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	lord_n	see_v	4,192	5	3.2926	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06289	The maides tragedy As it hath beene diuers times acted at the Blacke-friers by the Kings Maiesties Seruants.	Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.; Fletcher, John, 1579-1625. aut	1619 (1619)	STC 1677; ESTC S101186	45,244	82

my_o hand_n to_o thou_o behold_v the_o power_n thou_o have_v in_o i_o i_o do_v believe_v my_o sister_n be_v a_o whore_n a_o leprous_a one_o put_v up_o thy_o sword_n young_a man_n amint._n how_o shall_v i_o bear_v it_o then_o she_o be_v so_o i_o fear_v my_o friend_n that_o you_o will_v lose_v i_o short_o and_o i_o shall_v do_v a_o foul_a act_n on_o myself_o through_o these_o disgrace_n mel._n better_a half_n the_o land_n be_v bury_v quick_a together_o no_o amintor_n thou_o shall_v have_v ease_n of_o this_o adulterous_a king_n that_o draw_v she_o to_o it_o where_o get_v he_o the_o spirit_n to_o wrong_v i_o so_o amin._n what_o be_v it_o then_o to_o i_o if_o it_o be_v wrong_a to_o you_o mel._n why_o not_o so_o much_o the_o credit_n of_o our_o house_n be_v throw_v away_o but_o from_o his_o iron_n den_n i_o will_v waken_v death_n and_o hurl_v he_o on_o this_o king_n my_o honesty_n shall_v steel_n my_o sword_n and_o on_o my_o horrid_a point_n i_o will_v wear_v my_o cause_n that_o shall_v 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