Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	dream_n	young_a	youth_n	19	3	9.3044	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31421	Primitive Christianity, or, The religion of the ancient Christians in the first ages of the Gospel in three parts / by William Cave.	Cave, William, 1637-1713.	1675 (1675)	Wing C1599; ESTC R29627	336,729	800

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a_o soft_a down_o overgrow_v thy_o cheek_n that_o thy_o purple-robe_n put_v the_o very_a rose_n to_o the_o blush_n and_o thy_o silken_a vesture_n be_v variegated_a with_o rich_a embroidery_n of_o of_o battle_n hunt_n or_o piece_n of_o ancient_a history_n or_o bring_v down_o to_o the_o foot_n artificial_o set_v off_o with_o black_a and_o curious_o make_v fast_o with_o string_n and_o button_n these_o be_v the_o thing_n thou_o look_v at_o without_o any_o regard_n to_o thyself_o but_o let_v i_o a_o little_a as_o in_o a_o glass_n show_v thou_o thy_o own_o face_n who_o and_o what_o thou_o be_v have_v thou_o not_o see_v in_o a_o public_a charnel-house_n the_o unvailed_a mystery_n of_o humane_a nature_n bone_n rude_o throw_v upon_o heap_n naked_a skull_n with_o hollow_a eye-hole_n yield_v a_o dreadful_a and_o deform_a spectacle_n have_v thou_o not_o behold_v their_o grin_a mouth_n and_o ghastly_a look_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o member_n careless_o disperse_v and_o scatter_v if_o thou_o 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cheerful_a part_n with_o any_o worldly_a comfort_n estate_n relation_n etc._n etc._n a_o strange_a heroic_a speech_n of_o melania_n at_o the_o loss_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o two_o son_n mention_v by_o st._n hierom._n eager_n for_o martyrdom_n as_o what_o will_v present_o send_v they_o to_o heaven_n their_o frequent_a support_v themselves_o under_o suffering_n with_o discourse_n of_o the_o kingdom_n above_o thence_o accuse_v as_o treasonable_a affector_n of_o the_o empire_n their_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n much_o promote_v by_o the_o opinion_n that_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n be_v near_o at_o hand_n christian_n in_o the_o world_n like_o sojourner_n in_o a_o strange_a country_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v heavenborn_a can_v but_o partake_v of_o the_o nature_n and_o disposition_n of_o that_o country_n and_o have_v a_o native_a inclination_n to_o that_o place_n from_o whence_o it_o borrow_v its_o original_a and_o though_o it_o be_v true_a in_o this_o corrupt_a and_o 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