Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	case_n	civil_a	law_n	1,412	5	4.9298	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57483	Maxims of state written by Sir Walter Raleigh ; whereunto is added his Instructions to his sonne, and The son's advice to his aged father.; Prince	Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.	1650 (1650)	Wing R174; ESTC R9131	26,462	87

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seem_v a_o benenefactor_n and_o have_v a_o delight_n in_o the_o adorn_n of_o his_o country_n or_o do_v some_o good_a for_o it_o 6._o to_o forbid_v feast_n and_o other_o meeting_n which_o increase_n love_n and_o give_v opportunity_n to_o confer_v together_o of_o public_a matter_n under_o pretence_n of_o spare_v cost_v for_o better_a use_n to_o that_o end_n the_o curfew_n bell_n be_v first_o ordain_v by_o william_n the●_z conqueror_n to_o give_v man_n warn_v to_o repair_v home_o at_o a_o certain_a hour_n 7._o to_o take_v heed_n that_o no_o one_o grow_v to_o be_v overgreat_a but_o rather_o many_o equal_o great_a that_o they_o may_v envy_v and_o contend_v one_o with_o another_o and_o if_o he_o resolve_v to_o weaken_v any_o of_o this_o sort_n to_o do_v it_o wary_o and_o by_o degree_n if_o quite_o to_o wreck_v he_o and_o to_o have_v his_o life_n yet_o to_o give_v he_o a_o lawful_a trial_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o country_n and_o if_o he_o proceed_v so_o far_o with_o any_o of_o 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