Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	great_a	people_n	see_v	5,614	4	3.3572	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46934	The pleasant conceits of Old Hobson the merry Londoner Full of humorous discourses, and witt[y] merryments, whereat the quickest wits may laugh, and the wiser sort take pleasure.	Johnson, Richard, 1573-1659?	1649 (1649)	Wing J809A; ESTC R216319	20,832	52

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come_v certain_a musician_n to_o play_v at_o his_o chamber_n door_n to_o the_o intent_n as_o they_o fill_v his_o ear_n with_o their_o music_n he_o shall_v fill_v their_o purse_n with_o money_n where_o when_o he_o have_v one_o of_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o inn_n that_o wait_v upon_o he_o to_o go_v and_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o can_v not_o then_o endure_v to_o hear_v their_o music_n for_o he_o mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o mother_n so_o the_o musician_n disappoint_v of_o their_o purpose_n go_v sad_o all_o away_o the_o fellow_n hear_v he_o speak_v of_o mourning_n ask_v he_o how_o long_o ago_o it_o be_v since_o he_o bury_v his_o mother_n true_o quoth_v m._n hobson_n it_o be_v now_o very_a near_o forty_o year_n ago_o the_o fellow_n understand_v very_o well_o his_o subtlety_n and_o how_o witty_o he_o send_v away_o the_o musician_n laugh_v very_o hearty_o 33_o of_o m._n hobson●_z teach_v a_o cow_n to_o speak_v upon_o a_o time_n m._n hobson_n be_v in_o company_n of_o a_o london_n alderman_n and_o be_v merry_o dispose_v take_v 〈◊〉_d pound_n of_o the_o say_a alderman_n upon_o this_o c●ndition_n that_o if_o he_o make_v not_o a_o cow_n to_o speak_v in_o ten_o year_n and_o to_o read_v perfect_a english_a he_o will_v have_v for_o the_o same_o a_o hundred_o the_o match_n be_v make_v with_o in_o few_o day_n after_o come_v one_o of_o his_o neighbour_n and_o say_v he_o be_v unwise_a and_o that_o he_o undertake_v a_o thing_n impossible_a and_o that_o everybody_o laugh_v he_o to_o scor●●_z to_o who_o m._n hobson_n smile_v and_o say_v neighbour_n i_o be_o nothing_o afraid_a of_o loose_v my_o hundred_o for_o in_o the_o space_n of_o ten_o year_n either_o i_o the_o cow_n or_o else_o m._n alderman_n may_v die_v 34._o m._n hobson_n teach_v his_o man_n to_o use_v money_n master_n hobson_n have_v a_o servant_n so_o covetous_a and_o withal_o so_o simple_a witted_a that_o all_o the_o money_n he_o can_v get_v together_o hide_v in_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o which_o m._n hobson_n have_v some_o intelligence_n ●ell_o a_o conjure_n in_o this_o manner_n with_o a_o wand_n he_o so_o belabour_v my_o young_a man_n that_o he_o present_o reveal_v where_o it_o lay_v the_o which_o sum_n of_o money_n m._n hobson_n take_v quite_o away_o all_o save_v a_o small_a sum_n the_o which_o the_o poor_a fellow_n put_v to_o so_o good_a a_o use_n in_o buy_v and_o sell_v that_o in_o short_a time_n he_o great_o increase_v it_o when_o m._n hobson_n understand_v what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o what_o good_a use_n he_o put_v his_o money_n to_o he_o say_v sirrah_n you_o can_v tell_v ●ow_n to_o use_v money_n an●_z learn_v to_o make_v prophet_n thereof_o i_o will_v restore_v to_o thou_o all_o again_o and_o so_o he_o do_v which_o make_v the_o fellow_n ever_o after_o a_o good_a husband_n 35._o how_o m._n hobson_n flout_v a_o jester_n upon_o a_o time_n m._n hobson_n dine_v with_o a_o company_n of_o merry_a fellow_n among_o who_o there_o be_v one_o that_o find_v much_o fault_n with_o his_o merry_a 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come_v to_o he_o think_v to_o have_v some_o recompense_n for_o his_o counsel_n warn_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v in_o any_o case_n forbear_v drink_v or_o else_o by_o the_o same_o lose_v his_o eye_n to_o who_o m._n hobson_n say_v it_o be_v much_o more_o pleasure_n for_o i_o to_o lose_v my_o eye_n with_o drink_v then_o to_o keep_v they_o for_o worm_n to_o eat_v they_o up_o another_o time_n a_o physician_n come_v to_o m._n hobson_n and_o say_v sir_n you_o look_v well_o and_o grie●e_n at_o nothing_o and_o have_v a_o healthful_a countenance_n thus_o qd_fw-la m_o hobson_n for_o i_o have_v not_o to_o do_v with_o any_o physician_n nor_o with_o physic_n to_o who_o he_o reply_v sir_n say_v he_o you_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o blame_v the_o physician_n for_o his_o physic_n ne●er_fw-la do_v you_o hurt_v thou_o say_v true_a qd_fw-la m._n hob●on_n for_o if_o i_o have_v prove_v physic_n i_o have_v not_o 〈◊〉_d here_o alive_a another_o physician_n come_v to_o he_o on_o a_o time_n and_o say_a sir_n you_o 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