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	matter_n	motion_n	2,080	5	8.1894	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06083	Solon his follie, or a politique discourse, touching the reformation of common-weales conquered, declined or corrupted. By Richard Beacon ...	Becon, Richard.	1594 (1594)	STC 1653; ESTC S101151	82,861	127

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general_o a_o decline_a from_o a_o just_a care_n and_o regard_n of_o public_a affair_n and_o all_o heroical_a virtue_n unto_o pleasure_n wantonness_n vice_n and_o other_o such_o private_a respect_n and_o regard_n sol_fw-mi you_o have_v exact_o describe_v the_o same_o for_o as_o the_o fatness_n and_o goodness_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v easy_o discern_v by_o the_o large_a profit_n and_o benefit_n it_o yield_v to_o the_o labour_a hand_n and_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o tree_n by_o his_o pleasant_a fruit_n so_o the_o corruption_n of_o manner_n in_o the_o people_n by_o his_o infinite_a evil_n misery_n common_a calamity_n ruin_n and_o destructiones_fw-la of_o state_n which_o every_o where_o it_o beget_v and_o bring_v forth_o as_o by_o his_o several_a fruit_n and_o effect_n may_v be_v discern_v for_o it_o breed_v in_o man_n a_o base_a opinion_n and_o estimation_n of_o virtue_n and_o a_o contempt_n of_o magistrate_n it_o offer_v in_o open_a market_n the_o sale_n of_o office_n the_o voice_n 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lacedaemonian_n hold_v thebes_n under_o their_o subjection_n and_o obedience_n will_v not_o permit_v that_o any_o citizen_n of_o thebes_n shall_v be_v train_v in_o the_o war_n but_o rather_o labour_v to_o render_v they_o peaceable_a and_o by_o ease_n and_o rest_n soft_a and_o effeminate_a and_o there_o be_v no_o smith_n to_o be_v find_v through_o all_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n during_o such_o time_n as_o the_o philistian_o hold_v they_o in_o subjection_n lest_o the_o hebrew_n make_v they_o sword_n and_o spade_n say_v the_o philistian_o let_v we_o then_o draw_v the_o people_n of_o salamina_n from_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o war_n let_v we_o with_o numa_n cool_v and_o pacify_v the_o hot_a courage_n of_o the_o roman_n to_o fight_v by_o the_o daily_a use_n and_o exercise_v of_o religion_n prayer_n and_o devotion_n and_o let_v we_o with_o the_o ancient_a king_n of_o athens_n draw_v they_o unto_o plant_v sow_v &_o plough_v the_o land_n and_o let_v we_o there_o advance_v and_o show_v 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