Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	evil_a	good_a	know_v	2,974	5	4.2147	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38503	The life, and philosophy, of Epictetus with The embleme of humane life, by Cebes / rendred into English, by John Davies of Kidwelly.; Vie d'Epictète et sa philosophe. English	Boileau, Gilles, 1631-1669.; Davies, John, 1625-1693.; Epictetus. Selections. English.	1670 (1670)	Wing E3152; ESTC R873	61,390	238

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concern_v the_o deity_n and_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n 34_o 35._o wherein_o he_o dissent_v from_o the_o stoic_n his_o friendship_n with_o favorinus_n and_o herod_n the_o sophist_n 38._o of_o his_o death_n p._n 43._o epictetus_n '_o s_o life_n and_o death_n write_v by_o arrian_n p._n 41._o epictetus_n '_o s_o stile_n like_o that_o of_o socrates_n p._n 23._o epicurean_o blame_v p._n 4._o epictetus_n '_o s_z lamp_n p._n 38._o error_n p._n 135._o eteocles_n and_o polynices_n p._n 30._o eusebius_n p._n 3._o 47_o 48._o favourite_n p._n 11._o friendship_n wherein_o it_o consist_v p._n 31._o genebrard_n p._n 40._o genius_n p._n 134._o hadrian_n p._n 4._o helen_n p._n 25._o helvidius_n commend_v by_o epictetus_n p._n 18_o 19_o hercules_n p._n 18._o hierapolis_n p._n 1._o humility_n p._n 6._o st._n jerome_n p._n 35._o of_o the_o iliad_n p._n 25._o ignorance_n p._n 135._o imposture_n p._n 135_o 153._o lateranus_n commend_v by_o epictetus_n p._n 16._o laughter_n p._n 101._o leonidas_n 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