Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	body_n	extraordinary_a	great_a	159	3	2.1315	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20863	The school of patience. Written in Latin by H. Drexelius. And faithfully translated into English, by R.S. Gent; Gymnasium patientiae. English	Drexel, Jeremias, 1581-1638.; R. S., gent.; Stanford, Robert, attributed name.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1640 (1640)	STC 7240; ESTC S109941	206,150	562

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we_o lest_o we_o shall_v faint_v in_o the_o way_n or_o chastize_v we_o lest_o we_o shall_v go_v astray_o thou_o o_o lord_n be_v become_v our_o refuge_n thus_o patience_n teach_v we_o to_o pray_v very_o well_o say_v saint_z chrysostome_n prayer_n be_v the_o rent_n and_o revenue_n that_o spring_v from_o calamity_n and_o fast_v be_v the_o helper_n of_o prayer_n chap._n iv_o affliction_n teach_v prudence_n and_o modesty_n there_o be_v a_o citizen_n of_o 60._o phil._n bosq_n de_fw-fr carcary_n baptist●_n conc_fw-fr 2_o mihi_fw-la pag._n 60._o beauvaies_o in_o picardy_n a_o man_n much_o to_o be_v commend_v who_o serious_o to_o show_v himself_o a_o careful_a father_n at_o his_o first_o carry_v his_o son_n to_o school_v behave_v himself_o thus_o he_o take_v with_o he_o under_o his_o cloak_n a_o great_a bundle_n of_o rod_n as_o a_o present_a for_o the_o master_n and_o to_o his_o son_n he_o say_v come_v hither_o my_o child_n thou_o must_v go_v along_o with_o i_o to_o the_o school_n the_o schoolmaster_n at_o that_o time_n be_v one_o nicolas_n sleeger_n a_o famous_a man_n unto_o who_o this_o citizen_n present_v his_o child_n say_v to_o you_o sir_n i_o deliver_v this_o son_n of_o i_o to_o be_v instruct_v in_o good_a literature_n i_o beseech_v you_o to_o accept_v he_o as_o special_o recommend_v to_o your_o care_n and_o charge_n thus_o much_o only_o i_o entreat_v you_o that_o if_o he_o show_v himself_o disobedient_a you_o will_v make_v no_o spare_a of_o the_o rod_n and_o with_o that_o open_v his_o cloak_n offer_v unto_o he_o a_o good_a bundle_n of_o rod_n promise_v free_o that_o when_o he_o have_v spend_v those_o he_o will_v furnish_v he_o with_o more_o this_o be_v to_o bring_v up_o child_n careful_o and_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v for_o their_o great_a good_a this_o be_v recount_v by_o philippus_n bosquier_n