Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	good_a	great_a	1,782	5	2.3872	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02399	A treatise of morall phylosophie contaynyng the sayinges of the wyse. Gathered and Englyshed by Wyl[lia]m Baldwyn.	Baldwin, William, ca. 1518-1563?	1547 (1547)	STC 1253; ESTC S100585	85,509	281

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passage_n into_o the_o other_o wherefore_o he_o that_o prepare_v he_o thing_n necessary_a for_o that_o passage_n be_v sure_a from_o all_o peril_n ●●rmes_n this_o world_n be_v the_o delight_n of_o a_o hour_n and_o sorrow_n of_o many_o day_n but_o other_o world_n be_v great_a rest_n and_o long_a joy_n he_o that_o seek_v the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n follow_v a_o shadow_n which_o when_o he_o think_v he_o be_v sure_a of_o vanish_v and_o be_v nothing_o seneca_n man_n have_v never_o perfect_v rest_n and_o joy_n in_o this_o world_n nor_o possess_v always_o his_o own_o wynning_a socrat._v the_o love_n of_o this_o world_n stop_v man_n ear_n from_o hear_v wisdom_n &_o blynd_v his_o eye_n from_o sing_v through_o it_o also_o it_o cause_v a_o man_n to_o be_v envy_a &_o keep_v he_o from_o do_v any_o good_a this_o world_n gyve_v to_o they_o that_o abide_v a_o example_n by_o they_o that_o depart_v he_o that_o trust_v to_o this_o world_n be_v deceyve_v and_o he_o that_o be_v suspicious_a be_v 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the_o sum_n of_o all_o death_n the_o dissoluer_n of_o each_o mortal_a body_n dryve_v all_o again_o to_o their_o first_o matter_n dust_n which_o while_o we_o live_v shall_v put_v we_o in_o memory_n from_o whence_o we_o come_v &_o hence_o to_o what_o we_o must_v fearful_a to_o the_o evil_a but_o joyful_a to_o the_o just_a who_o after_o this_o life_n through_o death_n transitory_a for_o deathles_a life_n join_v with_o joy_n do_v trust_v who_o life_n by_o death_n be_v lead_v to_o great_a glory_n ¶_o of_o friendship_n and_o friend_n cap._n vi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d friendship_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o all_o worldly_a thing_n because_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o agreeable_a with_o nature_n nor_o that_o help_v man_n more_o either_o in_o prosperity_n or_o in_o adversity_n friendship_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o agreement_n of_o divine_a and_o worldly_a thing_n with_o good_a will_n and_o charity_n and_o be_v the_o chyef_a virtue_n wisdom_n only_o except_v that_o god_n have_v give_v 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health_n sake_n if_o thou_o desire_v to_o be_v quiet_a mind_v thou_o must_v either_o be_v a_o poor_a man_n in_o dead_a or_o else_o like_a to_o a_o poor_a man_n take_v not_o think_v to_o live_v long_o but_o to_o live_v well_o for_o so_o much_o as_o thou_o be_v not_o certain_a in_o what_o place_n death_n abide_v the_o be_v thou_o ready_a prepare_v in_o each_o place_n to_o mete_v he_o praise_v a_o man_n for_o that_o which_o may_v neither_o be_v give_v he_o nor_o take_v away_o from_o he_o which_o be_v not_o his_o fair_a house_n nor_o his_o goodly_a garment_n nor_o his_o great_a household_n but_o his_o wit_n &_o perfect_a reason_n seneca_n labour_v not_o for_o great_a number_a of_o book_n but_o for_o the_o goodness_n of_o they_o use_v thy_o ear_n more_o than_o thy_o tongue_n desire_n nothing_o that_o thou_o will_v deny_v if_o it_o be_v axe_v the._n what_o so_o ever_o thou_o will_v speak_v before_o thou_o show_v it_o to_o a_o other_o show_v it_o secret_o to_o thyself_o what_o so_o ever_o 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