Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	art_n	gain_v	great_a	42	3	2.1254	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60228	The minister of state vvherein is shewn, the true use of modern policy / by Monsievr de Silhon ... ; Englished by H. H. ...; Minister d'estat. English	Silhon, sieur de (Jean), 1596?-1667.; Herbert, Henry, Sir, 1595-1673.	1658 (1658)	Wing S3781; ESTC R5664	174,658	197

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of_o the_o disgrace_n of_o duke_n of_o alva_n p._n 23._o the_o eight_o discourse_n that_o in_o the_o affair_n of_o state_n man_n do_v that_o sometime_o which_o they_o will_v not_o do_v and_o that_o there_o be_v inevitable_a fault_n p._n 25._o the_o nine_o discourse_n where_o the_o precedent_a discourse_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o spaniard_n p._n 28._o the_o ten_o discourse_n that_o prince_n do_v approve_v but_o of_o the_o service_n they_o command_v and_o punish_v oftentimes_o they_o that_o be_v do_v against_o their_o order_n p._n 31._o the_o eleven_o discourse_n that_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n ought_v to_o regulate_v his_o demeanour_n by_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o state_n and_o of_o his_o prince_n provide_v that_o he_o offend_v not_o justice_n p._n 36._o the_o twelve_o discourse_n that_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n ought_v endeavour_v to_o make_v his_o deportment_n more_o profitable_a than_o eminent_a p._n 40._o the_o thirteen_o discourse_n that_o it_o be_v 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