Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	meaning_n	true_a	word_n	6,122	5	4.4275	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41814	New court-contrivances, or, More sham-plots still, against true-hearted Englishmen	Grascome, Samuel, 1641-1708?	1693 (1693)	Wing G1575; ESTC R19894	9,391	10

new_a court-contrivance_n or_o more_o sham-plot_n still_o against_o true-hearted_a englishman_n policy_n true_o so_o call_v be_v the_o art_n of_o govern_v a_o multitude_n wise_o which_o be_v best_a do_v by_o rule_v according_a to_o their_o own_o inclination_n for_o than_o they_o will_v obey_v without_o reluctancy_n and_o their_o inclination_n be_v bend_v to_o their_o own_o good_a which_o consist_v in_o plenty_n of_o all_o temporal_a commodity_n and_o especial_o of_o money_n which_o purchase_v all_o the_o rest_n and_o in_o peace_n which_o secure_v to_o they_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o what_o they_o already_o possess_v which_o two_o make_v up_o that_o which_o we_o call_v the_o common_a good_a and_o by_o the_o effect_n make_v the_o people_n see_v they_o do_v so_o be_v the_o only_a true_a government_n and_o only_o likely_a to_o be_v durable_a and_o they_o who_o govern_v thus_o be_v the_o only_a wise_a that_o be_v the_o only_a true_a politician_n but_o the_o abuse_n of_o any_o thing_n be_v alter_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n to_o a_o sinister_a sense_n hence_o those_o man_n who_o neglect_v this_o natural_a method_n of_o govern_v and_o do_v real_o overburthen_v impoverish_v and_o harass_n the_o people_n and_o instead_o of_o ease_v and_o enrich_v they_o make_v use_n of_o quirk_n and_o trick_n to_o bubble_v they_o that_o either_o they_o may_v not_o see_v it_o or_o not_o lay_v it_o to_o heart_n have_v gain_v also_o the_o name_n of_o politician_n though_o they_o have_v no_o more_o right_a to_o it_o than_o a_o mountebank_n who_o neglect_v nature_n and_o make_v use_v of_o quack_a language_n odd_a gesture_n and_o trick_n not_o to_o benefit_v his_o patient_n but_o to_o get_v their_o money_n deserve_v to_o be_v repute_v a_o good_a physician_n the_o people_n shall_v be_v make_v sensible_a by_o real_a effect_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o plenty_n the_o governor_n have_v blessed_v they_o with_o and_o not_o be_v fool_v with_o airy_a word_n or_o lull_v with_o please_a dream_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v happy_a and_o rich_a god_n know_v when_o or_o how_o not_o reflect_v that_o while_o they_o thus_o loll_v on_o sluggish_o in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o this_o visionary_a felicity_n the_o robber_n be_v actual_o in_o their_o house_n plunder_v they_o of_o all_o their_o real_a possession_n such_o a_o government_n then_o be_v against_o nature_n it_o be_v the_o great_a miracle_n in_o nature_n if_o it_o last_v long_o or_o indeed_o any_o long_a than_o till_o their_o feel_n and_o experience_n open_v the_o people_n eye_n to_o see_v through_o the_o blind_a mist_n that_o be_v cast_v before_o they_o many_o be_v the_o stratagem_n and_o trick_n our_o quack-politician_n make_v use_v of_o but_o none_o of_o such_o universal_a usefulness_n as_o the_o mysterious_a art_n of_o plot-forging_a for_o the_o horrid_a noise_n of_o a_o plot_n entertain_v the_o people_n present_a thought_n with_o its_o novelty_n and_o their_o future_a one_o with_o the_o expectation_n of_o its_o discovery_n so_o that_o they_o have_v not_o the_o leisure_n to_o mind_v their_o own_o concern_v or_o to_o reflect_v how_o the_o common_a good_a go_v to_o wreck_n it_o fright_v the_o vulgar_a with_o the_o hideous_a idea_n of_o a_o enemy_n lie_v in_o ambush_n which_o they_o have_v the_o dress_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o power_n to_o make_v any_o fiction_n pass_v uncontrolled_a be_v easy_o improve_v into_o a_o conspiracy_n to_o cut_v all_o their_o throat_n and_o so_o set_v all_o the_o people_n a_o mad_a it_o enhance_v the_o credit_n and_o awfulness_n of_o the_o governor_n as_o wondrous_a wise_a man_n in_o that_o the_o most_o secret_a practice_n lie_v open_a to_o their_o search_a eye_n and_o exact_a intelligence_n it_o fift_v the_o honest_a party_n who_o love_n truth_n more_o than_o trick_n from_o those_o of_o their_o own_o faction_n and_o either_o expose_v they_o to_o certain_a obloquy_n and_o ruin_n if_o they_o offer_v to_o contradict_v the_o manifest_a forgery_n or_o if_o they_o do_v not_o than_o it_o make_v the_o plot-fiction_n authentic_a because_o it_o pass_v uncontrolled_a it_o breed_v a_o horrible_a cry_n against_o those_o at_o who_o door_n the_o plot_n framer_n think_v fit_a to_o lay_v their_o own_o brat_n and_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a gin_fw-mi to_o entrap_v those_o who_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o courtier_n either_o for_o their_o honesty_n or_o the_o rich_a prey_n of_o their_o money_n it_o fix_v their_o unthinking_a credulous_a and_o affright_a bigot_n more_o firm_o to_o their_o devotion_n it_o countenance_n by_o a_o pretend_a necessity_n the_o bold_a licentionsness_n of_o clap_v up_o causeless_o and_o lawless_o whosoever_o they_o please_v in_o prison_n and_o how_o slight_a a_o pretence_n will_v serve_v their_o carriage_n towards_o divers_a peer_n and_o other_o last_v year_n have_v show_v we_o it_o make_v the_o commons_o more_o pliable_a to_o be_v let_v blood_n in_o the_o silver-vein_n even_o to_o the_o last_o ounce_n to_o be_v secure_v forsooth_o against_o such_o formidable_a or_o rather_o fantastical_a contrivance_n last_o it_o be_v the_o most_o direct_a method_n for_o a_o governor_n who_o ambition_n transport_v he_o to_o make_v himself_o absolute_a by_o set_v up_o a_o title_n of_o conquest_n or_o what_o other_o he_o please_v to_o carry_v through_o his_o haughty_a design_n for_o it_o give_v he_o both_o a_o occasion_n and_o a_o colour_n to_o strengthen_v his_o own_o interest_v party_n to_o that_o predominancy_n of_o power_n that_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o nation_n must_v be_v force_v to_o truckle_n whenever_o he_o see_v sit_v to_o attempt_v it_o or_o please_v to_o lift_v up_o his_o foot_n to_o tread_v upon_o their_o neck_n our_o government_n while_o the_o revolution_n be_v a_o novelty_n and_o the_o kingdom_n in_o a_o ill-humour_n do_v not_o indeed_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o any_o new_a plot_n itself_o be_v every_o bit_n a_o mere_a continue_a plot_n carry_v on_o by_o forgery_n and_o sham_v delusion_n of_o the_o people_n but_o now_o that_o the_o nation_n be_v sensible_a of_o their_o folly_n and_o see_v that_o all_o those_o gay_a and_o hollow_a pretence_n end_v in_o a_o flat_a cheat_n of_o the_o dutch_a and_o other_o confederate_n to_o gull_v silly_a england_n at_o the_o expense_n of_o their_o blood_n and_o treasure_n to_o maintain_v their_o war_n that_o better_a half_n of_o the_o nation_n if_o they_o dare_v speak_v out_o do_v hate_v the_o proceed_n of_o the_o court-party_n nay_o that_o the_o whole_a nation_n repine_v at_o the_o dearness_n of_o commodity_n scarcity_n of_o money_n damp_n of_o trade_n and_o insupportable_a tax_n our_o new_a government_n be_v put_v to_o its_o shift_n and_o plot_n be_v now_o become_v absolute_o necessary_a and_o a_o essential_a part_n of_o our_o mountebank-policy_n first_o then_o out_o step_v fuller_n patronise_v by_o my_o good_a lord_n of_o canterbury_n with_o plot_n in_o his_o budget_n to_o sell_v by_o wholesale_n nay_o he_o fly_v so_o high_a that_o he_o threaten_v to_o impeach_v divers_a of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v tell_v they_o look_v to_o yourselves_o gentleman_n for_o whoever_o oppose_v the_o vote_v money_n enough_o i_o will_v all-to-be-traytor_n he_o money_n like_o a_o true_a chemist_n he_o get_v beforehand_o which_o he_o spend_v prosuse_o in_o drunkenness_n and_o bawdry_n but_o that_o be_v no_o rub_n in_o the_o case_n the_o more_o rogue_n he_o be_v the_o better_a he_o be_v qualify_v for_o a_o plot-witness_a the_o true_a patriot_n in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o not_o know_v on_o which_o of_o they_o the_o plot_n may_v light_v and_o resent_v to_o be_v overawe_v by_o court_n trick_n get_v the_o cognizance_n of_o it_o to_o be_v bring_v before_o they_o but_o fuller_n direct_v they_o to_o a_o wrong_a lodging_n and_o himself_o disappear_v whereupon_o he_o be_v stigmatise_v by_o their_o vote_n for_o a_o unpardonable_a cheat_n etc._n etc._n and_o order_v to_o be_v prosecute_v though_o he_o come_v off_o with_o a_o slight_a punishment_n for_o so_o great_a a_o crime_n and_o so_o this_o archiepiscopal-plot_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o like_o that_o of_o the_o noble_a salamanca_n doctor_n go_v out_o in_o a_o stink_n but_o the_o next_o plot_n be_v more_o hopeful_a be_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o a_o great_a master_n in_o the_o cheating-trade_n the_o infamous_a villain_n young_a for_o his_o counterfeit_a hand_n so_o dextrous_o be_v alone_a as_o good_a as_o half_a a_o testimony_n we_o can_v doubt_v but_o that_o money_n be_v his_o only_a aim_n he_o be_v to_o be_v well_o pay_v by_o the_o old_a plot-forger_n but_o the_o plot_n be_v by_o providence_n detect_v and_o the_o falsehood_n of_o it_o so_o industrious_o discover_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rochester_n it_o prove_v abortive_a which_o have_v it_o take_v have_v cost_v the_o life_n of_o many_o a_o honest_a man._n our_o court_n hope_v that_o if_o discover_v it_o will_v pass_v sore_a