Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	speak_v	true_a	word_n	8,834	5	4.4618	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
a19368	Memorable conceits of diuers noble and famous personages of Christendome, of this our moderne time; Divers propos memorables des nobles & illustres hommes de la chrestienté. English	Corrozet, Gilles, 1510-1568.	1602 (1602)	STC 5795; ESTC S105084	127,092	418

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learn_v thou_o to_o speak_v and_o i_o will_v have_v the_o other_o because_o thou_o must_v learn_v also_o to_o hold_v thy_o peace_n 11_o anaximenes_n be_v about_o to_o make_v a_o certain_a speech_n to_o a_o auditory_a theocritus_n say_v out_o all_o aloud_o see_v how_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o pour_v out_o a_o flood_n of_o word_n whereas_o he_o have_v not_o one_o drop_n of_o reason_n 12_o lie_v be_v a_o thing_n most_o ready_a and_o prompt_a with_o those_o who_o have_v accustom_v often_o to_o do_v evil_a 13_o lie_v and_o falsehood_n be_v not_o befit_v nor_o seemly_a to_o good_a and_o virtuous_a person_n 14_o foolish_a man_n do_v account_v this_o a_o goodly_a treasure_n and_o a_o ornament_n to_o their_o tongue_n that_o they_o hold_v themselves_o to_o have_v make_v a_o fair_a purchase_n when_o they_o have_v speak_v ill_o of_o good_a and_o honest_a man_n 15_o there_o be_v no_o one_o thing_n in_o we_o wherein_o we_o be_v able_a to_o offend_v with_o more_o facility_n than_o the_o tongue_n 16_o 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but_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o our_o own_o conscience_n 22_o do_v thou_o not_o know_v it_o to_o be_v most_o true_a that_o both_o god_n and_o man_n have_v lie_v in_o hatred_n and_o detestation_n 23_o lie_a and_o falsehood_n come_v from_o person_n of_o a_o servile_a and_o slavish_a nature_n and_o truth_n proceed_v from_o free_a man_n 24_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o it_o be_v a_o much_o more_o pleasant_a thing_n to_o speak_v and_o utter_v matter_n of_o truth_n then_o to_o give_v the_o hear_n unto_o they_o 25_o abundance_n of_o word_n and_o ignorance_n do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n bear_v sway_n among_o man_n of_o silence_n and_o of_o speech_n speak_v in_o time_n convenient_a chap._n 11._o 1_o xenocrates_n have_v a_o use_n to_o dispose_v of_o all_o his_o deed_n and_o action_n by_o the_o several_a hour_n of_o the_o day_n do_v ever_o use_v to_o employ_v one_o hour_n in_o silence_n 2_o i_o never_o repent_v i_o to_o have_v hold_v my_o tongue_n but_o i_o have_v 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