Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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A34260
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The fool would be a favourit, or, The discreet lover a trage-comedy / written by Lodowick Carlell, Gent.
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Carlell, Lodowick, 1602?-1675.
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1657
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Wing C580; ESTC R7497
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there_o can_v be_v any_o other_o good_a in_o woman_n than_o only_o that_o they_o do_v increase_v mankind_n phil._n certain_o they_o be_v good_a for_o something_o else_o adr._n yes_o to_o set_v debate_n betwixt_o the_o dear_a friend_n to_o ruin_v husband_n in_o their_o state_n and_o honour_n nay_o kingdom_n empire_n in_o a_o word_n for_o certain_a as_o they_o bring_v man_n into_o the_o world_n so_o certain_a do_v they_o ruin_v all_o our_o joy_n phil._n you_o speak_v from_o malice_n friend_n i_o fear_v not_o from_o judgement_n for_o you_o must_v give_v your_o opinion_n the_o lie_n when_o you_o consider_v that_o our_o prince_n that_o govern_v we_o have_v a_o mother_n who_o whilst_o she_o live_v do_v govern_v he_o adr._n it_o work_v she_o be_v a_o queen_n ordain_v by_o heaven_n and_o so_o indeed_o that_o she_o partak_v none_o of_o her_o sex_n ill_a nor_o weakness_n name_v another_o phil._n she_o be_v easy_o see_v do_v not_o your_o malice_n blind_v you_o the_o princess_n aurelia_n adr._n as_o she_o be_v a_o part_n of_o her_o divine_a mother_n i_o grant_v she_o excellent_a but_o that_o lay_v by_o she_o be_v but_o a_o woman_n phil._n but_o a_o woman_n will_v you_o have_v she_o a_o monster_n will_v you_o adr._n i_o must_v close_o with_o he_o i_o be_o satisfy_v how_o his_o blood_n stir_v at_o name_v she_o sir_n i_o will_v admit_v those_o two_o to_o have_v some_o worth_n phil._n you_o have_v a_o mother_n sir_n and_o you_o have_v now_o a_o sister_n most_o perfect_a as_o i_o hear_v will_v you_o bar_v they_o from_o all_o that_o be_v worthy_a enter_v a_o servant_n ser._n the_o duke_n call_v for_o you_o he_o think_v your_o lordship_n well_o on_o your_o journey_n by_o this_o time_n phil._n pray_v let_v he_o know_v no_o other_o adr._n dear_a friend_n your_o pardon_n exe_n adr._n and_o ser._n phil._n i_o do_v not_o like_o this_o carriage_n of_o adrastus_n he_o make_v a_o great_a show_n of_o love_n to_o i_o then_o usual_a pretend_v a_o strange_a hatred_n against_o the_o noble_a sex_n of_o woman_n noble_a because_o dear_a aurelia_n one_o how_o bless_a be_o i_o though_o i_o dare_v only_o whisper_v to_o myself_o i_o be_o belove_v by_o she_o my_o plot_n be_v prosperous_a and_o she_o one_o of_o my_o best_a assistant_n to_o who_o dear_a care_n i_o owe_v my_o happiness_n for_o by_o thy_o mean_n i_o do_v receive_v the_o first_o hope_n that_o i_o be_v belove_v above_o what_o she_o make_v show_v of_o enter_v miranthe_n mir._n and_o from_o i_o you_o must_v receive_v assurance_n of_o the_o contrary_a phil._n ha_o that_o aurelia_n love_v i_o not_o mir._n she_o be_v so_o far_o from_o love_v you_o now_o that_o she_o do_v hate_v herself_o that_o ever_o she_o do_v phil._n oh_o i_o be_o wretched_a from_o what_o a_o pitch_n of_o happiness_n thou_o have_v throw_v i_o in_o a_o instant_n it_o be_v unkind_o do_v yet_o so_o soon_o to_o let_v i_o see_v thou_o have_v abuse_v i_o by_o thy_o flattery_n in_o this_o thou_o have_v disturb_v more_o than_o inform_v my_o judgement_n mr._n 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