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	see_v	4,869	5	3.5371	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12588	This is the dyalogus or co[m]munyng betwxt [sic] the wyse king Salomon and Marcolphus; Salomon et Marcolphus. English.		1492 (1492)	STC 22905; ESTC S120825	16,951	38

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well_o she_o desyryth_v thayre_n helthy_n she_o governyth_v the_o household_n she_o forwyth_o the_o helthe_n of_o her_o husband_n &_o household_n woman_n be_v the_o dilectaconn_n of_o alle_fw-mi thing_n she_o be_v the_o sweetness_n of_o youth_n she_o be_v the_o solace_n of_o joy_n of_o age_n she_o be_v gladness_n of_o childre_n she_o be_v joy_n of_o the_o day_n she_o be_v solace_n of_o the_o night_n she_o be_v the_o gladynd_n of_o labour_n of_o alle_fw-mi hevyness_n she_o be_v the_o forgete_a she_o servyth_v whithoute_n grutching_n and_o she_o shall_v watch_v my_o go_v out_o and_o my_o income_n thereupon_o answeryd_v marcolphus_fw-la he_o seyth_v truth_n that_o thinkyth_n with_o his_o herte_n as_o he_o spekyth_v with_o his_o mowth_n you_o have_v the_o woman_n in_o great_a favour_n &_o therefore_o you_o praise_v thaym_fw-mi rychesse_n nobylnesse_n fairness_n &_o wysedom_n be_v in_o you_o and_o therefore_o it_o behovyth_v you_o to_o love_v woman_n but_o you_o assure_v you_o one_o thing_n 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this_o be_v the_o dyalogus_fw-la or_o communing_n betwxt_v the_o wise_a king_n solomon_n and_o marcolphus_n ¶_o here_o begyn_v the_o dyalogus_fw-la or_o comynication_n betwixt_o solomon_n the_o king_n of_o jherusalem_fw-la and_o marcolphus_n that_o right_a rude_a and_o great_a of_o body_n be_v but_o right_o subtyll_o &_o wise_a of_o wit_n and_z full_a of_o undrestand_v as_o thereafter_o follow_v man_n shall_v here_o upon_o a_o season_n heretofore_o ask_v salomon_a full_a of_o wisdom_n and_o richesse_n sit_v upon_o the_o king_n sete_n or_o steal_v that_o be_v his_o fadres_n davyd_v saw_n come_v a_o man_n out_o of_o theste_n that_o be_v name_v marcolphus_a of_o visage_n great_o myshapen_v and_o foul_a nevyrthelesse_o he_o be_v right_a talkatyf_v elloquend_a &_o wise_a his_o wife_n have_v he_o with_o he_o which_o be_v more_o ferefull_a and_o rude_a to_o behold_v and_o as_o they_o be_v both_o come_fw-mi before_o king_n solomon_n he_o behold_v thaym_fw-mi well_o this_o marcolꝭ_n wa●_n of_o 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