Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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A16779
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A poste vvith a madde packet of letters; Post with a packet of mad letters. Part 1
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Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?
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STC 3684; ESTC S104722
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thy_o kind_a perswaston_n hope_v thou_o will_v take_v no_o exception_n at_o my_o construction_n entreat_v thou_o to_o bellue_v of_o i_o no_o more_o than_o thou_o need_v and_o to_o love_v i_o as_o thou_o do_v in_o the_o faith_n of_o that_o affection_n that_o hold_v thâ—â—_n bear_v to_o my_o love_n i_o rest_v during_o life_n thou_o oblige_a and_o divoted_a w.b._n a_o letter_n of_o comfort_n to_o a_o sister_n in_o sorrow_n dear_a sister_n i_o hear_v late_o of_o your_o husband_n departure_n for_o the_o indies_n when_o with_o no_o little_a sorrow_n i_o consider_v your_o heavy_a case_n in_o which_o find_v his_o want_n to_o be_v grievous_a and_o your_o friend_n cold_a in_o comfort_n i_o can_v not_o choose_v without_o unkindness_n but_o remember_v these_o few_o line_n of_o my_o love_n unto_o you_o i_o know_v your_o state_n be_v weak_a how_o fair_a so_o ever_o you_o make_v your_o weather_n but_o the_o more_o be_v your_o patience_n worthy_a honour_n that_o can_v so_o noble_o conceal_v your_o discontentment_n for_o myself_o i_o will_v i_o be_v able_a to_o do_v you_o good_a but_o what_o i_o have_v or_o can_v procure_v shall_v not_o fail_v to_o do_v you_o pleasure_n but_o if_o your_o mind_n be_v too_o great_a to_o stoop_v to_o be_v behold_v what_o i_o be_o able_a to_o do_v take_v a_o duty_n in_o my_o brother_n love_n good_a sister_n therefore_o be_v of_o good_a cheer_n and_o put_v your_o care_n upon_o i_o i_o will_v so_o you_o often_o and_o love_v you_o ever_o for_o a_o creature_n of_o your_o worthiness_n be_v seldom_o find_v in_o your_o sere_n that_o for_o her_o husband_n love_n will_v adventure_v the_o state_n of_o her_o live_n your_o child_n be_v not_o many_o but_o such_o as_o be_v shall_v be_v i_o and_o you_o to_o i_o as_o myself_o take_v therefore_o as_o little_a thought_n and_o as_o much_o comfort_n as_o you_o can_v no_o doubt_n but_o god_n that_o try_v his_o servant_n will_v bless_v they_o hope_v then_o of_o my_o brother_n happy_a return_n and_o fill_v he_o come_v 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