Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	call_v	country_n	part_n	5,598	4	4.1644	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73721	Jocabella, or a cabinet of conceits. Whereunto are added epigrams and other poems, by R. C.	Chamberlain, Robert, b. 1607.	1640 (1640)	STC 4943; ESTC S124726	36,256	200

and being by one of her Country-women demanded how such might be purchased faith answer'd she only for the taking up 189 A Cittixen going out of towne with some of his neighbors to hunt pre-thee sweet-heart sayes he to his wife pray that I meet not a Diana and so come home like to Actaeon horn'd or be torne to peeces with the dogs his wife thinking he had closely jeer'd her and thinking to be revenged said truly husband whether you meet Diana or no I 'le take order you shall not want 190 Certain Gallants being at a Taverne where they spar'd no liquor insomuch that all were well entred but one whose stomack was somewhat weaker and therefore lighter did nothing but spew and calling for a reckoning why sayes one of his friends cannot you tell that have so often cast up what you have drunke 191 A Gentleman meeting of a married Souldier newly come from the wars demanded what charge he underwent the Souldier replyed a Captaines truly answered the Gentleman then you may helpe your wife to an Ancients place for she can beare stoutly 192 A fellow going downe Ludgate Hill his heeles by chance slipping from him fell upon his breech one standing by told him that London-stones were stout and scornfull it may be so quoth he yet I made them to kisse my breech as stout as they were 193 A Coward told his friend that one gave him a box on the eare and he did not strike him again but turn'd the other also to him to which his friend answered sure there was a great fight betwixt you when blows were given on both sides 194 One asked why Prentices were so briefe with their clubs when Gentlemen were falling out or quarreling in the streets one replyed it was their opportunity to be revenged on them for medling with their mistresses 195 One asked a Gentlewoman in which part of the house she did use to lye it was answer'd that she lay backwards and did let out her fore-roomes 196 A shoo-maker sent his man unto a Gentleman who had owed him money a long time for bootes and shooes that had formerly been made for him the servant comming to the Gentleman told him his master would entreat him to send that little money which was due to him as aforesaid whereat the Gentleman rather willing to cavell then pay in a great rage answered Thou rogue what doth thy master thinke I am running away that he sends after me for such a triflle as this is no Sir replyed the servant my master doth not thinke you are about to run away but he is and that makes him so earnest with you and others that he might take his money along with him 197 A hang-man being sued in a Court and perceiving the busines was like to goe against him desir'd the Court to be mercifull because he was a poor man the Atturny that was on the other side told the Court that there was no cause for him to plead poverty being he was a man that had money at use and that besides his place was worth forty pound a yeere whereto the hang-man repli'd it was not true for said he you shall have it for twenty 198 A stammering fellow being brought before a Justice for some misdemeanour was telling the Justice of one that had abusd him saying that he was as arrant a knave as his worship ever knew whereupon the Justice offended with the stammering fellow asked what trade he was who answered a joiner whereupon the Justice reply'd pray joine your words a little better together or I 'le set you by the heeles 199 One being at a supper where he was promised a venison pasty which proved a mutton one said this venison this is wise venison whereupon said his friend no it is but venison wise 200 One being asked whether prose or verse was the best kind of writing answered prose next verse which may be taken two wayes that is prose next to verse or prose and next to that verse 201 An idle Justice of Peace is like the picture of Saint George upon a signe-post with his sword drawne to no purpose 202 Hee that speakes great Gunpowder words may be compared to a deepe mouth'd Dogge or bee said to have a tympany in his tongue 203 A Souldier said he had beene in so many battels and had been so battered with bullets that he swore he thought he had a mine of lead in his belly 204 Lovers oathes are like mariners prayers when once the heate is over they are not the same men 205 Women are like dead bodies for Surgeons to worke upon because they tell a man his imperfections 206 Musitians may bee compared unto Cameleons because they live by ayre 207 One said it was a difficult thing to perswade a multitude especially in a City where they are for the most part strong headed to any reason 208 One was called foole for asking what Country man a Plough man was because it is knowne said one they were all borne in Hungary 209 One asked a man whether he had swallowed a Doctor of Physickes bill because he spoke such hard words 210 The Philosophers stone had need turne all mettals to Gold because the study of it turnes all a mans gold to other mettall 211 One asked a Poet where his wits were he answered a wool-gathering the other replyed there was no people had more need of it 212 One asked whence choller was descended one answered that she was the daughter of a great mans Porter begot of a Kitchin wench in the time of a Feast 213 One asked another why hee loved woodcoke so extreamly the other answered why not I as well as you for I am sure you never goe abroad but you carry one under your cloake 214 One asked why a Knight tooke place of a Gentleman it was answered because they were Knights now a days before they were Gentlemen 215 One said the Midwives trade of all trades was most commendable because they lived not by the hurts of other men as Surgeons doe nor by the falling out of friends as Lawyers doe but by the agreement betwixt party and party 216 One said a good Client was like a study gowne that sits in the cold himselfe to keepe his Lawyer warme 217 One said the fees of a Pander and a puny clarke are much alike for the pander had but two pence next Morning for making the bed and that was a peny a sheet 218 A woman was commending a boyes face pish quoth another give me a mans face a boyes face is not worth a haire 219 One compared a domineering fellow to a walking Spurre that keepes a great jingling noise but never pricks 220 One said it was unfit a glasier should be a Constable because he was a common quarreller 221 One said hee had received a shee-letter because saith hee it hath a young one in the belly of it 222 One asked the reason why Lawyers Clearks writ such wide lines another answered it was