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
A50474	Cardinal Mazarin's letters to Lewis XIV, the present King of France, on his love to the Cardinal's niece together with his secret negotiation with Don Lewis D'Haro, chief minister to the King of Spain.; Correspondence. English. Selections	Mazarin, Jules, 1602-1661.; Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.; Méndez de Haro, Luis, 1598-1661.	1691 (1691)	Wing M1540; ESTC R5209	91,866	304

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the_o protestation_n and_o un-interressedness_a which_o the_o prince_n show_v i_o entreat_v his_o excellency_n to_o permit_v i_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o have_v treat_v for_o ten_o or_o twelve_o year_n with_o he_o i_o must_v better_o know_v his_o humour_n than_o his_o excellency_n who_o know_v he_o only_o by_o the_o letter_n he_o receive_v from_o he_o by_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o agent_n and_o adherent_n of_o this_o prince_n and_o by_o the_o conduct_n he_o have_v hold_v for_o a_o certain_a time_n that_o have_v all_o his_o hope_n in_o the_o protection_n which_o his_o excellency_n promise_v he_o from_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n he_o must_v be_v very_o imprudent_a if_o he_o have_v not_o hold_v a_o very_a submissive_a