Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	king_n	part_n	3,340	5	4.2304	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36945	Arcana aulica, or, Walsingham's manual of prudential maxims for the states-man and the courtier; Traicté de la cour. Part 2. English	Refuge, Eustache de, d. 1617.; Walsingham, Francis, Sir, 1530?-1590.; Walsingham, Edward, d. 1663.	1652 (1652)	Wing D2683; ESTC R15739	68,004	176

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conspiracy_n against_o nero_n and_o bring_v to_o witness_v it_o a_o servant_n of_o petronius_n his_o corrupt_a by_o he_o chap._n 30._o confirmation_n of_o slander_n under_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o feign_a friendship_n and_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o prince_n to_o the_o accuser_n i_o say_v before_o that_o to_o confirm_v calumny_n the_o affection_n of_o the_o prince_n to_o the_o slanderer_n do_v much_o conduce_v and_o for_o this_o reason_n do_v sejanus_n endeavour_v to_o make_v the_o e●ip_n ess_n livia_n jealous_a of_o agrippina_n germanicus_n his_o widow_n choose_v julius_n posthumus_n to_o do_v it_o who_o as_o tacitus_n affirm_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o adu●●eries_n with_o mutilia_n prisca_n the_o empress_n favourite_n be_v very_o gracious_a with_o livia_n but_o calumny_n never_o succeed_v so_o easy_o as_o when_o they_o be_v use_v against_o one_o already_o suspect_v by_o the_o prince_n for_o it_o be_v very_o