Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	king_n	prince_n	see_v	2,897	5	3.5419	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81229	The originall cause of temporall evils. The opinions of the most ancient heathens concerning it, examined by the sacred Scriptures, and referred unto them, as to the sourse and fountaine from whence they sprang. / By Meric Casaubon D.D.	Casaubon, Meric, 1599-1671.	1645 (1645)	Wing C809; Thomason E300_12; ESTC R200256	58,479	71

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and_o other_o so_o that_o of_o that_o word_n or_o what_o it_o signify_v no_o question_n at_o all_o can_v be_v make_v though_o plato_n mention_v it_o or_o at_o least_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o as_o out_o of_o use_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n antiquate_v in_o his_o day_n and_o this_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v it_o in_o the_o worst_a sense_n for_o a_o evil_a spirit_n will_v very_o well_o agree_v with_o what_o be_v write_v genesis_n iii_o 1._o and_o elsewhere_o of_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o serpent_n some_o question_n may_v be_v make_v whether_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o will_v much_o confirm_v this_o derivation_n be_v ever_o use_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o passage_n perchance_o yet_o to_o be_v find_v in_o ancient_a greek_a author_n may_v induce_v some_o to_o believe_v that_o it_o have_v as_o for_o example_n this_o distich_n of_o the_o anthology_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o to_o who_o the_o greek_a tongue_n have_v be_v much_o behold_n produce_v this_o very_a passage_n to_o prove_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereof_o much_o have_v be_v say_v before_o be_v sometime_o take_v for_o cacodaemon_n that_o be_v a_o devil_n whether_o they_o be_v lead_v into_o this_o error_n by_o those_o that_o first_o write_v upon_o those_o epigram_n or_o lead_v they_o into_o it_o i_o know_v not_o but_o a_o error_n it_o be_v as_o will_v easy_o appear_v to_o any_o that_o shall_v well_o examine_v the_o construction_n of_o the_o word_n which_o can_v stand_v with_o that_o interpretation_n neither_o be_v the_o jest_n or_o acumen_n of_o they_o any_o way_n improve_v by_o it_o but_o rather_o obscure_v and_o impair_v i_o do_v wonder_v say_v the_o poet_n to_o see_v a_o black_a maure_n professor_n of_o rhetoric_n such_o eloquence_n from_o such_o lip_n in_o another_o epigram_n to_o the_o very_a same_o purpose_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d triple_a lip_n to_o proceed_v so_o white_a a_o attire_n such_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n upon_o so_o black_a a_o skin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o here_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v translate_v either_o peritus_fw-la or_o deus_fw-la but_o the_o latter_a be_v not_o only_o more_o warrantable_a because_o common_a and_o ordinary_a but_o also_o in_o that_o sense_n that_o tully_n call_v plato_n deum_fw-la philosophiae_fw-la far_o more_o emphatical_a here_o be_v doubtless_o to_o be_v prefer_v and_o so_o indeed_o i_o find_v the_o word_n by_o some_o other_o that_o have_v write_v upon_o the_o same_o epigram_n well_o render_v and_o so_o much_o i_o have_v to_o say_v concern_v this_o etymology_n which_o make_v the_o word_n original_o a_o greek_a word_n other_o there_o be_v of_o the_o same_o kind_n mention_v by_o greek_a grammarian_n and_o other_o but_o obvious_a enough_o and_o in_o my_o judgement_n so_o little_a considerable_a that_o i_o think_v it_o needless_a to_o insist_v upon_o they_o here_o neither_o indeed_o will_v i_o eager_o contend_v with_o