Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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A03167
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A ballad against slander and detraction
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Heywood, John, 1497?-1580?
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STC 13290; ESTC S118129
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¶_o a_o ballad_n against_o slander_n and_o detraction_n ¶_o gar_o call_v he_o down_o gar_o call_v he_o down_o gar_o call_v he_o down_o down_o a_o ¶_o god_n send_v the_o faction_n of_o all_o detraction_n call_v down_o and_o cast_v away_o all_o mighty_a god_n do_v shake_v his_o rod_n of_o justice_v and_o all_o those_o that_o unjust_o detractyf_o detract_v their_o friend_n or_o foe_n he_z telthe_n each_o one_o thou_o shall_v judge_v none_o and_o if_o thou_o judge_v unbiden_v thyself_o say_v he_o shall_v judge_v be_v this_o lesson_n be_v not_o high_a den_n to_o this_o now_o stir_v this_o be_v concord_n which_o wilthe_n we_o in_o each_o doubt_n to_o deem_v the_o best_a that_o may_v be_v guess_v till_o time_n the_o truth_n try_v out_o know_v by_o this_o that_o think_v amiss_o against_o no_o man_n we_o may_v much_o more_o must_v we_o ill_a langage_fw-fr flee_v and_o call_v it_o down_o down_o a._n gar_n call_v he_o down_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o with_o sword_n or_o skaine_n to_o see_v babe_n slay_v abhorth_o to_o look_v upon_o attend_v to_o i_o and_o you_o shall_v see_v murder_n and_o slander_v one_o like_a as_o a_o knife_n by_o reve_v life_n so_o slander_v fame_n have_v slay_v and_o both_o one_o do_v both_o a_o like_a soon_o may_v be_v undoon_v again_o then_o what_o more_o ill_o with_o knife_n to_o kill_v or_o with_o the_o tongue_n to_o sting_v with_o knife_n or_o tongue_n strike_v old_a or_o yung_a both_o in_o effect_n one_o thing_n these_o word_n be_v short_a but_o they_o import_v sentence_n at_o length_n to_o way_n of_o all_o which_o sense_n to_o flee_v offence_n call_v slander_v down_o i_o say_v gar_o call_v he_o down_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o when_o vice_n be_v seek_v all_o vice_n be_v nought_o but_o some_o vice_n worse_a than_o some_o and_o each_o man_n see_v sundry_a degree_n in_o each_o vice_n self_n do_v come_v now_o sin_v the_o least_o we_o shall_v detest_v vice_n or_o degree_n in_o vice_n if_o in_o the_o most_o we_o show_v our_o boast_v that_o show_v we_o most_o unwice_o if_o i_o in_o thou_o such_o fault_n once_o see_v as_o no_o man_n else_o do_v know_v to_o thou_o a_o lone_a and_o other_o none_o these_o fault_n i_o ought_v to_o show_v then_o of_o intent_n if_o i_o invent_v fauls_n tale_n and_o they_o display_v that_o be_v most_o vile_a which_o to_o exile_v god_n call_v this_o down_o down_o a._n gar_n call_v he_o down_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o some_o count_v no_o charge_n to_o talk_v at_o large_a such_o ill_a as_o they_o do_v hear_v but_o god_n account_n do_v not_o a_o mount_n to_o take_v such_o talker_n here_o of_o work_v il_fw-mi wrought_v when_o it_o be_v seek_v in_o tell_v forth_o the_o same_o though_o it_o be_v true_a the_o talk_n may_v brew_v drink_n of_o damnable_a blame_n to_o frame_v excuse_n of_o tongue_n misuse_v we_o have_v no_o manner_n mean_n so_o that_o by_o this_o no_o way_n there_o be_v il_fw-fr tale_z to_o carry_v clean_o which_o make_v i_o call_v upon_o you_o all_o as_z calling_z call_v you_o may_v tale_n false_a or_o true_a i_o to_o ensue_v to_o call_v they_o down_o down_o a._n gar_n call_v he_o down_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o christ_n cry_v out_o still_o say_v good_a for_o ill_a but_o we_o say_v harm_n for_o harm_n yea_o ill_a for_o good_a ill_a tongue_n do_v brood_n wrath_n be_v in_o they_o so_o warm_a slander_v to_o fere_n and_o to_o forbere_fw-la this_o text_n stand_v well_o in_o place_n woe_n by_o the_o tongue_n whereby_o be_v spring_v slander_n in_o any_o case_n to_o sleke_a this_o fire_n of_o slander_n ire_n repentance_n must_v devise_v to_o set_v all_o hand_n to_o quench_v the_o brand_n with_o water_n of_o our_o eye_n which_o brand_n then_o blow_v to_o make_v love_n glow_v that_o love_n by_o grace_n may_v stay_v and_o by_o resort_n of_o good_a report_n call_v slander_v down_o i_o say_v gar_o call_v he_o down_o etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la ê™_n haywood_n imprint_v at_o london_n at_o the_o long_a shop_n adjoin_v unto_o saint_n mildred_n church_n in_o the_o pultrie_n by_o john_n allde_n