Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	call_v	good_a	know_v	2,692	5	3.6326	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02643	The hunting of the fox: or, Flattery displayed The flatterers devise; a water-man looking one way, and rowing another, with this motto mel in ore, fel in corde. By H. H. Grayens.; Hunting of the fox.	Harflete, Henry, fl. 1653.	1632 (1632)	STC 12771; ESTC S117317	25,874	94

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the_o hunt_n of_o the_o fox_n or_o flattery_n display_v the_o flatterer_n devise_v a_o waterman_n look_v one_o way_n and_o row_v another_o with_o this_o motto_n mel_n in_o ore_n fall_v in_o cord_n by_o h._n h._n grayens_n london_n print_v by_o a._n m._n for_o philemon_n stephens_n and_o christopher_n meredith_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o golden_a lion_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n 1632._o to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a sir_n christopher_n harflete_n knight_n of_o the_o i_o will_v of_o thanet_n sir_n the_o hunt_v of_o harmful_a beast_n be_v commend_v for_o recreation_n and_o the_o metaphorical_a hunt_n of_o wickedness_n be_v command_v for_o reformation_n it_o be_v part_n of_o my_o recreation_n be_v sometime_o weary_v with_o the_o study_n of_o the_o law_n to_o unkennel_v to_o put_v up_o and_o hunt_v the_o fox_n for_o so_o s._n bernard_n call_v the_o flatterer_n which_o may_v be_v call_v my_o sparehoure-meditation_n i_o know_v your_o worship_n to_o be_v free_a from_o this_o vice_n which_o 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mother_n and_o not_o know_v she_o in_o that_o attire_n the●…_n judge_v favourable_o of_o i_o and_o quo_fw-la animo_fw-la legis_fw-la obserua_fw-la quo_fw-la observas_fw-la serua_fw-mi read_v it_o that_o th●…_n may_v remember_v it_o and_o remember_v practise_v not_o flattery_n but_o true_a amity_n hope_v for_o no_o less_o and_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o this_o i_o leave_v thou_o to_o god_n thy_o friend_n no_o flatterer_n hen._n harflete_n the_o content_n of_o flattery_n consider_v 1._o the_o definition_n page_n 4._o which_o consist_v of_o the_o 1._o genus_fw-la 2._o difference_n the_o genus_fw-la vice_n flattery_n be_v a_o vice_n 5_o it_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o vice_n because_o it_o counterfeit_v all_o virtue_n 6_o because_o it_o be_v hate_v of_o god_n 7_o because_o it_o be_v hate_v of_o man._n 8_o because_o it_o be_v the_o nourisher_n and_o preserver_n of_o vice_n 11_o it_o be_v a_o infectious_a vice_n 12_o it_o be_v a_o hurtful_a vice_n 14_o it_o be_v a_o scoff_a vice_n 15_o it_o be_v a_o fawn_a vice_n 16_o the_o difference_n in_o which_o observe_v four_o thing_n first_o flattery_n near_o affinity_n with_o friendship_n it_o be_v hardly_o discern_v from_o friendship_n from_o which_o note_v that_o flattery_n be_v like_a friendship_n 18_o that_o a_o man_n can_v hardly_o know_v it_o from_o friendship_n 21_o that_o a_o flatterer_n be_v a_o secret_a enemy_n 23_o second_o the_o mean_n whereby_o a_o flatterer_n do_v deceive_v viz._n by_o soft_a and_o smooth_a speech_n 24_o three_o his_o end_n which_o be_v take_v from_o his_o 1._o policy_n 2._o inten●…_n 1._o of_o his_o policy_n see_v the_o 1._o object_n 2._o extent_n the_o object_n be_v favour_n to_o get_v favour_n pag._n 26_o the_o extent_n for_o some_o worldly_a respect_n 27_o 2._o intent_n to_o deceive_v 29_o four_o his_o hypocrisy_n pretend_v what_o he_o intend_v not_o 31_o ii_o distribution_n which_o demonstrat_n the_o cause_n object_n sign_n of_o flattery_n the_o cause_n be_v four_o 1._o efficient_a the_o devil_n 32_o 2._o material_a fair_a and_o gloze_a word_n pag._n 34_o which_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d ●…lightfull_a pag._n ●…6_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o auditor_n 〈◊〉_d or_o trial_n bitter_a because_o they_o be_v bird-lime_n 31_o because_o they_o be_v sweet_a poison_n 37_o because_o they_o be_v wine_n but_o deadly_a 38_o because_o they_o be_v sword_n 38_o because_o they_o be_v net_n 38_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o flatterer_n aim_v deceitful_a 39_o 3._o formal_n dissimulation_n or_o hypocrisy_n 42_o 〈◊〉_d final_a deceit_n 44_o the_o object_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o general_o 2._o special_o general_o that_o flatter_v for_o some_o outward_a good_a such_o be_v find_v in_o church_n court_n city_n country_n in_o the_o church_n 48_o the_o minister_n flatter_v in_o his_o instruction_n when_o he_o preach_v for_o favour_n profit_n credit_n 50._o 51_o and_o that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o matter_n 55_o intention_n 58._o manner_n of_o speak_v 58_o in_o the_o court_n you_o shall_v find_v the_o 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