Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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A64767
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Lumen de lumine, or, A new magicall light discovered and communicated to the world by Eugenius Philalethes.
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Vaughan, Thomas, 1622-1666.
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1651
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Wing V150; ESTC R146
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not_o the_o water_n to_o the_o well_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o can_v present_v thou_o with_o nothing_o that_o be_v voluminous_a but_o here_o be_v a_o mustardseed_n which_o may_v grow_v to_o be_v the_o great_a among_o herb_n 32._o the_o draught_n itself_o have_v nothing_o of_o nature_n but_o what_o be_v under_o the_o veil_n i_o wish_v indeed_o thou_o may_v see_v her_o sine_fw-la flammeo_fw-la but_o her_o face_n like_o that_o of_o the_o annunâ—iata_n expect_v the_o pencil_n of_o a_o angel_n i_o can_v say_v this_o composure_n deserve_v thy_o patronage_n but_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o make_v it_o my_o opportunity_n that_o i_o may_v return_v the_o acknowledgement_n where_o i_o receive_v the_o benefit_n i_o intend_v not_o my_o address_n for_o the_o bank_n of_o isis_n thou_o have_v no_o portion_n there_o unless_o thy_o stone_n require_v my_o inscription_n it_o be_v thy_o disperse_a body_n i_o have_v know_v and_o that_o only_o i_o remember_v take_v it_o then_o wheresoever_o thou_o be_v in_o 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hospitium_fw-la agnoscunt_fw-la artes_fw-la hic_fw-la quaâ—libeâ—intrâ—â—_z post_fw-la obâ—etrices_fw-la nec_fw-la peregâ—ina_fw-la manus_fw-la scaena_fw-la togae_fw-la doctique_fw-la capax_fw-la panegyris_n orbis_fw-la et_fw-la mare_fw-la vel_fw-la potius_fw-la plenâ—or_fw-la unda_fw-la mari._n concursus_fw-la goniorum_fw-la and_o meta_fw-la extrema_fw-la lyeaei_fw-la quâ—_z nullum_fw-la nisi_fw-la sit_fw-la sanctius_n iret_fw-la opus_fw-la syllabus_n heroum_fw-la mentisque_fw-la omniscia_n proles_fw-la est_fw-la baec_fw-la et_fw-la sensu_fw-la theca_fw-la animata_fw-la suo_fw-la bodleii_fw-la laus_fw-la ampla_fw-la and_o fusior_fw-la urna_fw-la sepulti_fw-la quâ—_z vitam_fw-la invenit_fw-la mors_fw-la sua_fw-la morsque_fw-la necem_fw-la hinc_fw-la se_fw-la fracta_fw-la fugae_fw-la dedit_fw-la absumptisque_fw-la sagittis_fw-la impievit_fw-la vacuas_fw-la sola_fw-la pharetra_fw-la manus_fw-la par_fw-fr tibi_fw-la vox_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la satagis_fw-la dum_fw-la condere_fw-la musam_fw-la â—â—cisti_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la noverit_fw-la illa_fw-la loqui_fw-la pium_fw-la est_fw-la agnoscere_fw-la per_fw-la quos_fw-la profecisti_fw-la to_o the_o reader_n i_o have_v have_v some_o contest_n with_o myself_o in_o the_o disposal_n of_o this_o piece_n the_o subject_a be_v cross_n to_o the_o genius_n of_o the_o time_n which_o be_v both_o corrupt_a and_o splenetic_a it_o be_v my_o desire_n to_o keep_v it_o within_o door_n but_o the_o relation_n it_o bear_v to_o my_o former_a discourse_n have_v force_v it_o to_o the_o press_n it_o be_v the_o last_o glass_n of_o my_o thought_n and_o their_o first_o reflex_n be_v not_o complete_a â—_z have_v add_v this_o to_o perfect_v their_o image_n and_o symmetry_n i_o must_v confess_v i_o have_v no_o reason_n for_o it_o but_o what_o my_o adversary_n supply_v i_o withal_o i_o will_v advance_v the_o truth_n because_o they_o will_v suppress_v it_o indeed_o i_o have_v be_v scurvy_o reward_v but_o the_o success_n of_o this_o art_n 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light_n his_o candle_n be_v my_o schoolmaster_n i_o testify_v those_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v see_v under_o his_o very_a beam_n in_o the_o bright_a circumference_n of_o his_o glory_n when_o i_o do_v first_o put_v my_o thought_n to_o paper_n god_n can_v bear_v i_o witness_v it_o be_v not_o for_o any_o private_a end_n i_o be_v draw_v and_o force_v to_o it_o by_o a_o strong_a admiration_n of_o the_o mystery_n and_o majesty_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v my_o dâ—sign_n to_o glorify_v the_o truth_n and_o in_o some_o measure_n to_o serve_v the_o age_n have_v they_o be_v capable_a of_o it_o but_o the_o barbarous_a insult_v i_o have_v meet_v withal_o and_o without_o any_o desert_n of_o i_o have_v force_v my_o charity_n to_o keep_v at_o home_n true_o have_v not_o i_o be_v rob_v of_o my_o peace_n i_o have_v impart_v some_o thing_n which_o i_o be_o confident_a this_o generation_n will_v not_o receive_v from_o another_o pen_n but_o the_o time_n in_o this_o respect_n fall_v not_o even_o with_o providence_n for_o the_o year_n of_o discovery_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v this_o truth_n like_o the_o dove_n in_o the_o deluge_n must_v hover_v in_o wind_n and_o tempest_n overlook_v the_o surge_n and_o billow_n and_o find_v no_o place_n