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
A14531	Introduction to wisedome Banket of sapience. Preceptes of Agapetus.; Ad sapientiam introductio. English	Vives, Juan Luis, 1492-1540.; Morison, Richard, Sir, d. 1556.; Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.; Paynell, Thomas.	1550 (1550)	STC 24849; ESTC S112565	93,518	450

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the_o governor_n perish_v &_o go_v to_o wrack_n even_o so_o do_v the_o citce_n for_o if_o a_o subject_n do_v amiss_o he_o hurt_v himself_o more_o grevouse_o than_o the_o wealth_n publyke_o but_o when_o the_o ruler_n the_o governor_n or_o prince_n mysdoo_v he_o hurt_v the_o hell_n comminaltee_fw-mi therefore_o ●oeasmuch_o as_o he_o must_v gyve_v a_o straight_o count_v if_o he_o rule_v not_o well_o it_o be_v needful_a that_o he_o with_o exquisite_a diligence_n both_o speak_v and_o do_v every_o thing_n and_o so_o avoid_v all_o danger_n the_o cercle_fw-la and_o wheel_v of_o these_o worldly_a thing_n be_v often_o time_n turn_v the_o which_o at_o turn_v sometime_o this_o way_n sometime_o that_o way_n true_o in_o these_o thing_n be_v no_o equalitee_n for_o in_o they_o be_v neither_o constancy_n nor_o yet_o any_o sure_a foundation_n therefore_o o_o most_o mighty_a emperor_n emonge_o these_o thaungeable_a movynge_n and_o unstedynesse_n of_o thing_n look_v that_o thou_o have_v a_o steadfast_a 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