Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	great_a	king_n	5,512	5	3.6764	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34930	Steps to the temple sacred poems, with other delights of the muses / by Richard Crashaw ...	Crashaw, Richard, 1613?-1649.	1646 (1646)	Wing C6836; ESTC R13298	53,140	154

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to_o our_o world_n do_v bring_v pale_a proof_n of_o her_o fell_a presence_n the_o air_n too_o well_o with_o a_o change_a countenance_n witness_v the_o sight_n and_o poor_a fowl_n intercept_v in_o their_o flight_n 48._o heaven_n see_v she_o rise_v and_o see_v hell_n in_o the_o sight_n the_o field_n be_v fair_a eye_n see_v she_o and_o see_v no_o more_o but_o shut_v their_o flowery_a lid_n for_o ever_o night_n and_o winter_n strew_v her_o way_n yea_o such_o a_o sore_n be_v she_o to_o nature_n that_o a_o general_a fright_n a_o universal_a palsy_n spread_v over_o the_o face_n of_o thing_n from_o her_o dire_a eye_n have_v run_v have_v not_o her_o thick_a snake_n hide_v they_o from_o the_o sun_n 49._o now_o have_v the_o night_n companion_n from_o her_o den_n where_o all_o the_o busy_a day_n she_o close_o do_v lie_v with_o her_o soft_a wing_n wipe_v from_o the_o brow_n of_o man_n day_n be_v sweat_n and_o by_o a_o gentle_a tyranny_n and_o sweet_a oppression_n kind_o cheat_v they_o of_o all_o their_o care_n tame_v the_o rebellious_a eye_n of_o sorrow_n with_o a_o soft_a and_o downy_a hand_n seal_v all_o breast_n in_o a_o lethaean_a band_n 50._o when_o the_o erinnys_n her_o black_a pinion_n spread_v and_o come_v to_o bethlem_n where_o the_o cruel_a king_n have_v now_o retire_v himself_o and_o borrow_v his_o breast_n a_o while_n from_o care_n be_v unquiet_a sting_n such_o as_o at_o thebes_n dire_a feast_n she_o show_v her_o head_n her_o sulphur-breathed_n torch_n brandish_v such_o to_o the_o fright_a palace_n now_o she_o come_v and_o with_o soft_a foot_n search_v the_o silent_a room_n 51_o by_o herod_n now_o be_v bear_v the_o sceptre_n which_o of_o old_a great_a david_n sway_v who_o right_a by_o david_n image_n so_o long_o wear_v himself_o a_o stranger_n to_o his_o own_o have_v make_v and_o from_o the_o head_n of_o judahs_n house_n quite_o tear_v the_o crown_n for_o which_o upon_o their_o neck_n he_o lay_v a_o sad_a yoke_n under_o which_o they_o sigh_v in_o vain_a and_o look_v on_o their_o lose_a state_n sigh_v again_o 52_o up_o through_o the_o spacious_a palace_n pass_v she_o to_o where_o the_o king_n proudly-reposed_n head_n if_o any_o can_v be_v soft_a to_o tyranny_n and_o selfe-tormenting_a sin_n have_v a_o soft_a bed_n she_o think_v not_o fit_v such_o he_o her_o face_n shall_v see_v as_o it_o be_v see_v by_o hell_n and_o see_v with_o dread_n to_o change_v her_o face_n style_v she_o do_v devise_v and_o in_o a_o pale_a ghost_n shape_n to_o spare_v his_o eye_n 53_o herself_o a_o while_n she_o lay_v a_o side_n and_o make_v ready_a to_o personate_v a_o mortal_a part_n joseph_n the_o king_n dead_a brother_n shape_n she_o take_v what_o he_o by_o nature_n be_v be_v she_o by_o art_n she_o come_v to_o the_o king_n and_o with_o her_o cold_a hand_n slake_v his_o spirit_n the_o spark_n of_o life_n and_o chill_v his_o heart_n life_n forge_n feign_v be_v her_o voice_n and_o false_a too_o be_v she_o say_v her_o word_n sleep_v thou_o fond_a man_n sleep_v thou_o 54_o so_o sleep_v a_o pilot_n who_o poor_a bark_n be_v press_v with_o many_o a_o mercylesse_a over_o master_v wave_n for_o who_o as_o dead_a the_o wrathful_a wind_n contest_v which_o of_o they_o deep_a shall_v dig_v her_o watery_a grave_n why_o do_v thou_o let_v thy_o brave_a soul_n lie_v suppress_v in_o deathlike_a slumber_n while_o thy_o danger_n crave_v a_o wake_a eye_n and_o hand_n look_v up_o and_o see_v the_o fate_n ripe_a in_o their_o great_a conspiracy_n 55_o know_v thou_o not_o how_o of_o the_o hebrew_n royal_a stem_n that_o old_a dry_a stock_n a_o despair_a branch_n be_v spring_v a_o most_o strange_a babe_n who_o here_o conceal_v by_o they_o in_o a_o neglect_a stable_n lie_v among_o beast_n and_o base_a straw_n already_o be_v the_o stream_n quite_o turn_v the_o ingrateful_a rebel_n this_o their_o young_a master_n with_o voice_n free_a as_o the_o trump_n of_o fame_n their_o new_a king_n and_o thy_o successor_n proclaim_v 56_o what_o busy_a motion_n what_o wild_a engine_n stand_v on_o tiptoe_n in_o their_o giddy_a brain_n the_o have_v fire_n already_o in_o their_o bosom_n and_o their_o hand_n already_o reach_v at_o a_o sword_n they_o hire_v poison_n to_o speed_v thou_o yet_o through_o all_o the_o land_n what_o one_o come_v to_o reveal_v what_o they_o conspire_v go_v now_o make_v much_o of_o these_o wage_n still_o their_o war_n and_o bring_v home_o on_o thy_o breast_n more_o thankless_a scar_n 57_o why_o do_v i_o spend_v my_o life_n and_o spill_v my_o blood_n that_o thy_o firm_a hand_n for_o ever_o may_v sustain_v a_o well-poised_a sceptre_n do_v it_o now_o seem_v good_a thy_o brother_n blood_n be-spilt_a like_v spend_v in_o vain_a against_o thy_o own_o son_n and_o brother_n thou_o have_v stand_v in_o arm_n when_o lesser_a cause_n be_v to_o complain_v and_o now_o cross_a fate_n a_o watch_n about_o thou_o keep_v can_v thou_o be_v careless_a now_o now_o can_v thou_o sleep_v 58._o where_o be_v thou_o man_n what_o cowardly_a mistake_n of_o thy_o great_a self_n have_v steal_v king_n herod_n from_o thou_o o_o call_v thyself_o home_o to_o thyself_o wake_v wake_v and_o fence_v the_o hang_a sword_n heaven_n throw_v upon_o thou_o redeem_v a_o worthy_a wrath_n rouse_v thou_o and_o shake_v thyself_o into_o a_o shape_n that_o may_v become_v thou_o be_v herod_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o miss_v from_o i_o immortal_a sting_n to_o thy_o great_a thought_n and_o thou_o 59_o so_o say_v her_o rich_a which_o to_o her_o wrist_n for_o a_o beseem_a bracelet_n she_o have_v tie_v a_o special_a worm_n it_o be_v as_o ever_o kiss_v the_o foamy_a lip_n of_o cerberus_n she_o apply_v to_o the_o king_n heart_n the_o snake_n no_o soon_o hiss_v but_o virtue_n hear_v it_o and_o away_o she_o hie_v dire_a flame_n diffuse_v themselves_o through_o every_o vein_n this_o do_v home_o to_o her_o hell_n she_o hie_v amain_o 60._o he_o wake_v and_o with_o he_o never_o to_o sleep_v new_a fear_n his_o sweat-bedewed_n bed_n have_v now_o betray_v he_o to_o a_o vast_a field_n of_o 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stand_v the_o worm_n of_o jealous_a envy_n and_o unrest_n to_o which_o he_o gnaw_v heart_n be_v the_o grow_a food_n make_v he_o impatient_a of_o the_o linger_a light_n hate_v the_o sweet_a peace_n of_o all-composing_a night_n 63._o a_o thousand_o prophecy_n that_o talk_v strange_a thing_n have_v sow_v of_o old_a these_o doubt_n in_o his_o deep_a breast_n and_o now_o of_o late_o come_v tributary_n king_n bring_v he_o nothing_o but_o new_a fear_n from_o the_o east_n more_o deep_a suspicion_n and_o more_o deadly_a sting_n with_o which_o his_o feav'rous_a care_n their_o cold_a increase_v and_o now_o his_o dream_n hell_n firebrand_n still_o more_o bright_a show_v he_o his_o fear_n and_o kill_v he_o with_o the_o sight_n 64._o no_o soon_o therefore_o