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	time_n	town_n	4,011	4	6.1166	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01682	The praise of a good name The reproch of an ill name. Wherin euery one may see the fame that followeth laudable actions, and the infamy that cometh by the contrary. With certaine pithy apothegues, very profitable for this age, by C.G.	Gibbon, Charles, fl. 1589-1604.	1594 (1594)	STC 11819; ESTC S113889	37,552	56

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age_n neighbour_n and_o friend_n i_o go_v not_o about_o to_o beard_v any_o man_n especial_o such_o as_o be_v civil_a for_o i_o be_o of_o this_o mind_n he_o that_o offer_v i_o the_o least_o pleasure_n shall_v find_v i_o ready_a to_o requite_v it_o if_o displeasure_n without_o cause_n ego_fw-la illum_fw-la flocci_fw-la pendo_fw-la have_v you_o not_o such_o among_o you_o as_o make_v a_o comment_n of_o man_n credit_n that_o malign_v those_o that_o carry_v not_o their_o mind_n that_o jest_n and_o iere_n at_o other_o misery_n that_o will_v talk_v what_o they_o please_v without_o controlment_n that_o be_v of_o no_o account_n and_o yet_o be_v countenance_v be_v there_o not_o many_o whisperer_n and_o 〈…〉_o that_o go_v between_o the_o bark_n 〈◊〉_d tree_n which_o do_v d●_n 〈◊〉_d and_o exasperate_v great_a man_n to_o take_v away_o all_o estimation_n an●●●eing_v from_o good_a man_n &_o make_v but_o a_o sport_n of_o it_o and_o yet_o s._n hierome_n say_v he_o that_o diminish_v the_o love_n in_o a_o 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