Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	end_n	excellent_a	great_a	231	4	2.1291	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66486	The excellency of wisdom, disclosing it self in the virtues of a good life recommended to the natives of Warwick-shire, in a sermon preached to them on their anniversary feast-day, in London, Nov. 30th, 1675 / by Thomas Willis ...	Willis, Thomas, 1619 or 20-1692.	1676 (1676)	Wing W2817; ESTC R18944	22,000	50

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that_o which_o make_v another_o thing_n excellent_a must_v needs_o be_v more_o excellent_a itself_o if_o power_n and_o authority_n then_o do_v owe_v their_o excellency_n and_o use_v fullness_n to_o wisdom_n wisdom_n that_o apply_v they_o to_o their_o proper_a end_n must_v needs_o be_v much_o more_o excellent_a a_o wise_a man_n be_v better_a than_o a_o king_n 〈◊〉_d king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o hebrew_n doctor_n for_o say_v they_o if_o a_o wise_a man_n die_v there_o be_v not_o present_o find_v a_o wise_a man_n to_o succeed_v he_o but_o if_o a_o king_n die_v there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n of_o israel_n but_o may_v be_v make_v a_o king_n yea_o they_o have_v a_o bold_a proverb_n in_o the_o praise_n of_o wisdom_n king_n be_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o wise_a man_n be_v the_o judge_n of_o king_n 〈◊〉_d king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o wisdom_n excel_v honour_n honour_n without_o virtue_n be_v but_o a_o empty_a title_n but_o wisdom_n be_v a_o real_a 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