Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	call_v	great_a	year_n	5,893	4	4.5292	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07982	Ciuill considerations vpon many and sundrie histories, as well ancient as moderne, and principallie vpon those of Guicciardin Containing sundry rules and precepts for princes, common-wealths, captaines, coronels, ambassadours and others, agents and seruants of princes, with sundry aduertisements and counsels concerning a ciuill life, gathered out of the examples of the greatest princes and common-wealths in Christendome. Handled after the manner of a discourse, by the Lord Remy of Florence, and done into French by Gabriel Chappuys, Tourangeau, and out of French into English, by W.T.; Considerationi civili sopra l'historie di Francesco Guicciardini e d'altri historici. English	Nannini, Remigio, 1521?-1581?; Traheron, W., attributed name.; W. T., fl. 1601.	1601 (1601)	STC 18348; ESTC S113070	207,479	260

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succour_n though_o far_o off_o from_o the_o lord_n of_o venice_n the_o league_n and_o confederacy_n be_v then_o much_o better_a which_o be_v make_v with_o neighbour_n near_o at_o hand_n and_o those_o which_o may_v be_v easy_o call_v and_o may_v easy_o help_v but_o those_o which_o be_v bind_v in_o a_o league_n and_o require_v to_o give_v succour_n and_o nevertheless_o defer_v the_o give_v thereof_o or_o be_v cold_a in_o send_v put_v their_o friend_n in_o danger_n purchase_v blame_n to_o themselves_o and_o the_o name_n and_o report_n to_o be_v cold_a friend_n and_o little_a friendly_a and_o by_o this_o coldness_n they_o mar_v all_o the_o business_n which_o may_v have_v bring_v honour_n and_o profit_n to_o all_o for_o those_o which_o demand_n aid_n be_v hot_a in_o their_o attempt_n and_o if_o they_o which_o be_v call_v be_v cold_a mix_v this_o with_o that_o it_o make_v a_o lukewarmness_a which_o be_v nothing_o worth_a and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o league_n for_o the_o most_o 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