Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	build_v	call_v	year_n	4,178	4	4.8591	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20686	The patterne of painefull aduentures Containing the most excellent, pleasant and variable historie of the strange accidents that befell vnto Prince Apollonius, the Lady Lucina his wife, and Tharsia his daughter. Wherein the vncertaintie of this world, and the fickle state of mans life are liuely described. Gathered into English by Laurence Tvvine Gentleman.	Twyne, Thomas, 1543-1613, attributed name.; Twyne, Laurence.	1594 (1594)	STC 709; ESTC S112705	52,838	92

the_o pattern_n of_o painful_a adventure_n contain_v the_o most_o excellent_a pleasant_a and_o variable_a history_n of_o the_o strange_a accident_n that_o befall_v unto_o prince_n apollonius_n the_o lady_n lucina_n his_o wife_n and_o tharsia_n his_o daughter_n wherein_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o this_o world_n and_o the_o fickle_a state_n of_o man_n life_n be_v lively_o describe_v gather_v into_o english_a by_o laurence_n twine_v gentleman_n imprint_v at_o london_n by_o valentine_n simmes_n for_o the_o widow_n newman_n to_o the_o worshipful_a master_n john_n donning_n customer_n and_o jurate_n of_o the_o town_n of_o rye_n in_o sussex_n be_v diverse_o move_v in_o mind_n to_o signify_v my_o good_a will_n and_o hearty_a love_n towards_o you_o gentle_a m._n donning_n i_o can_v not_o devise_v any_o mean_n more_o effectual_a then_o by_o present_v the_o same_o to_o you_o which_o have_v cost_v i_o some_o small_a labour_n and_o travel_v not_o seem_v thereby_o to_o acquit_v your_o manifold_a courtesy_n towards_o i_o diverse_o extend_v but_o rather_o to_o discharge_v i_o of_o the_o note_n of_o ingratitude_n which_o otherwise_o i_o may_v seem_v to_o incur_v wherefore_o in_o steed_n of_o a_o great_a present_n to_o countervail_v your_o friendlines_n i_o be_o bold_a in_o the_o set_n forth_o of_o this_o simple_a pamflet_n under_o your_o name_n to_o make_v a_o proffer_n of_o my_o thankful_a heart_n to_o you_o again_o wherein_o though_o want_v of_o far_a ability_n appear_v yet_o be_v there_o be_v no_o let_v but_o that_o a_o wel-willing_a heart_n may_v be_v express_v yea_o in_o the_o small_a gift_n now_o if_o haply_o the_o argument_n hereof_o appear_v unto_o you_o other_o than_o you_o can_v much_o wish_v or_o i_o well_o afford_v yet_o have_v i_o no_o fear_n of_o any_o great_a mislike_v consider_v your_o natural_a disposition_n which_o be_v to_o be_v delight_v with_o honest_a pleasure_n and_o commendable_a recreation_n and_o not_o to_o lie_v evermore_o welter_v as_o it_o be_v in_o doleful_a dumpishnesse_n which_o thing_n do_v put_v i_o in_o the_o great_a hope_n that_o this_o work_n will_v be_v the_o welcome_a unto_o you_o especial_o consider_v the_o delectable_a variety_n and_o the_o often_o change_n and_o chance_v contain_v in_o this_o present_a history_n which_o can_v but_o much_o stir_v up_o the_o mind_n and_o sense_n unto_o sundry_a affection_n what_o ever_o it_o be_v take_v it_o i_o beseech_v you_o in_o good_a part_n in_o stead_n of_o some_o better_a thing_n which_o i_o may_v well_o afford_v promise_v the_o same_o when_o occasion_n shall_v serve_v not_o be_v at_o this_o present_a so_o well_o furnish_v as_o i_o can_v wish_v of_o god_n to_o who_o good_a grace_n i_o recommend_v you_o and_o you_o both_o now_o and_o evermore_o your_o worship_n to_o use_v laurence_n twine_n the_o table_n how_o antiochus_n commit_v incest_n with_o his_o own_o daughter_n and_o behead_v such_o as_o sue_v unto_o she_o for_o marriage_n if_o they_o can_v not_o resolve_v his_o question_n chap._n 1_o how_o apollonius_n arrive_v at_o antiochia_n resolve_v the_o king_n question_n and_o how_o taliarchus_n be_v send_v to_o slay_v he_o chap._n 2_o how_o taliarchus_n not_o find_v apollonius_n at_o tyrus_n depart_v joyful_o and_o apollonius_n arrive_v at_o tharsus_n relieve_v the_o city_n with_o victual_n chap._n 3_o how_o apollonius_n depart_v from_o tharsus_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o stranguilio_n and_o dionisiades_n his_o wife_n commit_v shipwreck_n and_o be_v relieve_v by_o altistrate_n king_n of_o pentapolis_n chap._n 4_o how_o lucina_n king_n altistrate_n daughter_n desirous_a to_o hear_v apollonius_n adventure_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o he_o chap._n 5_o how_o apollonius_n be_v make_v schoolmaster_n to_o lucina_n and_o how_o she_o prefer_v the_o love_n of_o he_o above_o all_o the_o nobility_n of_o pentapolis_n chap._n 6_o how_o apollonius_n be_v marry_v to_o the_o lady_n lucina_n and_o hear_v of_o king_n antiochus_n death_n depart_v with_o his_o wife_n towards_o his_o own_o country_n of_o tyrus_n chap._n 7_o how_o fair_a lucina_n die_v in_o travel_n of_o child_n upon_o the_o sea_n and_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o water_n be_v cast_v on_o land_n at_o ephesus_n and_o take_v home_o by_o cerimon_n a_o physician_n chap._n 8_o how_o lucina_n be_v restore_v to_o life_n by_o one_o of_o cerimon_n the_o physicians_n scholar_n and_o how_o cerimon_n adopt_v she_o to_o his_o daughter_n and_o place_v she_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o diana_n chap._n 9_o how_o apollonius_n arrive_v at_o tharsus_n deliver_v his_o young_a daughter_n tharsia_n unto_o stranguilio_n and_o dionisiades_n to_o be_v bring_v up_o and_o how_o the_o nurse_n lie_v in_o her_o death_n bed_n declare_v unto_o tharsia_n who_o be_v her_o parent_n chap._n 10_o how_o after_o the_o death_n of_o ligozide_n the_o nurse_n dionisiades_n envy_v at_o the_o beauty_n of_o tharsia_n conspire_v her_o death_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v accomplish_v by_o a_o villain_n of_o the_o country_n chap._n 11_o how_o certain_a pirate_n rescue_v tharsia_n when_o she_o shall_v have_v be_v slay_v and_o carry_v she_o unto_o the_o city_n machilenta_n to_o be_v sell_v among_o other_o bondslave_n chap._n 12_o how_o the_o pirate_n which_o steal_v away_o tharsia_n bring_v she_o to_o the_o city_n machilenta_n and_o sell_v she_o to_o a_o common_a bawd_n and_o how_o she_o preserve_v her_o virginity_n cha._n 13_o how_o tharsia_n withstand_v a_o second_o assault_n of_o her_o virginity_n and_o by_o what_o mean_v she_o be_v preserve_v chap._n 14_o how_o apollonius_n come_v to_o tharsus_n and_o not_o find_v his_o daughter_n lament_v her_o suppose_a death_n and_o take_v ship_n again_o be_v drive_v by_o a_o tempest_n to_o michalenta_n where_o tharsia_n be_v chap._n 15_o how_o athanagoras_n prince_n of_o machilenta_n see_v the_o beauty_n of_o apollonius_n ship_n go_v aboard_o of_o it_o and_o do_v the_o best_a he_o can_v to_o comfort_v he_o chap._n 16_o how_o anathagoras_n send_v for_o tharsia_n to_o make_v her_o father_n apollonius_n merry_a and_o how_o after_o long_a circumstance_n they_o come_v into_o knowledge_n one_o of_o another_o chap._n 17_o how_o apollonius_n leave_v off_o mourning_n come_v into_o the_o city_n machilenta_n where_o he_o command_v the_o bawd_n to_o be_v burn_v and_o how_o tharsia_n be_v marry_v unto_o prince_n athanagoras_n chap._n 18_o how_o apollonius_n meaning_n to_o sail_v into_o his_o own_o country_n by_o tharsus_n be_v command_v by_o a_o angel_n in_o the_o night_n to_o go_v to_o ephesus_n and_o there_o to_o declare_v all_o his_o adventure_n in_o the_o church_n with_o a_o loud_a voice_n chap._n 19_o how_o apollonius_n come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o wife_n the_o lady_n lucina_n and_o how_o they_o rejoice_v at_o the_o meeting_n of_o each_o other_o chap._n 20_o how_o apollonius_n depart_v from_o ephesus_n and_o sail_v himself_o his_o wife_n his_o son_n and_o daughter_n unto_o antiochia_n and_o then_o to_o tyrus_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o tharsus_n where_o he_o revenge_v himself_o upon_o stranguilio_n and_o dionisiades_n chap._n 21_o how_o apollonius_n sail_v from_o tharsus_n to_o visit_v his_o father_n in_o law_n altistrate_n king_n of_o pentapolis_n who_o die_v not_o long_o after_o apollonius_n come_v thither_o chap._n 22_o how_o apollonius_n reward_v the_o fisherman_n that_o relieve_v he_o after_o he_o have_v suffer_v shipwreck_n how_o he_o deal_v also_o with_o old_a calamitus_n and_o likewise_o with_o the_o pirate_n that_o steal_v away_o tharsia_n chap._n 23_o how_o apollonius_n have_v a_o young_a son_n and_o heir_n by_o his_o wife_n lucina_n likewise_o of_o apollonius_n age_n and_o how_o he_o die_v with_o some_o other_o accident_n thereunto_o incident_a chap._n 24_o finis_fw-la the_o first_o chapter_n how_o antiochus_n commit_v incest_n with_o his_o own_o daughter_n and_o behead_v such_o as_o sue_v unto_o she_o for_o marriage_n if_o they_o can_v not_o resolve_v his_o question_n the_o most_o famous_a and_o mighty_a king_n antiochus_n 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mother_n and_o in_o what_o country_n suppose_v thou_o be_v thou_o bear_v tharsia_n answer_v why_o nurse_n why_o ask_v you_o i_o this_o question_n stranguilio_n be_v my_o father_n dionisiades_n my_o mother_n and_o i_o be_v bear_v in_o tharsus_n then_o sigh_v the_o nurse_n and_o say_v no_o sweet_a tharsia_n no_o thou_o be_v deceive_v but_o harken_v unto_o i_o and_o i_o will_v declare_v unto_o thou_o the_o beginning_n of_o thy_o birth_n to_o the_o intent_n thou_o may_v know_v how_o to_o guide_v thyself_o after_o my_o death_n apollonius_n y_fw-fr e_o prince_n of_o tyrus_n be_v thy_o father_n and_o lucina_n king_n altistrate_n daughter_n be_v thy_o mother_n who_o be_v in_o travel_n with_o thou_o die_v after_o thou_o be_v bear_v and_o thy_o father_n apollonius_n enclose_v her_o body_n in_o a_o chest_n with_o princely_a ornament_n lay_v twenty_o talent_n of_o gold_n at_o her_o head_n and_o as_o much_o at_o her_o foot_n in_o silver_n with_o a_o schedule_n write_v and_o throw_v the_o chest_n 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