Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	great_a	king_n	parliament_n	13,805	5	6.6500	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03677	The honest tradesmans honour vindicated. Or, The bragadocia quel'd, as in this ditty out is held, or, A merry dialogue between a swash blade and an artist of London to vindicate trade: with merry jibes, jears and frumps, to drive melancholly men out of their dumps, pend to make them merry when melancholly doth possess the brain. The tune is, General Monk was a noble man, &c.		1670-1677? (1677)	Wing H2590; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[216]	1,607	2

the_o honest_a tradesman_n honour_n vindicated_n or_o the_o bragadocia_n quell_v as_o in_o this_o ditty_n out_o be_v hold_v or_o a_o merry_a dialogue_n between_o a_o swash_n blade_n and_o a_o artist_n of_o london_n to_o vindicate_v trade_n with_o merry_a gibe_n jeer_n and_o frump_n to_o drive_v melancholy_a man_n out_o of_o their_o dump_n pen_v to_o make_v they_o merry_a when_o melancholy_a do_v possess_v the_o brain_n the_o tune_n be_v general_n monk_n be_v a_o noble_a man_n etc._n etc._n gentleman_n i_o be_o a_o gallant_a blade_n indeed_o and_o gay_a apparel_n wear_v a_o fig_n for_o trade_n and_o a_o crown_n for_o a_o maid_n and_o a_o fart_n for_o sorrow_n and_o care_n i_o be_o a_o jovial_a gentleman_n i_o love_v sport_n and_o recreation_n though_o i_o have_v neither_o house_n nor_o land_n i_o keep_v myself_o in_o good_a fashion_n tradesman_n some_o gentleman_n care_n be_v a_o lass_n in_o his_o lap_n while_o he_o at_o a_o tradesman_n be_v flout_a dol_n with_o a_o dishclout_n have_v paint_v her_o face_n and_o scorn_v with_o her_o hand_n to_o be_v work_v she_o think_v to_o be_v call_v high_a in_o name_n no_o less_o than_o a_o lady_n i_o wish_v she_o deck_v herself_o in_o silk_n and_o in_o satin_n yet_o she_o be_v but_o a_o ugly_a puss_n gentleman_n alas_o good_a sir_n when_o do_v you_o come_v from_o the_o city_n labour_a trade_n look_v back_o again_o now_o towards_o home_n and_o see_v what_o for_o you_o be_v make_v your_o wife_n for_o you_o have_v make_v a_o crown_n a_o gallant_a fair_a pair_n of_o horn_n whilst_o you_o be_v here_o in_o our_o country_n with_o one_o that_o your_o call_v scorn_n tradesman_n it_o come_v into_o my_o memory_n sir_n now_o you_o talk_v of_o scorn_v do_v you_o remember_v the_o oyster_n wench_n you_o meet_v with_o one_o monday_n morning_n when_o she_o be_v in_o her_o silver_n lacee_v gown_n oh_o then_o you_o begin_v to_o woe_n she_o but_o when_o she_o cry_v oyster_n in_o the_o town_n you_o scorn_v as_o much_o to_o know_v she_o gentleman_n we_o gentleman_n live_v merry_a life_n you_o but_o mecannicks_n be_v sir_n therefore_o to_o we_o you_o must_v make_v know_v when_o ever_o we_o do_v come_v sir_n you_o tradesman_n unto_o it_o be_v tie_v you_o must_v work_v hard_a for_o money_n whilst_o merry_o abroad_o we_o ride_v to_o hunt_v the_o fox_n and_o coney_n tradesman_n now_o that_o you_o talk_v of_o hunt_a sir_n one_o thing_n come_v in_o my_o mind_n you_o nothing_o have_v to_o do_v but_o hunt_v therefore_o it_o come_v by_o kind_n a_o hind_n i_o do_v remember_v well_o you_o late_o have_v in_o chase_n her_o belly_n high_a begin_v to_o swell_v and_o you_o absent_v the_o place_n the_o second_o part_n to_o the_o same_o tune_n gentleman_n you_o tradesman_n at_o your_o work_n do_v moyl_n whilst_o we_o to_o mirth_n incline_v sir_n but_o we_o do_v scorn_v so_o much_o to_o toil_v except_o it_o be_v at_o the_o wine_n sir_n you_o tradesman_n have_v great_a rent_n to_o pay_v for_o that_o we_o take_v no_o care_n we_o rant_v and_o roar_v it_o night_n and_o day_n we_o spend_v and_o never_o spare_v tradesman_n now_o that_o you_o talk_v of_o rent_n good_a sir_n of_o music_n and_o of_o wine_n to_o pay_v your_o debt_n do_v not_o defer_v to_o your_o landlady_n so_o fine_a her_o daughter_n dol_n be_v in_o great_a fear_n she_o shall_v not_o see_v your_o face_n you_o have_v leave_v she_o to_o shed_v many_o a_o tear_n and_o reap_v your_o swoon_n disgrace_n gentleman_n if_o into_o the_o country_n we_o but_o ride_v out_o ten_o mile_n from_o the_o city_n no_o soon_o have_v they_o our_o face_n spy_v but_o this_o will_v be_v their_o ditty_n your_o worship_n welcome_a to_o the_o town_n pray_v sir_n what_o will_v you_o have_v thus_o be_v we_o know_v of_o every_o clown_n and_o of_o each_o fool_n and_o knave_n trades-man_n sir_n now_o you_o talk_v of_o fool_n and_o knave_n of_o country_n man_n and_o clown_n and_o of_o true_a deal_n honest_a man_n that_o dwell_v in_o country_n town_n be_v it_o not_o for_o they_o full_a well_o i_o know_v 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friend_n you_o work_v and_o sing_v all_o care_n away_o and_o drink_v ale_n beer_n and_o wine_n while_o getleman_n do_v now_o and_o then_o with_o great_a duke_n hmmphrey_n dine_v tradesman_n good_a god_n preserve_v our_o royal_a king_n the_o yrogeny_n defend_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o royal_a offspring_n from_o those_o that_o will_v contend_v and_o god_n so_o bless_v the_o parliament_n that_o they_o good_a law_n may_v make_v our_o future_a danger_n to_o prevent_v and_o thus_o my_o leave_n i_o take_v finis_fw-la