Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	blood_n	death_n	life_n	1,450	5	4.3647	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05331	A geographical historie of Africa, written in Arabicke and Italian by Iohn Leo a More, borne in Granada, and brought vp in Barbarie. Wherein he hath at large described, not onely the qualities, situations, and true distances of the regions, cities, townes, mountaines, riuers, and other places throughout all the north and principall partes of Africa; but also the descents and families of their kings ... gathered partly out of his owne diligent obseruations, and partly out of the ancient records and chronicles of the Arabians and Mores. Before which, out of the best ancient and moderne writers, is prefixed a generall description of Africa, and also a particular treatise of all the maine lands and isles vndescribed by Iohn Leo. ... Translated and collected by Iohn Pory, lately of Goneuill and Caius College in Cambridge; Della descrittione dell'Africa. English	Leo, Africanus, ca. 1492-ca. 1550.; Pory, John, 1572-1636.	1600 (1600)	STC 15481; ESTC S108481	490,359	493

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carry_v home_n to_o fez_n the_o rebellious_a governor_n captive_a who_o within_o few_o day_n escape_v from_o he_o this_o most_o strong_a and_o beautiful_a city_n have_v many_o fair_a street_n whereinto_o by_o conduct_n from_o a_o fountain_n three_o mile_n distant_a be_v convey_v most_o sweet_a and_o wholesome_a water_n which_o serve_v all_o the_o whole_a city_n the_o mill_n be_v two_o mile_n distant_a from_o the_o town_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v most_o valiant_a warlike_a liberal_a and_o civil_a people_n but_o their_o wit_n be_v not_o so_o refine_v as_o other_o some_o of_o they_o be_v merchant_n some_o artificer_n and_o the_o residue_n gentleman_n they_o count_v it_o unseem_o for_o any_o man_n to_o send_v a_o horselode_n of_o seed_n to_o his_o husbandman_n or_o farmer_n they_o be_v at_o continual_a jar_n with_o the_o citizen_n of_o fez_n