Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	land_n	new_a	plough_n	84	3	15.9788	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04333	The mystery of husbandry, or, Arable, pasture and wood-land improved Containing the whole art and mystery of agriculture or husbandry, in bettering and improving all degrees of land ... : directions for marling, dunging, mudding, sanding ... : proper times for sowing, chusing good seed, and ploughing ... : how to keep corn and other pulse from being destroyed by birds, vermin, lightening, mildew ... : To which is added The countryman's alamack. / by Lenard Meager.	Meager, Leonard, 1624?-1704?	1697 (1697)	Wing M1573A; ESTC R32066	115,886	186

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turn_v to_o turf_n or_o bog_n very_o little_a useful_a except_o two_o or_o three_o month_n in_o the_o summer_n and_o that_o in_o a_o very_a dry_a season_n and_o this_o as_o it_o be_v natural_o be_v not_o good_a for_o the_o feed_v of_o cattle_n render_v they_o lean_a and_o unsound_a therefore_o when_o drain_v to_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o better_a state_n pare_v off_o the_o hassocks_n and_o rough_a turf_n the_o root_n string_n and_o all_o and_o lay_v they_o a_o dry_n convenient_o hollow_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o may_n so_o that_o when_o it_o be_v turn_v and_o dry_v well_o with_o dry_a fuel_n set_v it_o on_o fire_n and_o when_o it_o be_v turn_v and_o dry_v well_o burn_v it_o that_o the_o earth_n may_v crumble_v light_o and_o scatter_v earth_n and_o ash_n over_o the_o land_n then_o plough_v it_o up_o and_o divide_v your_o land_n into_o such_o ridge_n and_o proportion_n as_o the_o drain_n will_v bear_v and_o so_o it_o will_v be_v fit_a to_o take_v the_o impression_n of_o any_o proper_a 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and_o strength_n as_o those_o plough_n most_o do_v who_o go_v with_o narrow_a long-pointed_n share_v second_o as_o for_o the_o coulter_n it_o must_v for_o truth_n of_o workmanship_n be_v well_o steel_v and_o wrought_v thin_a and_o sharp_a on_o the_o edge_n the_o point_n and_o the_o edge_n look_v direct_o forward_o neither_o carve_n or_o turn_v towards_o the_o land_n for_o that_o be_v usual_o apt_a not_o draw_v the_o plough_n too_o wide_a and_o if_o it_o look_v into_o the_o furrow_n it_o will_v draw_v it_o too_o narrow_a but_o let_v it_o be_v just_o straight_o in_o a_o line_n to_o the_o pitch_n of_o the_o plough_n and_o now_o for_o the_o plough-holders_n direction_n i_o shall_v give_v