Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	good_a	lord_n	speak_v	3,610	5	4.4123	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55659	The Parable of the bear-baiting		1691 (1691)	Wing P320; ESTC R17821	7,457	14

many_o than_o those_o that_o devour_v the_o great_a spanish_a bear_n in_o 1588._o whereupon_o the_o lioness_n hear_v the_o loud-mouthed_a voice_n of_o her_o mastiff_n both_o english_a and_o dutch_a speak_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o which_o be_v strange_a the_o same_o language_n and_o both_o country_n agree_v in_o the_o same_o verdict_n viz._n that_o the_o mastiff_n be_v abuse_v curb_v and_o muzzle_v by_o a_o parcel_n of_o mongrel_n therefore_o she_o rouse_v up_o her_o royal_a wrath_n and_o send_v positive_a order_n to_o the_o cur_n either_o to_o permit_v the_o mastiff_n to_o fight_v or_o else_o to_o come_v present_o themselves_o to_o her_o den_n in_o the_o tower_n this_o royal_a echo_n startle_v the_o spaniel_n the_o whelp_n and_o the_o lap-dog_n worse_o if_o possible_a than_o the_o roar_n of_o the_o bear_n have_v do_v before_o for_o now_o be_v almost_o nine_o day_n old_a in_o their_o iniquity_n the_o whelp_n begin_v to_o see_v that_o there_o be_v another_o settle_a power_n beside_o 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none_o among_o you_o all_o though_o you_o very_o well_o deserve_v it_o that_o be_v worth_a hang_n london_n print_v for_o j._n johnson_n 1691._o