Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	enemy_n	time_n	war_n	3,823	5	6.1972	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63456	Taxes no charge in a letter from a gentleman, to a person of quality, shewing the nature, use, and benefit of taxes in this kingdom, and compared with the impositions of foreign states : together with their improvement of trade in time of war.	Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.	1690 (1690)	Wing T258; ESTC R18037	23,116	38

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ancient_a roman_n page_z 1_o 2_o numerous_a tax_n a_o great_a advantage_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o venice_n p._n 3_o and_o to_o the_o unite_a province_n ibid._n the_o contrary_a show_v to_o be_v a_o great_a occasion_n of_o poverty_n both_o in_o the_o empire_n and_o spain_n p._n 4_o portugal_n exceed_v they_o in_o tax_n a_o occasion_n of_o its_o great_a riches_n than_o either_o ibid._n the_o present_a state_n of_o france_n represent_v as_o to_o this_o particular_a p._n 4_o 5_o the_o method_n of_o impose_v tax_n in_o germany_n spa●n_n france_n mo●covy_n florence_n swe●eland_n poland_n denmark_n and_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o venice_n compare_v with_o that_o of_o england_n etc._n etc._n p._n 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o the_o use_n and_o employment_n of_o tax_n in_o other_o kingdom_n show_v to_o be_v different_a from_o those_o in_o this_o p._n 9_o tax_n prove_v no_o charge_n but_o a_o gain_n both_o to_o the_o public_a and_o private_a interest_n from_o seven_o particular_n p._n 10_o i._n from_o the_o person_n who_o pay_v the_o great_a share_n of_o they_o ibid._n ii_o from_o their_o use_n and_o circulation_n p._n 11_o iii_o from_o their_o improvement_n of_o trade_n and_o therein_o a_o description_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o trade_n p._n 11_o 12_o iu._n fro●_n the_o poors_z be_v employ_v by_o they_o p._n 13_o 14_o v._o from_o their_o make_v man_n of_o no_o use_n in_o the_o kingdom_n profitable_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n p._n 15_o vi_o from_o the●_n usefulness_n in_o time_n of_o war_n for_o the_o encouragement_n of_o t●ade_n and_o manufactory_n within_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 16_o vii_o from_o their_o disperse_v as_o much_o treasure_n in_o the_o nation_n in_o time_n of_o war_n as_o t●ade_v d●es_n in_o peace_n p._n 16_o 17_o a_o late_a paper_n confute_v entitle_v proposals_n humble_o offer_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o present_a parliament_n etc._n etc._n p._n 20_o of_o tax_n uneasy_a t●_n the_o subject_a ibid._n 1._o such_o as_o be_v levy_v by_o way_n of_o fee_n in_o office_n ibid._n 2._o by_o poll_n mony_n p._n 21_o 3._o benevolence_n p._n 22_o 4._o such_o as_o be_v impose_v for_o liberty_n in_o religion_n p._n 23_o 5._o monopoly_n p._n 23_o 6._o alteration_n in_o the_o value_n of_o mony_n p._n 24_o 7._o raise_v money_n from_o traveller_n as_o in_o holland_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n of_o tax_n account_v most_o adviseable_a in_o other_o kingdom_n p._n 25_o 1._o excise_n ibid._n 2._o imposition_n on_o the_o jew_n p._n 26_o 3._o on_o playhouse_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 4._o a_o tax_n of_o labour_n upon_o such_o malefactor_n as_o we_o punish_v with_o death_n the_o reasonableness_n of_o this_o and_o the_o severity_n and_o unprofitableness_n of_o our_o own_o law_n in_o this_o respect_n p._n 26_o 27_o 28_o tax_n no_o charge_n in_o a_o letter_n from_o a_o gentleman_n to_o a_o person_n of_o quality_n worthy_a sir_n pursuant_n to_o my_o promise_n at_o our_o late_a conference_n i_o here_o present_v you_o with_o a_o short_a essay_n concern_v tax_n which_o i_o su●mit_v to_o your_o private_a censure_n and_o sh●ll_a 〈◊〉_d limit_v you_o from_o send_v it_o to_o the_o press_n if_o in_o your_o opinion_n it_o may_v prove_v serviceable_a to_o the_o public_a that_o tribute_n or_o as_o we_o now_o ca●l_v it_o custom_n tax_n &_o ●_o be_v original_o a_o mark_n of_o servitude_n be_v evidence_v by_o the_o interrogatory_n of_o a_o infa●ible_a author_n of_o who_o do_v the_o prince_n of_o t●e_v earth_n take_v tribute_n but_o as_o government_n become_v more_o humane_a the_o savage_a exaction_n upon_o stranger_n be_v less_o rigid_a and_o the_o roman_n who_o be_v then_o master_n of_o civil_a government_n in_o the_o world_n sound_v it_o conduce_v to_o the_o establishment_n of_o that_o overgrow_a and_o prodigious_a empire_n to_o mak●_n every_o part_n of_o their_o 〈◊〉_d easy_a to_o the_o people_n and_o that_o in_o point_n of_o tax_n they_o shall_v be_v universal_o equal_a which_o seem_v to_o be_v confirm_v by_o that_o of_o august●s_n when_o he_o order_v all_o the_o world_n to_o be_v tax_v wherein_o we_o 〈◊〉_d no_o exemption_n of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d above_o oteley_n they_o be_v indeed_o invest_v in_o divers_a 〈◊〉_d privilege_n but_o in_o 〈…〉_z tax_n we_o find_v the_o wisdom_n of_o that_o empire_n to_o make_v a_o distinction_n from_o any_o that_o be_v under_o their_o conquest_n and_o government_n in_o imitation_n of_o who_o equal_a and_o prudent_a conduct_n all_o succee_a government_n have_v be_v guide_v in_o temper_v of_o th●ir_a ●_z and_o not_o as_o in_o the_o first_o age_n make_v both_o person_n and_o estate_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o victory_n by_o this_o mean_n civility_n law_n and_o christianity_n have_v be_v propagate_v in_o the_o world_n with_o that_o advantageous_a success_n to_o which_o they_o can_v never_o have_v attain_v if_o conquest_n have_v be_v pursue_v and_o employ_v as_o in_o former_a age_n in_o all_o the_o inhuman_a act_n of_o slavery_n violence_n and_o rapine_n the_o roman_n be_v the_o first_o we_o read_v of_o that_o regular_o pay_v their_o 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