Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	work_n	worthy_a	year_n	51	3	4.5947	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01394	An answer to several letters written by Scotish gentlemen in His Majesties dominions beyond the seas to the master & governors of the Scotish Corporation and Hospital in London, giving a true account of the erection of the said company, and its progress from the year 1664, to 1677, for the satisfaction of such as desire that information.	Renney, John.; Scottish Corporation in London.	1677 (1677)	Wing A3375; ESTC R170322	5,241	7

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we_o need_v not_o put_v you_o in_o mind_n that_o many_o useful_a and_o great_a work_n have_v have_v their_o rise_n from_o low_a and_o fortuitous_a beginning_n your_o own_o and_o the_o experience_n of_o the_o world_n be_v sufficient_o furnish_v with_o many_o instance_n of_o this_o nature_n yet_o that_o you_o may_v the_o more_o full_o understand_v the_o original_a and_o progress_n of_o our_o society_n by_o the_o accidental_a motive_n and_o real_a cause_n of_o its_o establishment_n take_v the_o pain_n gentleman_n to_o be_v inform_v that_o in_o the_o year_n 1664_o a_o worthy_a member_n of_o this_o society_n who_o be_v still_o alive_a be_v visit_v with_o a_o long_a fit_a of_o sickness_n and_o in_o doubt_n of_o life_n resolve_v to_o communicate_v to_o the_o poor_a of_o his_o country_n who_o he_o find_v to_o be_v numerous_a and_o under_o great_a strait_n part_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o those_o his_o labour_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v be_v please_v to_o bless_v with_o success_n but_o his_o 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