Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	know_v	speak_v	time_n	3,545	5	3.5901	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47891	A new dialogue between some body and no body, or, The Observator observed	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1681 (1681)	Wing L1278; ESTC P2090	18,622	10

numb_a 1_o a_o new_a dialogue_n between_o some_o body_n and_o no_o body_n or_o the_o observator_fw-la observe_v friday_n november_n 25._o 1681._o nobody_o cousin_n well_o meet_v cousin_n a_o word_n with_o you_o some_o body_n cousin_n say_v you_o there_o be_v many_o conz'ners_n sir_n in_o the_o world_n and_o you_o may_v be_v one_o of_o they_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v for_o i_o do_v think_v i_o ever_o see_v you_o in_o my_o life_n and_o know_v not_o how_o you_o come_v to_o claim_v kindred_n of_o i_o n._n you_o may_v have_v hear_v of_o i_o sir_n for_o i_o be_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o body_n s._n i_o know_v not_o who_o you_o be_v for_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o many_o a_o rascal_n but_o you_o look_v so_o like_o a_o tory_n by_o your_o garb_n and_o habit_n that_o i_o will_v have_v nothing_o to_o say_v to_o you_o n._n i_o look_v like_o what_o i_o be_o not_o s._n the_o more_o dangerous_a fellow_n still_o but_o what_o be_v your_o name_n that_o press_v thus_o to_o be_v know_v to_o i_o n._n my_o name_n be_v no_o body_n s._n i_o have_v hear_v of_o you_o indeed_o good_a mr._n no_o body_n sir_n fare_v you_o well_o for_o you_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o dangerous_a fellow_n i_o ever_o meet_v with_o and_o a_o man_n have_v need_n stand_v upon_o his_o guard_n that_o converse_v with_o you_o as_o if_o he_o be_v discourse_v with_o f._n g._n t._n b._n or_o b._n h._n who_o be_v not_o to_o be_v speak_v with_o without_o a_o jury_n of_o witness_n n._n good_a cousin_n some_o body_n be_v not_o so_o fearful_a for_o i_o may_v talk_v treason_n by_o authority_n s._n why_o be_v you_o a_o tory_n n._n no_o body_n may_v speak_v treason_n s._n i_o thank_v you_o for_o that_o and_o some_o body_n may_v be_v hang_v for_o it_o i_o will_v come_v within_o the_o air_n of_o your_o breath_n for_o you_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o pernicious_a scribbler_n of_o the_o age_n the_o press_n be_v pester_v with_o your_o work_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o size_n what_o cart_n load_v of_o treasonable_a scurrilous_a virulent_a and_o malicious_a paper_n be_v put_v out_o every_o day_n in_o no_o body_n name_n and_o print_v for_o no_o body_n nay_o impudent_o own_v by_o no_o body_n n._n you_o see_v then_o i_o be_o a_o man_n of_o note_n s._n so_o note_v a_o man_n that_o i_o do_v care_n to_o ha●_n to_o do_v with_o you_o for_o you_o be_v a_o man_n of_o no_o principle_n or_o religion_n you_o write_v on_o both_o side_n n._n there_o be_v your_o mistake_n for_o i_o be_o of_o your_o religion_n s._n what_o be_v that_o n._n of_o every_o religion_n or_o of_o the_o religion_n that_o be_v uppermost_a let_v we_o not_o fall_v out_o about_o that_o our_o cousin_n every_o body_n have_v invent_v a_o religion_n that_o all_o will_v conform_v to_o s._n and_o what_o be_v that_o n._n the_o religion_n of_o h._n r._n and_o the_o observator_fw-la interest_n s._n i_o see_v you_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o tory_n you_o be_v a_o trepanner_n i_o will_v leave_v you_o n._n be_v so_o hot_a as_o tory_n t_n who_o sweat_v his_o religion_n out_o at_o his_o forehead_n cant_n one_o day_n and_o recant_v another_o say_v and_o unsay_v as_o fast_o as_o a_o dog_n will_v trot_v leave_v i_o for_o nothing_o s._n i_o have_v tell_v you_o the_o reason_n it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a time_n to_o hold_v discourse_n with_o any_o body_n you_o may_v swear_v i_o out_o of_o my_o life_n for_o aught_o i_o know_v n._n any_o body_n be_v a_o rascal_n for_o he_o oppose_v some_o body_n but_o mistake_v not_o i_o never_o swear_v against_o any_o body_n in_o my_o life_n and_o i_o be_o of_o that_o reputation_n that_o my_o oath_n will_v not_o be_v take_v so_o that_o you_o be_v safe_a enough_o s._n what_o be_v your_o business_n with_o i_o n._n only_o to_o dialoguise_v after_o the_o mode_n s._n after_o who_o mode_n n._n the_o new_a mode_n of_o rail_a why_o shall_v not_o we_o rail_v a_o little_a against_o the_o time_n talk_v nonsense_n rant_n fence_n examine_v observe_v abuse_v the_o people_n pamphlet_n manner_n religion_n and_o government_n as_o well_o as_o other_o folk_n s._n nay_o now_o i_o see_v you_o be_v no_o well-meaning_a man_n ●_o no_o lover_n of_o your_o king_n nor_o country_n a_o hater_n of_o government_n a_o man_n of_o no_o religion_n a_o dissenter_n a_o cant_v nonconformi_v a_o whig_n of_o the_o last_o edition_n by_o this_o infailable_a mark_n of_o hint_v against_o the_o ingenious_a belphagor_n heraclitus_n and_o the_o most_o indefatigable_a briareus_n the_o observator_fw-la who_o have_v build_v a_o babel_n with_o his_o hundred_o hand_n high_a than_o that_o of_o old_a in_o the_o plain_n of_o shinar_n to_o save_v all_o true_a protestant_n from_o the_o land_n flood_n of_o the_o whig_n which_o he_o expect_v n._n i_o think_v you_o be_v as_o fearless_a as_o heraclitus_n himself_o and_o as_o malicious_a as_o the_o observator_fw-la but_o i_o be_o afraid_a you_o have_v not_o so_o good_a spectacle_n else_o i_o will_v desire_v a_o little_a of_o your_o observation_n in_o dialogue_n s._n if_o i_o may_v have_v any_o confidence_n in_o you_o and_o that_o you_o will_v not_o speak_v treason_n i_o do_v care_n if_o we_o do_v dialogue_n together_o to_o get_v we_o a_o stomach_n sometime_o to_o our_o dinner_n as_o well_o as_o other_o people_n for_o since_o they_o have_v not_o get_v a_o licence_n for_o all_o the_o talk_v in_o the_o world_n why_o shall_v not_o we_o chat_n a_o little_a n._n you_o say_v true_a they_o have_v no_o padlock_n for_o our_o tongue_n and_o i_o know_v no_o reason_n but_o we_o may_v talk_v as_o well_o as_o they_o s._n but_o then_o we_o must_v talk_v as_o impertinent_o and_o with_o as_o little_a sense_n and_o reason_n and_o with_o a_o huge_a stock_n of_o confidence_n n._n nay_o we_o must_v learn_v to_o lie_v too_o backbite_v defame_n rail_v threaten_v domineer_fw-la and_o triumph_v over_o the_o weak_a side_n s._n that_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o attain_v to_o n._n but_o we_o may_v observe_v how_o artificial_o the_o tory_n do_v it_o and_o learn_v to_o fence_v after_o their_o manner_n and_o for_o that_o end_n cousin_n some_o body_n if_o you_o will_v be_v a_o whig_n i_o will_v show_v myself_o a_o tory_n and_o discourse_n as_o like_v one_o as_o ever_o you_o hear_v s._n it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n to_o take_v the_o whig_n party_n they_o be_v go_v to_o the_o wall_n nay_o into_o the_o kennel_n their_o meeting-house_n be_v go_v down_o too_o there_o be_v a_o statute_n for_o it_o n._n and_o as_o the_o wise_a observator_fw-la say_v may_v they_o not_o thank_v themselves_o for_o it_o s._n for_o be_v so_o quiet_a in_o they_o for_o preach_v and_o pray_v n._n no_o for_o meddle_v with_o the_o government_n s._n a_o black_a charge_n all_o the_o enormity_n of_o the_o lewd_a people_n be_v charge_v upon_o they_o without_o proof_n or_o witness_n n._n how_o so_o be_v not_o heraclitus_n a_o sufficient_a witness_n and_o be_v not_o the_o observator_n word_n proof_n and_o plain_a demonstration_n and_o be_v not_o n._n t._n to_o be_v believe_v what_o will_v you_o have_v s._n but_o for_o all_o that_o a_o grand_a jury_n of_o most_o of_o the_o nation_n will_v find_v their_o black_a bill_n of_o charge_n ignoramus_n n._n then_o shall_v all_o those_o of_o the_o nation_n let_v they_o be_v who_o and_o as_o many_o as_o they_o will_v be_v account_v by_o they_o as_o bad_a fanatic_o as_o any_o grand_a jury_n that_o ever_o sit_v at_o hickes-hall_n s._n but_o be_v this_o the_o way_n to_o be_v of_o one_o religion_n n._n you_o have_v best_o call_v this_o persecution_n do_v sir_n the_o whig_n school_n too_o must_v be_v reform_v as_o well_o as_o their_o conventicle_n confound_v no_o more_o seminary_n nor_o nursery_n mark_v that_o s._n that_o be_v the_o right_a way_n indeed_o to_o be_v of_o one_o religion_n n._n now_o be_v you_o hint_v speak_v out_o whig_n you_o mean_v queen_n mary_n s._n know_v it_o by_o my_o mump_v if_o you_o will_v these_o be_v not_o time_n to_o speak_v out_o truth_n be_v not_o to_o be_v speak_v at_o all_o time_n n._n be_v it_o not_o time_n to_o down_o with_o the_o conventicle_n when_o as_o the_o observator_fw-la observe_v they_o convert_v they_o into_o work_n house_n what_o a_o many_o several_a trade_n have_v he_o find_v among_o they_o lister_n canvaser_n make-party_n turner_n cutter_n caster_n or_o founder_n and_o all_o these_o at_o the_o meeting-house_n good_a people_n how_o they_o be_v employ_v if_o you_o believe_v he_o it_o be_v fit_a therefore_o they_o shall_v be_v all_o put_v down_o as_o well_o as_o the_o covent_n abbot_n monkery_n and_o nunnery_n be_v by_o henry_n viii_o s._n but_o i_o doubt_v the_o king_n will_v get_v so_o much_o by_o these_o as_o harry_n

be_v no_o witch_n he_o may_v be_v mistake_v in_o his_o blind_a observation_n as_o well_o as_o his_o friend_n gadbury_n in_o the_o star_n and_o in_o his_o prognostic_n though_o he_o brag_v they_o can_v hardly_o piss_v but_o he_o know_v it_o and_o have_v the_o history_n of_o all_o their_o haunt_v practice_n consult_v and_o all_o the_o little_a accident_n 78._o n._n nay_o he_o be_v downright_o i_o assure_v you_o and_o love_v to_o speak_v plain_a s._n he_o speak_v plain_a enough_o but_o it_o will_v be_v well_o if_o he_o speak_v truth_n too_o but_o he_o be_v for_o plain_a downright_o lie_v and_o accuse_v they_o say_v he_o numb_a 78._o meaning_n the_o dissenter_n have_v already_o assassinate_v one_o protestant_a prince_n and_o involve_v 3_o kingdom_n in_o blood_n sacrilege_n and_o confusion_n and_o they_o be_v now_o contrive_v the_o same_o over_o again_o by_o a_o more_o audacious_a and_o diabolical_a association_n this_o be_v a_o high_a charge_n n._n but_o he_o tell_v you_o that_o they_o be_v hypocrite_n neither_o protestant_n nor_o papist_n that_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o name_n of_o protestant_n and_o brand_v all_o the_o son_n and_o servant_n of_o the_o government_n such_o as_o himself_o for_o papist_n these_o be_v the_o only_a man_n he_o speak_v against_o that_o have_v make_v a_o association_n and_o confederacy_n s._n and_o let_v he_o in_o god_n name_n but_o he_o shall_v do_v more_o than_o write_v or_o speak_v against_o such_o for_o he_o shall_v bring_v they_o forth_o and_o show_v their_o particular_a person_n to_o the_o world_n that_o justice_n may_v be_v do_v on_o they_o and_o not_o by_o his_o caterwaul_n endeavour_v to_o make_v we_o believe_v all_o the_o dissenter_n be_v such_o kind_n of_o person_n and_o enter_v into_o a_o hellish_a plot_n and_o association_n against_o the_o government_n n._n if_o you_o will_v have_v let_v he_o alone_o he_o will_v have_v show_v you_o the_o particular_a person_n one_o by_o one_o they_o say_v mr._n somebody_o have_v a_o list_n of_o they_o but_o the_o ignoramus_n jurys_n spoil_v the_o sport_n and_o the_o folly_n of_o the_o tory_n in_o overdo_v have_v quite_o undo_v the_o presbyterian_a plot._n but_o do_v you_o think_v that_o he_o who_o will_v translate_v out_o of_o french_a a_o apology_n for_o the_o protestant_n and_o justify_v their_o departure_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n will_v be_v so_o wicked_a to_o undermine_v they_o and_o make_v they_o guilty_a of_o plot_n when_o innocent_a s._n he_o can_v do_v more_o than_o that_o when_o in_o his_o conscience_n he_o believe_v no_o such_o thing_n n._n the_o observator_fw-la say_v numb_a 79._o there_o be_v no_o protestant_a plot_n but_o indeed_o that_o there_o be_v a_o phanatic_a plot_n but_o they_o be_v no_o protestant_n no_o more_o than_o a_o turk_n who_o put_v forth_o english_a colour_n be_v a_o christian._n s._n but_o who_o be_v these_o he_o call_v fanatic_o he_o tell_v you_o in_o several_a place_n they_o be_v the_o dissenter_n and_o the_o protestant_n be_v only_o those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n so_o that_o it_o be_v clear_a all_o dissenter_n be_v plotter_n against_o the_o government_n false_a christian_n or_o heretic_n and_o so_o according_a to_o the_o tory_n principle_n may_v be_v lawful_o knock_v on_o the_o head_n or_o swear_v out_o of_o their_o life_n or_o any_o way_n put_v out_o of_o the_o way_n n._n that_o be_v because_o their_o religion_n be_v a_o mass_n of_o error_n wrap_v up_o under_o one_o denomination_n a_o medley_n of_o opinion_n unite_v in_o a_o conspiracy_n and_o divide_v in_o truth_n numb_a 79._o s._n yes_o we_o know_v what_o he_o say_v of_o they_o well_o enough_o and_o that_o he_o make_v they_o the_o gunpowder_n of_o the_o state_n but_o they_o be_v train_n of_o his_o own_o lay_n and_o which_o he_o will_v set_v fire_n too_o if_o he_o can_v and_o be_v these_o dissenter_n such_o person_n he_o have_v represent_v they_o to_o be_v he_o have_v do_v it_o long_o since_o n._n i_o confess_v he_o care_v not_o for_o the_o damn_a virtue_n patience_n obs._n 80._o s._n o_o that_o medicine_n for_o a_o mad_a dog_n a_o virtue_n in_o religion_n but_o not_o in_o state_n ibid._n he_o hate_v patience_n on_o either_o hand_n that_o virtue_n in_o the_o whig_n trouble_v he_o because_o they_o will_v run_v horn_n mad_a at_o his_o lute_v and_o in_o the_o state_n because_o it_o nip_v not_o the_o fanatic_n in_o the_o bud_n that_o be_v hang_v up_o all_o that_o take_v the_o liberty_n of_o contradict_v the_o state_n scavenger_n n._n i_o find_v this_o patience_n have_v do_v much_o mischief_n s._n it_o have_v disappoint_v the_o tantaras_fw-mi and_o make_v they_o blow_v sedition_n so_o long_o till_o they_o be_v almost_o weary_a london_n print_v for_o el._n smith_n 1681._o