Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	call_v	lord_n	write_v	3,453	5	5.6031	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02320	The letters of Mounsieur de Balzac. Translated into English, according to the last edition. By W.T. Esq; Epistolarum liber unus. English	Balzac, Jean-Louis Guez, seigneur de, 1597-1654.; Tyrwhit, William.	1634 (1634)	STC 12452; ESTC S103512	145,059	448

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those_o in_o heaven_n behold_v what_o they_o leave_v on_o earth_n and_o that_o you_o receive_v the_o vote_n and_o prayer_n i_o shall_v hereafter_o address_v unto_o you_o after_o the_o solemn_a protestation_n i_o be_o about_o to_o make_v to_o remain_v whilst_o i_o live_v your_o most_o humble_a and_o most_o faithful_a servant_n balzac_n from_o paris_n the_o 15._o of_o september_n 1617._o the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o and_o last_o book_n ❧_o a_o table_n of_o the_o letter_n contain_v in_o this_o volume_n of_o mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr balzac_n wherein_o the_o name_n of_o all_o those_o to_o who_o his_o letter_n have_v be_v write_v be_v contain_v the_o first_o book_n the_o letter_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o cardinal_n of_o richelieu_n to_o mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr balzac_n p._n 1._o the_o answer_n to_o my_o lord_n the_o cardinal_n of_o richelieu_n letter_n p._n 5._o the_o three_o letter_n to_o my_o lord_n the_o cardinal_n of_o richelieu_n p._n 10._o four_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 13._o five_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 17._o six_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 20._o seven_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 24._o eight_o to_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o air_n p._n 34._o nine_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 39_o ten_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 44._o eleven_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 48._o twelve_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 58._o thirteen_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 61._o fourteen_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 68_o fifteen_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr motte_n p._n 74._o sixteen_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr bois-robert_n p._n 86._o the_o second_o book_n to_o my_o lord_n the_o cardinal_n of_o vallete_a p._n 94._o second_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 102._o three_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 107._o four_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 111._o five_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 116._o six_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 124._o seven_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 128._o eight_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 131._o nine_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 135._o ten_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 140._o eleven_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 144._o twelve_o to_o 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to_o the_o same_o p._n 240._o ten_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 245._o eleven_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr girard_n secretary_n to_o my_o lord_n the_o duke_n of_o espernon_n p._n 253._o twelve_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 257._o thirteen_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 260._o fourteen_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 261._o fifteen_o to_o olympa_n p._n 265._o sixteen_o to_o crysolita_n p._n 269._o seventeen_o to_o clorinda_n p._n 271._o eighteen_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 273._o nineteen_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 276._o twenty_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 280._o twenty_o one_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 284._o twenty_o two_o to_o lydia_n p._n 287._o twenty_o three_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr ambleville_n p._n 288._o twenty_o four_o to_o the_o lord_n martial_n of_o schomberg_n p._n 223._o twenty_o five_o the_o lord_n martial_n of_o schomberg_n answer_n p._n 296._o the_o four_o book_n the_o letter_n to_o my_o lord_n the_o marshal_n of_o schomberg_n p._n 298._o second_o to_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o angoulesme_n p._n 303._o three_o to_o the_o reverend_a father_n garrasse_n 306._o four_o to_o the_o lord_n cardinal_n of_o valete_fw-la p._n 312._o five_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 316._o six_o to_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o nantes_n p._n 320._o seven_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr marque_n p._n 325._o eight_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr tissandier_n p._n 327._o nine_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr farret_n p._n 329._o ten_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr coeffeteau_n bishop_n of_o marselle_n p._n 331._o eleven_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr pouzet_n p._n 334._o twelve_o to_o madamoselle_fw-fr de_fw-fr gourny_n p._n 336._o thirteen_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr berniere_n precedent_n in_o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n of_o rouen_n p._n 342._o fourteen_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr voiture_fw-fr p._n 344._o fifteen_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr vaugelas_n p._n 347._o sixteen_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr racan_n p._n 351._o seventeen_o to_o the_o abbot_n of_o s._n cyran_n p._n 354._o eighteen_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr malherbe_n p._n 369._o nineteen_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr vaugelas_n p._n 398._o twenty_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 372._o twenty_o one_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 375._o twenty_o two_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 378._o twenty_o three_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 382._o twenty_o four_o to_o hydaspe_v p._n 384._o twenty_o five_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr estang_n advocate_n to_o the_o king_n privy_a counsel_n p._n 391._o twenty_o six_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr auaux_n master_n of_o request_n of_o the_o king_n house_n and_o ambassador_n for_o the_o french_a king_n at_o venice_n p._n 396._o twenty_o seven_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr borbonius_n the_o king_n greek_a professor_n p._n 398._o twenty_o eight_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr bois-robert_n p._n 401._o twenty_o nine_o to_o the_o prior_n of_o chive_n p._n 403._o thirty_o to_o mounsieur_fw-fr bouthillier_n one_o of_o the_o king_n counsel_n and_o of_o his_o council_n likewise_o in_o parliament_n p._n 408._o errata_fw-la page_n the_o 5._o for_o address_n read_v write_v p._n ibid._n instead_o of_o or_o if_o read_v or_o as_o if_o p._n 8._o for_o my_o favour_n read_v in_o my_o favour_n p._n 10._o for_o and_o that_o artemizaes_n goodness_n read_v and_o i_o suppose_v that_o artemizaes_n goodness_n p._n 48._o for_o dumble_a read_v dumb_a p._n 13._o for_o address_n read_v write_v p._n 32._o line_n 11._o read_v and_o that_o resolution_n p._n 188._o for_o of_o chard_o read_v clear_o p._n 186._o for_o variety_n read_v vanity_n p._n 265._o who_o over_o long_o live_v read_v for_o who_o over_o long_o live_v p._n 160._o for_o try_v read_v tire_v p._n 348._o for_o importunies_n read_v importunity_n p._n ●55_n for_o at_o the_o worst_a read_v at_o the_o most_o p._n 365._o for_o concern_v read_v conserve_n p._n 369._o for_o you_o be_v read_v you_o be_v p._n 291._o for_o order_n read_v ordure_n p._n 394._o for_o any_o work_n read_v my_o work_n p._n 14●_n for_o i_o never_o die_v read_v i_o never_o dine_v p._n 133._o for_o 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