Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	witness_n	work_n	write_v	29	3	4.7152	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36034	The historical library of Diodorus the Sicilian in fifteen books : the first five contain the antiquities of Egypt, Asia, Africa, Greece, the islands, and Europe : the last ten an historical account of the affairs of the Persians, Grecians, Macedonians and other parts of the world : to which are added the fragments of Diodorus that are found in the Bibliotheca of Photius : together with those publish'd by H. Valesius, L. Rhodomannus, and F. Ursinus / made English by G. Booth ..., Esq.; Bibliotheca historica. English	Diodorus, Siculus.; Booth, George, 17th/18th cent.; Valois, Henri de, 1603-1676.; Rhodoman, Lorenz, 1546-1606.; Photius, Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople, ca. 820-ca. 891. Bibliotheca.; Orsini, Fulvio, 1529-1600.	1700 (1700)	Wing D1512; ESTC R15327	1,369,223	858

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into_o aetolia_n in_o order_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n with_o the_o joint_a assistance_n of_o both_o nation_n the_o aetolian_n join_v very_o ready_o and_o deliver_v to_o he_o for_o the_o service_n seven_o thousand_o soldier_n then_o he_o stir_v up_o his_o messenger_n the_o locrian_o and_o phocian_o and_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n to_o stand_v up_o for_o their_o liberty_n and_o to_o free_a greece_n from_o the_o macedonian_a yoke_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o wealthy_a man_n among_o the_o athenian_n 321._o ant._n ch._n 321._o dissuade_v they_o from_o the_o war_n but_o the_o rabble_n be_v for_o carry_v it_o on_o with_o all_o the_o vigour_n imaginable_a whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o who_o be_v for_o war_n and_o have_v nothing_o to_o live_v upon_o but_o their_o pay_n be_v far_o the_o great_a number_n to_o which_o sort_n of_o man_n philip_n be_v use_v to_o say_v war_n be_v as_o peace_n and_o peace_n as_o war._n forthwith_o therefore_o the_o orator_n who_o be_v in_o a_o body_n together_o and_o close_v with_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o people_n write_v down_o the_o decree_n that_o the_o athenian_n shall_v take_v upon_o they_o the_o care_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o common_a liberty_n of_o greece_n and_o shall_v free_v all_o the_o greek_a city_n from_o their_o several_a garrison_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v rig_v out_o a_o fleet_n of_o forty_o galley_n of_o three_o tire_n of_o oar_n and_o two_o hundred_o of_o four_o tire_v of_o oar_n and_o that_o all_o athenian_n under_o forty_o year_n of_o age_n shall_v take_v up_o arm_n that_o three_o of_o the_o tribe_n shall_v keep_v watch_n and_o ward_n in_o athens_n and_o the_o other_o seven_o shall_v be_v always_o ready_a to_o march_v abroad_o moreover_o ambassador_n be_v send_v to_o all_o the_o city_n of_o greece_n to_o inform_v they_o that_o the_o people_n of_o athens_n in_o the_o first_o