Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	speak_v	time_n	word_n	2,779	5	3.8641	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06631	An historical treatise of the travels of Noah into Europe containing the first inhabitation and peopling thereof. As also a breefe recapitulation of the kings, governors, and rulers commanding in the same, even untill the first building of Troy by Dardanus. Done into English by Richard Lynche, Gent.; Auctores vetustissimi. English. Selections	Nanni, Giovanni, 1432?-1502.; Linche, Richard.	1601 (1601)	STC 17092; ESTC S108996	59,562	112

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darkness_n error_n and_o superstition_n and_o these_o people_n be_v first_o call_v phutei_n or_o phaetontei_n as_o josephus_n and_o iheronimus_n in_o his_o ten_o chapter_n upon_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n affirm_v unto_o this_o hercules_n of_o lybia_n be_v adjoin_v also_o all_o these_o name_n according_a to_o the_o egyptian_a tongue_n her_n hercol_n arno_n musarno_n and_o be_v of_o which_o hereafter_o occasion_n will_v present_v itself_o further_o to_o expound_v and_o more_o large_o to_o speak_v of_o but_o it_o be_v most_o unfallible_o certain_a that_o this_o hercules_n egiptius_n or_o libicus_n be_v long_o before_o the_o time_n of_o the_o so_o much_o renown_v hercules_n of_o greece_n who_o indeed_o according_a to_o the_o writing_n of_o very_a many_o grave_n and_o learned_a author_n deserve_v not_o the_o least_o part_n of_o so_o many_o glorious_a praise_n and_o title_n of_o honour_n as_o the_o flatter_a and_o self-pleasing_a conceit_n of_o the_o grecian_n have_v so_o ample_o and_o 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other_o of_o like_a worth_n and_o antiquity_n that_o this_o hercules_n the_o grecian_a be_v but_o some_o famous_a robber_n or_o pirate_n live_v for_o the_o most_o part_n among_o the_o argonaut_n man_n excel_v in_o warlike_a discipline_n and_o arm_v with_o armour_n of_o iron_n and_o other_o like_o furniture_n for_o the_o war_n as_o eusebius_n say_v hercules_n alceus_fw-la affuit_fw-la domito_fw-la jam_fw-la orbe_fw-la &_o legibus_fw-la &_o regibus_fw-la formato_fw-la &_o instituto_fw-la &_o formidoloso_fw-la ferro_fw-la invento_fw-la whereas_o contrariwise_o hercules_n egiptius_n live_v in_o time_n of_o ignorance_n in_o respect_n of_o those_o knowledge_n when_o the_o use_n of_o armour_n or_o iron_n be_v unfound_a out_o the_o fury_n of_o war_n not_o then_o feel_v and_o in_o time_n of_o new-rising_a tumult_n not_o as_o then_o ripen_v or_o grow_v to_o any_o head_n or_o maturity_n his_o armour_n be_v the_o skin_n of_o wild_a beast_n and_o such_o like_a accoutrement_n be_v he_o habit_v with_o which_o also_o be_v attribute_v unto_o hercules_n alceus_n as_o have_v a_o lion_n skin_n and_o a_o great_a club_n in_o his_o hand_n but_o