Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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A62029
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The swearing-master, or, A conference between two country-fellows concerning the times
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1681
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Wing S6244; ESTC R76
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the_o swearing-master_n or_o a_o conference_n between_o two_o country-fellow_n concern_v the_o time_n ned_n and_o wil._n ned._n come_v wil._n unstring_v and_o pay_v your_o groat_n for_o i_o be_o confident_a thou_o be_v fuddle_v last_o night_n thou_o look_v so_o thin_a and_o small-beerish_a this_o morning_n wil._n fuddle_v quoth_v i_o will_v that_o be_v the_o worst_a on_o it_o ned_n for_o then_o a_o nap_n may_v do_v one_o business_n and_o set_v a_o body_n to_o right_n again_o but_o i_o tell_v thou_o my_o head_n be_v break_v my_o brain_n be_v split_v i_o be_o distract_v and_o my_o sense_n be_v all_o turn_v wrong_a side_n outward_o and_o all_o this_o with_o the_o dreadful_a image_n and_o reflection_n of_o yesternight_n talk_v ned._n what_o i_o warrant_v you_o drink_v brandy_n last_o night_n with_o the_o two_o gentleman_n that_o '_o light_v at_o bess_n just_o as_o i_o go_v away_o wil._n that_o be_v all_o nothing_o but_o the_o talk_n the_o talk_n that_o i_o have_v with_o they_o be_v enough_o to_o have_v make_v all_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o greece_n stark_o mad_a i_o do_v but_o only_a dream_n of_o it_o in_o the_o night_n which_o you_o know_v i_o can_v not_o help_v and_o methinks_v the_o devil_n have_v like_a to_o have_v take_v i_o nap_v and_o carry_v i_o sheer_a away_o ned._n prithee_o honest_a wil._n what_o can_v that_o be_v wil._n hold_v a_o blow_n there_o mr._n edward_n for_o to_o tell_v you_o the_o truth_n the_o gentleman_n have_v swear_v i_o to_o secrecy_n and_o i_o will_v have_v you_o know_v i_o scorn_v to_o forswear_v myself_o ned._n pish_o man_n be_v thou_o no_o forward_a in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o present_a world_n than_o to_o talk_v of_o forswear_v thyself_o that_o be_v no_o sin_n sure_a or_o at_o least_o every_o body_n do_v not_o believe_v it_o be_v wil._n by_o my_o troth_n thou_o talk_v so_o like_o one_o of_o their_o disciple_n that_o if_o thou_o will_v swear_v secrecy_n to_o i_o again_o i_o will_v even_o tell_v thou_o all_o our_o conversation_n 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every_o body_n perjury_n ned._n alas_o alas_o wil._n if_o perjury_n be_v a_o sin_n how_o many_o man_n do_v you_o and_o i_o know_v and_o some_o of_o very_a good_a fashion_n too_o that_o will_v smoke_v for_o it_o in_o the_o devil_n kitchin_n but_o prithee_o be_v sudden_a and_o tell_v i_o what_o be_v this_o mighty_a secret_a wil._n why_o i_o will_v tell_v thou_o then_o that_o fellow_n which_o thou_o see_v there_o in_o the_o velvet-cap_n that_o look_v so_o like_o my_o landlord_n be_v a_o swearing-master_n and_o that_o other_o tall_a lean_a janisary_n with_o the_o whisker_n that_o be_v with_o he_o be_v his_o usher_n and_o they_o be_v come_v down_o into_o our_o country_n here_o to_o set_v up_o a_o swearing-school_n ned._n a_o swearing-school_n say_v thou_o and_o what_o do_v thou_o think_v justice_n brushum_n god_n bless_v his_o worship_n will_v say_v to_o that_o ha_o wil._n away_o you_o fool_n thou_o do_v not_o understand_v right_a all_o the_o scholar_n at_o their_o admission_n must_v 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