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	nature_n	reason_n	1,625	5	4.6916	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51114	An account of Denmark, as it was in the year 1692	Molesworth, Robert Molesworth, Viscount, 1656-1725.	1694 (1694)	Wing M2383; ESTC R2987	107,914	290

a_o account_n of_o denmark_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o year_n 1692._o pauci_fw-la prudentiâ_fw-la honesta_fw-la ab_fw-la deterioribus_fw-la utilia_fw-la ab_fw-la noxiis_fw-la discernunt_fw-la plures_fw-la aliorum_fw-la eventis_fw-la docentur_fw-la tacit._n lib._n 4_o o_o ann._n vincit_fw-la amor_fw-la patriae_fw-la virg._n the_o three_o edition_n correct_v london_n print_v for_o timothy_n goodwin_n at_o the_o queen_n head_n against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1694._o the_o content_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o territory_n belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n and_o their_o situation_n p._n 1._o chap._n 2._o of_o denmark_n in_o particular_a and_o the_o island_n of_o zealand_n 6_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o sound_n 15_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o other_o island_n and_o jutland_n 25_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n country_n 29_o chap._n 6._o of_o their_o form_n of_o government_n 38_o chap._n 7._o the_o manner_n how_o the_o kingdom_n of_o denmark_n become_v hereditary_a and_o absolute_a 44_o chap._n 8._o the_o condition_n custom_n and_o temper_v of_o the_o people_n 68_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o revenue_n 92_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o army_n fleet_n and_o fortress_n 116_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o court._n 137_o chap._n 12._o the_o disposition_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n towards_o his_o neighbour_n 173_o chap._n 13._o the_o manner_n of_o dispossess_v and_o restore_v the_o duke_n of_o holstein_n gottorp_n 184_o chap._n 14._o the_o interest_n of_o denmark_n in_o relation_n to_o other_o prince_n 201_o chap._n 15._o of_o the_o law_n court_n of_o justice_n etc._n etc._n 212_o chap._n 16._o the_o state_n of_o religion_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o learning_n 228_o chap._n 17._o the_o conclusion_n 235_o the_o preface_n health_n and_o liberty_n be_v without_o dispute_v the_o great_a natural_a blessing_n mankind_n be_v capable_a of_o enjoy_v i_o say_v natural_a because_o the_o contrary_a state_n be_v pure_o 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