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	time_n	5,928	5	3.4202	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06341	The prouerbes of the noble and woorthy souldier Sir Iames Lopez de Mendoza Marques of Santillana with the paraphrase of D. Peter Diaz of Toledo: wherin is contained whatsoeuer is necessarie to the leading of an honest and vertuous life. Translated out of Spanishe by Barnabe Googe.; Proverbios. English	Santillana, Iñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de, 1398-1458.; Googe, Barnabe, 1540-1594.; Pedro, de Toledo, Bishop of Málaga, d. 1499.	1579 (1579)	STC 16809; ESTC S108829	87,267	250

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either_o honour_n or_o any_o good_a thing_n to_o happen_v to_o any_o that_o be_v of_o the_o same_o call_n that_o they_o themselves_o be_v and_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o vile_a nature_n that_o can_v be_v in_o a_o man_n so_o as_o many_o time_n the_o envious_a person_n without_o any_o just_a cause_n at_o all_o become_v a_o mortal_a enemy_n to_o his_o neighbour_n according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o saint_n gregory_n in_o his_o pastoral_n where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o envious_a man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o clear_v his_o heart_n from_o the_o venom_n that_o be_v there_o congeal_a discover_v himself_o and_o fall_v to_o work_v of_o mischief_n open_o whereupon_o our_o saviour_n christ_n