Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	withdraw_v	world_n	year_n	13	3	4.1506	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08598	The harmonie of Holie Scriptures vvith the seuerall sentences of sundry learned and vvorthy vvriters : collected for the comfort of all such as are desirous to seeke after theyr soules health / by I.B.	Bentley, James.	1600 (1600)	STC 1891.5; ESTC S1177	217,904	567

a_o orator_n plato_n plato_n or_o so_o mighty_a a_o enchanter_n as_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v for_o it_o subtle_o persuade_v we_o the_o contrary_a of_o that_o which_o we_o often_o both_o see_v in_o other_o and_o feel_v in_o ourselves_o for_o notwithstanding_o that_o we_o know_v our_o own_o frailty_n and_o that_o we_o must_v die_v yet_o what_o wrong_n what_o hatred_n what_o labour_v of_o the_o body_n and_o molestation_n of_o our_o mind_n do_v we_o greedy_o devise_v and_o daily_o begin_v afresh_o even_o as_o it_o be_v in_o hope_n or_o rather_o full_a assurance_n of_o so_o much_o time_n of_o life_n as_o shall_v be_v sufficient_a to_o finish_v our_o determination_n and_o suffer_v we_o to_o enjoy_v the_o desire_a fruit_n of_o our_o enterprise_n right_o therefore_o say_v the_o philosopher_n socrates_n socrates_n that_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o all_o evil_n that_o happen_v to_o man_n be_v man_n himself_o for_o he_o through_o his_o greedy_a lust_n and_o covetous_a desire_n be_v both_o 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