o thou_o shall_v be_v dear_a come_v home_o unto_o thyself_o and_o do_v not_o stay_v for_o thou_o own_o sake_n i_o charge_v thou_o to_o obey_v and_o in_o compassion_n of_o that_o soul_n of_o thou_o live_v not_o in_o darkness_n when_o the_o sun_n do_v shine_v 185._o pity_v thy_o year_n that_o be_v but_o young_a and_o tender_a pity_v thy_o father_n care_n thy_o mother_n love_n for_o thy_o sad_a kindred_n sorrow_n pity_v render_v let_v thy_o acquaintance_n some_o compassion_n move_v look_v not_o still_o down_o but_o raise_v thy_o thought_n above_o if_o no_o thing_n else_o prevail_v let_v fear_n of_o god_n work_v thy_o conversion_n and_o his_o threaten_a rod._n 186._o strive_v to_o regain_v the_o honour_n thou_o have_v lose_v and_o seek_v thy_o ruine_a credit_n to_o repair_v thy_o conscience_n be_v benumb_v with_o folly_n frost_n let_v thy_o warm_a tear_n of_o sorrow_n thaw_v the_o air_n that_o chill_v thy_o heart_n with_o nip_a cold_a despair_n and_o so_o dissolve_v thy_o crusty_a ice_n of_o sin_n that_o hot_a repentance_n may_v let_v mercy_n in_o 187._o redeem_v the_o time_n that_o thou_o have_v spend_v in_o vain_a and_o pursue_v honour_n as_o thou_o followd'_v vice_n although_o unwilling_a yet_o thyself_o constrain_v against_o thy_o will_n to_o virtue_n be_v not_o nice_a tire_v not_o in_o act_v goodness_n twice_o or_o thrice_o but_o persevere_v from_o one_o unto_o another_o as_o happy_a daughter_n of_o a_o bless_a mother_n 188._o and_o when_o thou_o have_v this_o little_a pamphlet_n read_v and_o see_v the_o scope_n whereto_o these_o line_n do_v tend_v let_v they_o not_o pass_v a_o hour_n out_o of_o thy_o head_n until_o thy_o sorrow_n make_v thy_o life_n amend_v and_o work_v a_o reformation_n in_o the_o end_n do_v not_o oh_o do_v not_o put_v they_o from_o thy_o heart_n but_o to_o thy_o sickly_a soul_n some_o help_n impart_v 189._o then_o shall_v my_o prayer_n fly_v aloft_o with_o thou_o and_o my_o desire_n seek_v earnest_o thy_o bliss_n thy_o happiness_n shall_v be_v to_o i_o as_o i_o thy_o godly_a sorrow_n for_o thy_o life_n amiss_o shall_v breed_v such_o joy_n as_o none_o shall_v be_v like_o this_o the_o comfort_n that_o thy_o soul_n shall_v thereby_o taste_v shall_v be_v a_o crown_n of_o glory_n at_o the_o last_o 190._o in_o hope_n therefore_o of_o this_o my_o good_a success_n and_o of_o a_o happy_a welcome_n to_o these_o line_n wish_v thou_o may_v thy_o wicked_a lust_n suppress_v i_o leave_v thou_o unto_o he_o who_o grace_n refine_v pray_v his_o blessing_n unto_o these_o design_n heaven_n grant_v thou_o that_o which_o none_o on_o earth_n can_v give_v a_o life_n prepare_v to_o die_v a_o death_n to_o live_v when_o i_o have_v write_v these_o line_n i_o make_v they_o up_o in_o a_o little_a book_n and_o by_o a_o friend_n which_o i_o have_v send_v they_o unto_o her_o lodging_n with_o a_o letter_n likewise_o to_o be_v deliver_v unto_o she_o both_o which_o my_o friend_n present_v to_o her_o own_o hand_n and_o she_o receive_v of_o they_o thankful_o read_v over_o the_o letter_n present_o in_o his_o sight_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o so_o soon_o as_o she_o have_v peruse_v the_o book_n which_o shall_v not_o be_v long_o she_o will_v send_v she_o answer_v unto_o i_o and_o so_o my_o friend_n take_v a_o courteous_a farewell_n leave_v she_o and_o return_v tell_v i_o of_o the_o kind_a welcome_a both_o of_o the_o letter_n and_o the_o book_n which_o i_o be_v glad_a to_o hear_v of_o and_o therefore_o hope_v in_o a_o short_a time_n to_o receive_v her_o answer_n which_o i_o do_v wish_v may_v be_v according_a as_o i_o both_o expect_v and_o desire_v i_o wait_v for_o she_o answer_v about_o ten_o day_n and_o not_o hear_v from_o she_o well_o know_v in_o that_o time_n she_o may_v at_o her_o leisure_n have_v read_v it_o over_o i_o begin_v to_o wonder_v what_o the_o reason_n shall_v be_v imagine_v that_o either_o she_o be_v loath_a to_o bestow_v so_o much_o pain_n as_o to_o read_v it_o or_o else_o have_v read_v it_o she_o be_v offend_v at_o it_o and_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v satisfy_v herein_o yet_o unwilling_a that_o she_o shall_v take_v any_o notice_n of_o my_o desire_n i_o send_v another_o friend_n not_o to_o her_o lodging_n but_o near_o unto_o it_o to_o the_o end_n that_o i_o may_v 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her_o request_n be_v and_o in_o what_o case_n he_o find_v she_o i_o resolve_v within_o few_o day_n to_o visit_v she_o and_o according_o within_o a_o day_n or_o two_o after_o i_o come_v unto_o her_o chamber_n where_o be_v enter_v i_o find_v she_o sit_v in_o her_o chair_n by_o the_o fire_n and_o weep_v exceed_o i_o come_v in_o so_o sudden_o and_o she_o turn_v her_o head_n espy_v of_o i_o present_o leap_v out_o of_o her_o chair_n and_o come_v towards_o i_o take_v i_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o look_v earnest_o in_o my_o face_n she_o begin_v to_o speak_v to_o i_o to_o this_o effect_n the_o substance_n whereof_o for_o memory_n sake_n i_o

move_v i_o to_o discover_v my_o will_n to_o thou_o then_o free_o read_v it_o over_o 2._o but_o look_v not_o here_o for_o pleasant_a tale_n of_o love_n nor_o sycophanticke_a speech_n to_o please_v thy_o sense_n no_o line_n encomiasticke_a thou_o to_o move_v nor_o oily_a word_n of_o guild_a eloquence_n my_o humble_a muse_n avoyd_v such_o eminence_n i_o do_v not_o strive_v to_o please_v thou_o yet_o well_o know_v i_o be_o a_o friend_n of_o thou_o and_o not_o a_o foe_n 3._o my_o purpose_n be_v to_o call_v thou_o to_o account_v how_o thou_o have_v waste_v thy_o fore_n pass_v time_n whether_o thy_o virtue_n do_v thy_o vice_n surmount_v and_o how_o thou_o conquer'_v passion_n in_o thy_o prime_n i_o must_v examine_v it_o in_o this_o my_o rhyme_n nay_o start_v not_o back_o nor_o throw_v it_o now_o away_o thy_o word_n stand_v good_a against_o i_o thou_o must_v stay_v 4._o thou_o be_v arrayn_v and_o indict_v here_o of_o many_o impious_a and_o vile_a offence_n use_v thy_o best_a policy_n thyself_o to_o clear_v they_o be_v not_o vain_a surmise_n nor_o pretence_n but_o direct_a proof_n apparent_a inference_n what_o say_v thy_o conscience_n to_o it_o dare_v thou_o plead_v not_o guilty_a so_o thy_o doom_n to_o supersede_n 5._o no_o no_o thou_o can_v not_o it_o be_v too_o apparent_a the_o tincture_n that_o remain_v upon_o thy_o name_n be_v root_v in_o the_o marrow_n there_o be_v no_o warrant_n can_v shroud_v thou_o from_o a_o ignominious_a shame_n reproach_n and_o infamy_n do_v blast_v thy_o fame_n and_o such_o a_o scandal_n hang_v upon_o thy_o head_n as_o wall_n not_o be_v by_o time_n abolish_v 6._o for_o know_v amanda_n to_o thy_o grief_n even_o i_o have_v pry_v into_o thy_o secret_a passage_n and_o have_v observe_v with_o a_o watchful_a eye_n such_o as_o to_o thou_o come_v with_o embassage_n and_o understand_v their_o private_a message_n i_o know_v their_o suit_n and_o whereunto_o they_o tend_v and_o see_v destruction_n wait_v upon_o the_o end_n 7._o i_o well_o perceive_v what_o thy_o companion_n be_v rough_a roar_a roister_n young_a untamed_a fellow_n gallant_n from_o court_n and_o captain_n from_o the_o war_n these_o to_o thy_o fire_n of_o lust_n do_v blow_v the_o bellows_n of_o such_o man_n i_o have_v reason_n to_o be_v jealous_a to_o thy_o bed_n chamber_n they_o have_v free_a access_n and_o revel_v there_o in_o beastly_a wantonness_n 8._o the_o acquaintance_n that_o thou_o have_v be_v whore_n &_o bawd_n god_n dammee_n drunkard_n cheater_n swearer_n thief_n young_a bold_a face_a quean_n and_o old_a fore-ridden_a jade_n such_o company_n as_o those_o thy_o want_n relieve_v these_o be_v thy_o mate_n thou_o hang_v upon_o their_o sleeve_n and_o then_o beside_o thou_o always_o have_v in_o store_n thy_o patroness_n a_o bawd_n thy_o maid_n a_o whore_n 9_o thou_o think_v thou_o be_v not_o bad_a enough_o unless_o thou_o do_v invoke_v on_o god_n to_o sink_v and_o damn_v thou_o nor_o that_o thou_o can_v sufficient_o transgress_v because_o no_o wickedness_n at_o all_o will_v shame_v thou_o it_o be_v thy_o praise_n thou_o think_v and_o none_o can_v blame_v thou_o to_o tip_v thy_o tongue_n with_o fearful_a three-piled_a oath_n and_o that_o they_o grace_v thou_o better_o than_o thy_o clothes_n 10._o familiar_o thou_o swear_v by_o life_n and_o death_n by_o flesh_n blood_n wound_n heart_n foot_n and_o soul_n of_o god_n three_o or_o four_o several_a time_n within_o a_o breath_n careless_n and_o almost_o fearless_a of_o his_o rod._n as_o if_o thy_o life_n will_v have_v no_o period_n it_o be_v thy_o grace_n and_o glory_n for_o to_o roar_v and_o use_v strange_a oath_n unheard_a of_o heretofore_o 11._o have_v god_n forbid_v to_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a and_o thou_o command_v that_o thou_o shall_v not_o swear_v do_v thou_o despair_v of_o mercy_n as_o do_v cain_n that_o nothing_o will_v constrain_v thou_o to_o forbear_v have_v thou_o within_o thou_o neither_o love_n nor_o fear_n the_o reins_n that_o thou_o do_v give_v unto_o thy_o will_n make_v thou_o run_v headlong_o unto_o all_o that_o be_v ill_a 12._o oh_o that_o one_o sin_n shall_v get_v another_o thus_o and_o thy_o foul_a lust_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o thy_o oath_n and_o action_n be_v so_o odious_a they_o daily_o do_v to_o heaven_n for_o vengeance_n call_v prevent_v it_o then_o in_o time_n before_o it_o fall_v make_v peace_n with_o god_n before_o it_o be_v too_o late_a prevent_v his_o wrath_n thy_o sin_n abominate_a 13._o i_o have_v observe_v the_o wicked_a course_n thou_o lead_v and_o know_v the_o place_n thou_o do_v use_v to_o haunt_v i_o see_v the_o path_n wherein_o thou_o daily_o tread_v i_o hear_v thou_o proud_o honest_a virtue_n taunt_v and_o of_o thy_o base_a and_o wicked_a action_n vaunt_v i_o see_v the_o little_a fear_n of_o god_n thou_o have_v at_o no_o time_n sorry_a for_o thy_o folly_n past_a 14._o this_o do_v i_o know_v and_o see_v it_o with_o my_o eye_n it_o be_v not_o blaze_v unto_o i_o by_o report_n i_o see_v thy_o minion_n come_v in_o a_o disguise_n and_o his_o kind_a welcome_n hug_v of_o he_o for_o it_o and_o whilst_o he_o stay_v debar_v all_o resort_n you_o as_o near_o match_v and_o undistinguished_a twin_n wallow_v in_o filthy_a pool_n of_o stink_a sin_n 15._o i_o see_v thy_o wanton_a thy_o unseemly_a carriage_n and_o loose_a behaviour_n unto_o every_o comer_n more_o bold_a than_o be_v thou_o link_n to_o they_o in_o marriage_n spend_v thy_o youth_n and_o vigour_n of_o thy_o summer_n sometime_o with_o common_a soldier_n or_o a_o drummer_n nay_o if_o thy_o lust_n but_o once_o begin_v to_o burn_v a_o dray_n man_n or_o a_o porter_n serve_v thy_o turn_n 16._o i_o see_v it_o and_o it_o make_v i_o tell_v thou_o thus_o thou_o be_v unchaste_a alas_o a_o word_n too_o mild_a thou_o be_v a_o strumpet_n and_o more_o odious_a than_o fury_n or_o hobgoblin_n to_o a_o child_n thou_o be_v too_o tame_a by_o be_v too_o too_o wild_a thou_o be_v a_o harlot_n or_o if_o it_o be_v more_o thou_o be_v a_o shameless_a and_o a_o boldfaced_a whore_n 17._o do_v not_o i_o tempt_v thou_o mind_v for_o to_o try_v and_o sound_v the_o depth_n of_o thy_o too_o loose_a condition_n remember_v well_o do_v thou_o not_o answer_v i_o when_o as_o that_o answer_n strike_v in_o i_o contrition_n sorry_a to_o see_v so_o ready_a a_o submission_n and_o no_o repulse_n at_o all_o but_o give_v fire_n unto_o the_o fuel_n of_o a_o hot_a desire_n 18._o i_o dare_v not_o thou_o condemn_v without_o a_o trial_n know_v the_o great_a uncertainty_n of_o fame_n i_o think_v perchance_o i_o may_v have_v have_v denial_n although_o i_o great_o do_v not_o doubt_v the_o same_o but_o rather_o fear_v thou_o be_v void_a of_o shame_n and_o now_o thou_o have_v confirm_v my_o suspicion_n by_o manifest_v thy_o too_o base_a condition_n 19_o this_o be_v the_o mark_n at_o which_o i_o level_v first_o and_o the_o chief_a cause_n to_o satisfy_v my_o mind_n though_o know_v nought_o i_o do_v suspect_v the_o worst_a conjecture_v which_o way_n thou_o be_v incline_v and_o now_o as_o i_o suppose_v i_o true_o find_v here_o therefore_o i_o my_o chief_a force_n will_v bend_v and_o put_v in_o practice_n what_o i_o do_v intend_v 20._o i_o think_v within_o myself_o that_o if_o i_o can_v work_v into_o thy_o acquaintance_n for_o to_o know_v thy_o secret_a disposition_n than_o i_o will_v find_v the_o same_o as_o i_o imagine_v tho_o and_o as_o i_o do_v conjecture_v to_o be_v so_o use_v the_o best_a art_n and_o policy_n i_o may_v to_o make_v thou_o a_o reform_a convertite_n 21._o for_o when_o i_o first_o behold_v that_o face_n of_o thou_o i_o can_v not_o but_o commend_v the_o work_n of_o nature_n a_o look_n so_o please_v as_o it_o be_v divine_a of_o a_o well_o fashion_v and_o a_o comely_a feature_n i_o think_v thou_o be_v a_o admirable_a creature_n adorn_v with_o such_o a_o presence_n that_o i_o see_v it_o well_o deserve_v reverence_n and_o awe_n 22._o o_o lord_n think_v i_o what_o pity_n be_v it_o that_o thou_o and_o those_o sweet_a beauty_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o sale_n why_o shall_v they_o unto_o every_o peasant_n bow_n till_o they_o be_v wear_v out_o or_o wax_v stale_a and_o their_o fresh_a colour_n turn_v into_o a_o pale_a be_v it_o not_o a_o misery_n that_o such_o a_o woman_n shall_v as_o a_o thing_n of_o nought_o be_v usde_v in_o common_a 23._o in_o pity_n therefore_o of_o thy_o wretched_a state_n and_o mere_o in_o compassion_n of_o that_o face_n i_o vow_v my_o best_a thy_o life_n to_o renovate_v and_o see_v if_o in_o thy_o breast_n there_o be_v a_o place_n that_o will_v give_v entertainment_n unto_o grace_n for_o doubtless_o in_o my_o heart_n i_o shall_v condole_v the_o loss_n of_o such_o a_o body_n and_o a_o soul_n 34._o