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	sorrow_n	weep_v	1,609	5	9.8568	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20686	The patterne of painefull aduentures Containing the most excellent, pleasant and variable historie of the strange accidents that befell vnto Prince Apollonius, the Lady Lucina his wife, and Tharsia his daughter. Wherein the vncertaintie of this world, and the fickle state of mans life are liuely described. Gathered into English by Laurence Tvvine Gentleman.	Twyne, Thomas, 1543-1613, attributed name.; Twyne, Laurence.	1594 (1594)	STC 709; ESTC S112705	52,838	92

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tharsus_n the_o pirate_n be_v in_o their_o course_n upon_o the_o sea_n by_o benefit_n of_o happy_a wind_n arrive_v at_o machilenta_n and_o come_v into_o the_o city_n now_o have_v they_o take_v many_o mo_z man_n and_o woman_n beside_o tharsia_n who_o all_o they_o bring_v a_o shore_n and_o set_v they_o to_o sell_v as_o slave_n for_o money_n then_o come_v there_o sundry_a to_o buy_v such_o as_o they_o lack_v for_o their_o purpose_n among_o who_o a_o most_o vile_a man-bawd_n behold_v the_o beauty_n and_o tender_a year_n of_o tharsia_n offer_v money_n large_o for_o she_o howbeit_o athanagoras_n who_o be_v prince_n of_o the_o same_o city_n behold_v likewise_o the_o noble_a countenance_n and_o regard_v the_o great_a discretion_n of_o the_o maiden_n in_o communication_n outbid_v the_o bawd_n and_o offer_v for_o she_o ten_o sesterce_n of_o gold_n but_o y_o e_o bawd_n be_v loath_a to_o loose_v so_o commodious_a a_o prey_n offer_v twenty_o and_o i_o will_v give_v thirty_o say_v athanagoras_n nay_o i_o will_v give_v forty_o say_v the_o bawd_n and_o i_o fifty_o quoth_v athanagoras_n and_o so_o they_o continue_v in_o outbid_v one_o a_o other_o until_o the_o bawd_n offer_v a_o hundred_o sesterce_n of_o gold_n to_o be_v pay_v ready_a down_o and_o whosoever_o will_v give_v more_o say_v he_o i_o will_v yet_o give_v ten_o sesterce_n more_o than_o he_o then_o prince_n athanagoras_n thus_o bethink_v he_o secret_o in_o his_o mind_n if_o i_o shall_v contend_v with_o the_o bawd_n to_o buy_v she_o at_o so_o high_a a_o price_n i_o must_v needs_o sell_v other_o slave_n to_o pay_v for_o she_o which_o be_v both_o loss_n and_o shame_n unto_o i_o wherefore_o i_o will_v suffer_v he_o to_o buy_v she_o and_o when_o he_o