Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	abel_n	become_v	cain_n	42	3	10.4472	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43199	Ductor historicus, or, A short system of universal history and an introduction to the study of that science containing a chronology of the most celebrated persons and actions from the creation to this time, a compendious history of ... transactions ... of the ancient monarchies and governments of the world, an account of the writings of the most noted historians ... together with definitions and explications of terms used in history and chronology, and general instructions for the reading of history / partly translated from the French of M. de Vallemont, but chiefly composed anew by W.J., M.A.	Hearne, Thomas, 1678-1735.; Vallemont, abbé de (Pierre Le Lorrain), 1649-1721. Elémens de l'histoire.	1698 (1698)	Wing H1309; ESTC R15760	279,844	444

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set_a number_n of_o noble_n venice_n genoa_n etc._n etc._n have_v this_o kind_n of_o government_n v._o democracy_n be_v a_o government_n where_o the_o people_n have_v all_o the_o authority_n old_a rome_n and_o athens_n flourish_v under_o this_o kind_n of_o republic_n vi_o oligarchy_n be_v the_o government_n of_o a_o few_o of_o which_o kind_n at_o p●●●ent_n be_v venice_n and_o genoa_n vii_o ochlocracy_n be_v where_o the_o mob_n dispose_v of_o all_o at_o pleasure_n chap._n iu_o division_n of_o history_n there_o be_v great_a dispute_n among_o the_o school_n how_o to_o divide_v history_n but_o we_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o be_v engage_v in_o either_o of_o their_o quarrel_n look_v upon_o they_o as_o frivolous_a and_o of_o no_o consequence_n and_o therefore_o content_v ourselves_o with_o affirm_v 1._o that_o justus_n lipsius_n epist._n 61._o cent._n miscel._n who_o divide_v history_n into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v true_a and_o 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