Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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A50795
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No wit, [no] help like a womans a comedy / by Tho. Middleton, Gent.
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Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.
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1657
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Wing M1985; ESTC R16728
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shall_v be_v mr_n sandfields_n moth_n i_o come_v in_o happy_a time_n to_o a_o feast_n of_o marriage_n sir_n ol._n and_o now_o you_o put_v his_o in_o the_o mind_n the_o hour_n draw_v on_o at_o the_o new_a marry_a widow_n there_o we_o be_v look_v for_o there_o will_v be_v entertainment_n sport_n and_o banquet_n there_o these_o young_a lover_n shall_v clap_v hand_n together_o the_o seed_n of_o one_o feast_n shall_v bring_v forth_o another_o suns_n well_o say_a sir_n oliver_n sir_n ol._n you_o be_v a_o strange_a sir_n your_o welcome_n will_v be_v best_a dutch_a m._n good_a sir_n excuse_v i_o sir_n ol._n you_o shall_v along_o i'faith_o you_o must_v not_o refuse_v i_o exit_fw-la manent_fw-la mother_n sister_n philip_n and_o savorwit_n phil._n o_o mother_n these_o new_a joy_n that_o set_v my_o soul_n up_o which_o have_v no_o mean_n nor_o any_o hope_n of_o any_o have_v bring_v i_o now_o so_o far_o in_o debt_n to_o you_o i_o know_v not_o which_o way_n to_o begin_v to_o thank_v you_o i_o be_o 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do_v it_o you_o can_v pick_v out_o not_o only_o spend_v my_o money_n but_o to_o blind_v i_o he_o and_o his_o wicked_a instrument_n sav._n now_o he_o fiddle_v i_o sir_n ol._n bring_v home_n a_o minion_n here_o by_o great_a chance_n know_v tell_v i_o she_o be_v his_o sister_n she_o proye_v none_o moth_n this_o be_v unkind_o do_v sir_n now_o i_o be_o sorry_a my_o good_a opinion_n lose_v itself_o upon_o you_o you_o be_v not_o the_o same_o son_n i_o leave_v behind_o i_o more_o grace_n take_v he_o o_o let_v i_o end_v in_o time_n for_o fear_v i_o shall_v forget_v myself_o and_o chide_v he_o where_o be_v he_o sir_n though_o he_o beguile_v your_o eye_n he_o can_v deceive_v i_o we_o be_v now_o too_o hard_o for_o he_o for_o since_o our_o first_o unfortunate_a separation_n i_o have_v often_o see_v the_o girl_n will_v that_o be_v true_a by_o many_o a_o happy_a accident_n many_o a_o one_o but_o never_o dare_v acknowledge_v she_o for_o i_o own_o and_o therein_o stand_v my_o joy_n distress_v again_o 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