Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	death_n	grace_n	sin_n	2,826	5	5.1233	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48722	A lamentable ballad of little Musgrove, and the Lady Barnet To an excellent new tune.; Lamentable ballad of the little Musgrove, and the Lady Barnet.		1695 (1695)	Wing L256; ESTC R216526	1,790	2

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barnet_n 〈◊〉_d with_o cowslip_n sweet_a if_o that_o you_o please_v little_a musgrove_n ●n_o love_v i_o there_o to_o meet_v within_o my_o arm_n one_o night_n to_o sleep_v for_o you_o my_o love_n have_v win_v 〈…〉_z fear_v my_o suspicious_a lord_n 〈…〉_z home_o be_v go_v 〈…〉_z his_o beside_o my_o death_n 〈…〉_z will_v lie_v with_o thou_o 〈…〉_z sake_n i_o will_v hazard_v my_o breath_n so_o dear_o be_v thy_o love_n to_o i_o what_o shall_v we_o do_v with_o our_o little_a foot-page_n our_o counsel_n for_o to_o keep_v and_o watch_v for_o fear_n lord_n barnet_n come_v while_o we_o together_o sleep_v red_a gold_n shall_v be_v his_o hire_n quoth_v he_o and_o silver_n shall_v be_v his_o fee._n so_o he_o our_o counsel_n safe_o keep_v that_o i_o may_v sleep_v with_o thou_o i_o will_v have_v none_o of_o your_o gold_n he_o say_v nor_o none_o of_o your_o silver_n fee_n if_o i_o shall_v keep_v your_o counsel_n sir_n it_o be_v great_a disloyalty_n i_o will_v not_o be_v false_a unto_o my_o lord_n for_o 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thackeray_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o duck-lane_n