Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	king_n	see_v	write_v	3,386	5	5.6121	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29590	Humane prudence, or, The art by which a man may raise himself and fortune to grandeur by A.B.	De Britaine, William.	1682 (1682)	Wing B4805A; ESTC R36376	38,385	145

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in_o a_o state_n pilae_fw-la aureae_fw-la be_v the_o best_a physic_n for_o they_o ever_o work_v safe_o 39_o those_o people_n which_o by_o arm_n do_v endeavour_n to_o deliver_v themselves_o from_o oppression_n do_v many_o time_n change_v the_o tyrant_n but_o not_o the_o tyranny_n and_o after_o a_o rebellion_n be_v suppress_v the_o king_n be_v more_o king_n and_o the_o subject_a more_o subject_a 40._o the_o chief_a wisdom_n and_o happiness_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v to_o know_v well_o to_o enjoy_v the_o sovereignty_n of_o his_o power_n with_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o subject_n love_n fear_v and_o reverence_n be_v the_o three_o ligament_n which_o tie_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o subject_n to_o their_o sovereign_n let_v the_o prince_n have_v the_o first_o in_o height_n the_o second_o in_o good_a measure_n and_o of_o the_o last_o so_o much_o as_o he_o can_v 41._o that_o state_n which_o do_v affect_v grandeur_n or_o the_o preservation_n of_o its_o interest_n must_v be_v bold_a and_o dare_a 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head_n into_o a_o halter_n and_o the_o halter_n into_o his_o hand_n to_o who_o he_o first_o discover_v it_o 60._o the_o disesteem_n of_o religious_a ceremony_n argue_v the_o decay_n of_o the_o civil_a government_n pious_a prince_n have_v first_o keep_v their_o people_n religious_a and_o thereby_o make_v they_o virtuous_a and_o unite_a 61._o heresy_n and_o error_n in_o the_o church_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v suppress_v by_o discipline_n than_o increase_v by_o disputation_n for_o in_o many_o case_n its_o impiety_n to_o doubt_v and_o blasphemy_n to_o dispute_v 62._o the_o riches_n of_o the_o people_n be_v the_o prince_n safety_n but_o their_o poverty_n his_o calamity_n for_o they_o be_v rich_a will_v not_o easy_o attempt_v against_o the_o government_n for_o fear_v of_o loss_n whereas_o be_v poor_a and_o beggarly_a will_v upon_o