Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	ask_v	know_v	sir_n	1,035	5	5.9968	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00825	Certain elegies, done by sundrie excellent wits With satyres and epigrames.; Satyres: and satyricall epigrams	Fitzgeffrey, Henry.; Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.; Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.; Hookes, Nathaniel, fl. 1618, attributed name.	1618 (1618)	STC 10945.3; ESTC S116819	27,046	152

nor_o blush_v not_o tom_n nor_o blame_v not_o that_o i_o seem_v thou_o the_o halfe-parent_n of_o my_o book_n to_o deem_v here_o be_v nought_o but_o good_a if_o nothing_o they_o mis-scan_a let_v critic_n momus_n all_n say_v what_o they_o can_v they_o be_v good_a who_o doubt_v it_o not_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v yet_o good_a i_o will_v swear_v because_o thou_o say_v they_o be_v so_o satirical_a epigram_n ad_fw-la emptorem_fw-la epig_n 1._o these_o epigram_n thou_o se_v who_o be_v they_o i_o no_o the_o bookbinders_a buy_v they_o they_o be_v thou_o in_o thrasonem_fw-la epig_n 2._o since_o thraso_n meet_v one_o stout_o in_o the_o field_n he_o crack_v his_o spirit_n know_v not_o how_o to_o yield_v look_v big_a swear_v strut_v with_o set-side_n arm_n y_o e_o street_n yet_o gentle_o yield_v the_o wall_n to_o all_o he_o meet_v and_o to_o his_o friend_n that_o ask_v the_o reason_n why_o his_o answer_n be_v this_o myself_o i_o grace_v thereby_o for_o every_o one_o the_o common_a proverb_n know_v that_o alway_n to_o the_o wall_n the_o weak_a go_v of_o a_o rail_a client_n epig._n 3._o i_o call_v one_o knave_n who_o answer_v sir_n not_o so_o the_o knave_n do_v all-way's_a with_o the_o lawyer_n go_v how_o can_v i_o well_o but_o well_o approve_v his_o speech_n each_o lawyer_n walk_v his_o client_n at_o his_o breech_n of_o debt_n epig._n 4._o to_o be_v indebt_v be_v a_o shame_n man_n say_v then_o it_o be_v confess_v of_o a_o shame_n to_o pay_n in_o medicum_fw-la epig._n 5._o when_o mingo_n cry_v how_o do_v you_o sir_n it_o be_v think_v he_o patient_n want_v &_o his_o practic_n nought_o wherefore_o of_o late_a now_o every_o one_o he_o meet_v with_o sir_n i_o be_o glad_a to_o see_v you_o well_o he_o greet_v but_o who_o will_v believe_v he_o now_o when_o all_o can_v tell_v the_o world_n go_v ill_o with_o he_o when_o all_o be_v well_o against_o the_o accademic_o of_o their_o abusive_a *_o ignoramus_n epig._n 6._o the_o law_n be_v in_o our_o hand_n how_o dare_v you_o then_o abusive_a be_v cause_o you_o be_v law-lésse_a man_n your_o fault_n be_v great_a but_o we_o neglect_v the_o same_o for_o you_o excuse_v your_o error_n in_o the_o *_o name_n in_o cornutum_fw-la epig._n 7._o one_o tell_v his_o wife_n a_o harts-bead_n he_o have_v buy_v to_o hang_v his_o hat_n upon_o and_o home_n it_o bring_v to_o who_o his_o frugal_a wife_n what_o need_v this_o care_n i_o hope_v sweet_a hart_n your_o head_n your_o hat_n can_v bear_v no-lawe_n reformation_n epig_n 8._o since_o no-law_n father_n do_v he_o counsel_n give_v and_o say_v he_o only_o by_o his_o book_n must_v live_v have_v buy_v the_o law_n and_o vow_v his_o life_n to_o mend_v and_o most_o on_o his_o time_n will_v in_o his_o study_v spend_v and_o doubtless_o so_o he_o mean_v for_o wot_v you_o why_o have_v change_v his_o bed_n and_o do_v in_o his_o study_v lie_v how_o like_v you_o no-law_n now_o be_v he_o not_o wise_a thus_o he_o be_v certain_a by_o the_o law_n to_o rise_v of_o lucus_n and_o his_o long_a hair_n epig_n 9_o 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strike_v again_o when_o will_v braggado_n then_o his_o manhood_n prove_v when_o he●_n meet_v one_o he_o do_v not_o scorn_n or_o love._n of_o duke_n and_o his_o imprisonment_n epig._n 12._o duke_n lie_v for_o debt_n yet_o nothing_o owe_v he_o will_v swear_v believe_v it_o it_o be_v false_a as_o sure_a as_o he_o lie_v there_o again_o of_o duke_n and_o the_o debt_n epig._n 13._o dvke'_v not_o in_o debt_n you_o do_v he_o wrong_v to_o say_v it_o the_o debt_n be_v god_n know_v who_o his_o that_o will_v pay_v it_o guido_n bounty_n epig._n 14._o gift-gobling_a guido_n always_o as_o he_o take_v unto_o his_o friend_n this_o hopeful_a answer_n make_v i_o thank_v you_o kind_o you_o have_v be_v at_o cost_n but_o if_o i_o live_v you_o shall_v not_o find_v it_o lose_v then_o can_v i_o ever_o hope_v to_o live_v and_o find_v close-fisted_n guido_n in_o the_o give_a mind_n nor_o can_v i_o think_v gift_n lose_v though_o guido_n die_v for_o who_o can_v loose_v that_o he_o do_v give_v away_o of_o lawyer_n epig._n 15._o some_o lawyer_n praise_n &_o some_o their_o sect_n defame_v the_o first_o i_o can_v the_o last_o i_o will_v not_o blame_v nor_o yet_o esteem_v those_o less_o praiseworthy_a when_o all_o love_v not_o virtue_n no_o not_o most_o of_o man_n who_o all_o man_n praise_v i_o praise_v he_o not_o at_o all_o but_o rather_o he_o a_o temporizer_n call_v when_o two_o contend_v for_o what_o but_o one_o must_v have_v who_o can_v do_v right_o and_o either_o favour_n save_o when_o one_o man_n loss_n another_o game_n do_v make_v and_o loser_n must_n and_o will_v have_v leave_n to_o speak_v then_o gentle_a lawyer_n think_v it_o more_o than_o well_o if_o the_o half_a part_n of_o man_n your_o praise_n tell_v to_o his_o fellow_n student_n epig._n 16._o to_o rise_v by_o law_n a_o life_n we_o covet_v all_o why_o it_o be_v death_n to_o we_o by_o the_o law_n to_o fall_n of_o himself_o epig._n 17._o a_o friend_n of_o i_o and_o yet_o no_o friend_n to_o i_o come_v oft_o and_o crave_v my_o epigram_n to_o see_v he_o weigh_v each_o word_n &_o high_o do_v commend_v they_o and_o much_o entreat_v i_o to_o the_o press_n to_o send_v '_o they_o thus_o fool_n my_o labour_n i_o let_v he_o partake_v that_o labour_n be_v i_o a_o fool_n imprint_v to_o make_v of_o phantasmo_n a_o mistress_n boaster_n epig._n 18._o fie_o fie_o phantasmo_n cease_v to_o raise_v such_o trophaeis_fw-la in_o thy_o mistress_n praise_n she_o be_v fair_a what_o then_o the_o house_n most_o white_a seem_v venus_n bird_n most_o to_o invite_v and_o tree_n that_o fair_a fruit_n do_v bear_v with_o stone_n assault_v often_o be_v she_o be_v pretty●_n witty_a cruel_a wit_n if_o not_o wisdom_n join_v with_o it_o she_o be_v kind_a it_o be_v true_a what_o better_o know_v what_o worse_o when_o kind_a to_o more_o than_o one_o wrong_n not_o then_o my_o pure_a fair_a with_o this_o mean_a this_o skin_n compare_v rather_o by_o thy_o sonnet_n seek_v to_o make_v her_o praise_n venus_n like_a how_o ere_o she_o proper_a fair_a her_o feature_n bel_n she_o be_v but_o a_o common_a creature_n in_o sextum_fw-la epig._n 19_o sextus_n 6._o pocket_n wear_v 2._o for_o his_o use_v the_o other_o 4._o to_o pocket_n up_o abuses_n epig._n 20._o kit_n i_o commend_v thy_o care_n of_o all_o i_o know_v that_o p●un'dst_v thy_o cushion_n for_o a_o pipe_n of_o to_o now_o thou_o be_v like_a though_o not_o to_o study_v more_o yet_o ten-times_o hard_o than_o thou_o do_v before_o cynna_n theft_n epig._n 21._o steal_v fruit_n be_v sweet_a so_o can_v cynna_n say_v that_o steal_v a_o wench_n and_o have_v she_o take_v away_o of_o luce_n and_o her_o 4._o husband_n 3._o of_o they_o thus_o name_v small_a forman_n middleton_n epig._n 22._o lvce_fw-la late_a be_v leave_v a_o wealthy_a widow_n how_o can_v it_o other_o be_v then_o so_o four_o husband_n she_o have_v bury_v yet_o will_v not_o stick_v again_o to_o wed_v which_o on_o her_o hand_n she_o thus_o do_v cast_v small_a forman_n middleton_n and_o my_o last_o count_v for_o every_o finger_n one_o which_o all_o god_n wot_v be_v dead_a and_o go_v then_o luce_n beware_v a_o five_o to_o take_v lest_o so_o a_o hand_n of_o all_o you_o make_v more-dew's_a payment_n epig._n 23._o more-dew_n the_o mercer_n with_o a_o kind_a salute_n will_v needs_o entreat_v my_o custom_n for_o a_o suit_n never_o sir_n quoth_v he_o for_o satin_n velvet_n call_v what_o ere_o you_o please_v i_o will_v take_v your_o word_n for_o all_o i_o thank_v take_v give_v my_o word_n say_v than_o be_o i_o at_o all_o indebt_v to_o this_o man_n clyms_n account_n epig._n 24._o clym_n call_v his_o wife_n and_o reckon_n all_o

his_o neighbour_n just_o half_a of_o they_o be_v cuckold_n he_o auer'_v nay_o fie_o quoth_v she_o i_o will_v they_o hear_v you_o speak_v you_o of_o your_o self_n it_o seem_v no_o reckon_a make_n of_o sim_n and_o his_o speedy_a marriage_n epig._n 25._o fix_v month_n quoth_v sim_n a_o suitor_n and_o not_o speed_v i_o in_o a_o sennet_n do_v both_o woe_n and_o bed_n who_o green_a fruit_n love_n must_v take_v long_a pain_n to_o shake_v thinc_fw-la be_v some_o downfall_a i_o dare_v undertake_v a_o manly_a woman_n the_o best_a wife_n epig._n 26._o fair_a manly_a wise_a imagine_v which_o of_o these_o in_o wedlock_n choice_n will_v best_o my_o fancy_n please_v of_o all_o give_v i_o the_o woman_n half_o a_o man_n so_o i_o shall_v happy_a have_v but_o half_a a_o woman_n the_o woman_n answer_n epig._n 27._o if_o half_n a_o woman_n best_o your_o humour_n fit_a it_o be_v best_o to_o marry_v a_o hermaphrodite_n tom_n good_a fortune_n in_o be_v robe_v epig._n 28._o tom_n tell_v he_o be_v robe_v and_o count_v all_o his_o loss_n conclude_v all_o be_v go_v y_o e_o world_n be_v full_a of_o cross_n if_o all_o be_v go_v tom_n take_v this_o comfort_n then_o thou_o be_v certain_a never_o to_o have_v cross_n again_o of_o lawyer_n and_o poet_n epig._n 29._o no_o marvel_n that_o lawyer_n rich_a poet_n poor_a live_v one_o give_v to_o take_v the_o other_o take_v to_o give_v in_o ignotum_fw-la epig._n 30._o what_o breed_v a_o scholar_n bear_v a_o gentleman_n of_o 5._o year_n stand_v a_o oxonian_n of_o person_n proper_a of_o a_o comely_a feature_n and_o shall_v i_o base_o now_o turn_v seruing-creature_n ●oole_n hug_v thy_o fortune_n s'fute_v may_v be_v thy_o make_v a_o lady_n proffer_a service_n not_o worth_a take_n who_o she_o serve_v sure_a shall_v be_v well_o bear_v and_o more_o one_o know_v sufficient_a for_o the_o turn_v before_o the_o more_o thy_o stand_v great_a fool_n thy_o grace_n and_o thou_o far_o fit_a to_o supply_v the_o place_n for_o man_n in_o serve_a lady_n much_o may_v get_v then_o man_n of_o best-part_n soon_o they_o will_v admit_v in_o sprusam_n epig._n 31._o when_o man_n speak_v bawdy_a know_v thou_o what_o be_v the_o matter_n sprusa_n so_o often_o spit_v not_o to_o flatter_v the_o cause_n i_o take_v it_o be_v this_o her_o tooth_n do_v water_n of_o the_o rhyme_v sculler_n epig._n 32._o horace_n the_o poet_n in_o his_o book_n reherse_n that_o water-drinker_n never_o make_v good_a verse_n yet_o i_o a_o poet_n know_v and_o in_o his_o praise_n he_o be_v one_o have_v live_v by_o water_n all_o his_o day_n sue_v slip._n epig._n 33._o sve_n swear_v she_o love_v i_o and_o vow_v faithful_o never_o to_o match_v with_o any_o but_o with_o i_o now_o she_o have_v change_v her_o mind_n and_o of_o all_o man_n will_v none_o of_o i_o have_v she_o not_o match_v i_o then_o tell_v she_o she_o trifle_n ask_v but_o to_o what_o end_n she_o swear_v she_o love_v she_o mean_v but_o as_o a_o friend_n ask_v why_o love_n token_n she_o do_v private_a send_v still_o she_o reply_v she_o mean_v but_o as_o a_o friend_n ask_v why_o sh'inuited_a i_o to_o walk_v alone_o where_o she_o her_o thought_n more_o full_o do_v make_v know_v bind_v with_o oath_n deliver_v hand_n on_o that_o seal_v with_o lip_n in_o wttnesse_n i_o know_v what_o casting_n herself_o down_o by_o mee●_n where_o i_o can_v and_o may_v have_v take_v what_o surety_n i_o will_v still_o blameless_a shameless_a she_o will_v all_o defend_v say_v in_o all_o she_o mean_v but_o as_o a_o friend_n then_o be_v sue_v such_o to_o all_o her_o friend_n as_o i_o i_o have_v rather_o she_o my_o friend_n then_o wife_n shall_v be_v of_o winifrid_n and_o her_o suitor_n epig_n 34._o win_n be_v much_o woo_v to_o but_o not_o win_v of_o any_o the_o troth_n on_o it_o be_v she_o do_v admit_v too_o many_o tym_n studiosity_n epig._n 35._o mark_v you_o how_o studious_a tim_n be_v turn_v of_o late_a how_o he_o break_v company_n to_o meditate_v do_v he_o but_o thus_o continue_v certain_o he_o will_v be_v at_o least_o a_o sergeant_n ere_o he_o die_v he_o may_v do_v doubtless_o much_o yet_o i_o can_v tell_v he_o will_v not_o come_v near_o a_o sergeant_n by_o his_o will_n aenigma_fw-la a_o beggar_n once_o exceed_o poor_a a_o penny_n pray_v i_o give_v he_o and_o deep_o vow_v never_o to_o ask_v more_o and_o i_o never_o more_o to_o give_v he_o next_o day_n he_o beg_v again_o i_o give_v yet_o both_o of_o we_o onr_a oath_n do_v save_v of_o a_o egregious_a whoore._n epig._n 36._o thy_o belly_n be_v thy_o god_n i_o well_o may_v say_v all_o thy_o care_n be_v to_o serve_v it_o night_n and_o day_n fear_v then_o thy_o god_n lest_o while_o thou_o worship_v so_o he_o rise_v and_o hellish_a torment_n put_v the_o to_o of_o felo_fw-la and_o his_o poetry_n epig._n 37._o felo_fw-la that_o late_o kiss_v the_o gaol_n have_v get_v a_o smack_n of_o poetry_n yea_o more_o than_o that_o he_o will_v maintain_v none_o can_v be_v true_o say_v a_o poet_n that_o be_v near_o imprison_v no_o bird_n sing_v sweet_a than_o the_o bird_n in_o cage_n and_o satirist_n like_o dog_n tie_v fierce_a rage_n thus_o will_v fond_a felo_fw-la prove_v by_o disputation_n that_o newgate_n be_v the_o muse_n habitation_n but_o how_o so_o when_o some_o there_o can_v rehearse_v in_o a_o month_n learning_n for_o their_o life_n a_o verse_n to_o his_o unconstant_a mistress_n epig._n 38._o i_o dare_v not_o much_o say_v when_o i_o thou_o commend_v lest_o thou_o be_v change_v ere_o my_o praise_n end_v woman_n quasi_fw-la woman_n epig._n 39_o have_v i_o not_o feel_v it_o misery_n to_o woe_n i_o have_v be_v marry_v certain_a long_v ago_o have_v i_o not_o marry_v straight_o morocco_n say_v i_o have_v not_o once_o feel_v woe_n in_o all_o my_o day_n if_o after_o woman_n as_o before_o come_v woe_n woe_n worth_a the_o man_n with_o woman_n have_v to_o do_v for_o lawyer_n epig._n 40._o i_o muse_v that_o lawyer_n fear_v no_o more_o to_o marry_v that_o from_o their_o wife_n must_v all_o the_o termtime_n tarry_v o_o sir_n if_o terme_o absence_n breed_v the_o fear_n how_o 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