Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	authority_n	year_n	young_a	64	3	6.1004	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37779	The Roman history from the building of the city to the perfect settlement of the empire by Augustus Caesar containing the space of 727 years : design'd as well for the understanding of the Roman authors as the Roman affairs / by Laurence Echard ...	Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.	1696 (1696)	Wing E152; ESTC R34428	311,501	532

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decemviri_fw-la contain_v 42_o year_n chap._n iu._n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o decemviri_fw-la to_o the_o three_o intermission_n of_o the_o consular_a power_n by_o the_o military_a tribune_n contain_v 8_o year_n chap._n v._o from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o military_a tribune_n to_o the_o burn_v of_o rome_n by_o the_o gaul_n which_o almost_o ruine_v the_o roman_a nation_n contain_v 54_o year_n chap._n vi_o from_o the_o burn_a of_o rome_n by_o the_o gaul_n to_o the_o war_n with_o the_o samnite_n when_o the_o roman_n begin_v much_o to_o extend_v their_o conquest_n contain_v 46_o year_n chap._n vii_o from_o the_o first_o war_n with_o the_o samnite_n to_o the_o war_n with_o pyrrhus_n king_n of_o epirus_n the_o first_o foreigner_n they_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o wherein_o the_o roman_n begin_v to_o learn_v the_o art_n of_o war_n contain_v 63_o year_n chap._n viii_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o war_n with_o pyrrhus_n to_o the_o first_o punic_a or_o carthaginian_a war_n when_o the_o roman_n first_o set_v foot_n out_o of_o italy_n contain_v 16_o year_n chap._n ix_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o first_o punic_a war_n to_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o second_o the_o roman_n now_o grow_v powerful_a by_o sea_n as_o well_o as_o by_o land_n contain_v 17_o year_n chap._n x._o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o second_o punic_a war_n to_o the_o finish_n of_o it_o by_o scipio_n africanus_n when_o the_o roman_n become_v perfect_a in_o the_o art_n of_o war_n containiny_o 17_o year_n chap._n xi_o from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o punic_a war_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o and_o the_o destruction_n of_o carthage_n when_o rome_n get_v clear_a of_o all_o her_o rival_n state_n contain_v 55_o year_n chap._n xii_o from_o the_o destruction_n of_o carthage_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o sedition_n of_o the_o gracchi_n which_o much_o shake_v the_o government_n and_o be_v the_o first_o step_v to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o consular_a state_n contain_v 23_o 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