Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	great_a	people_n	see_v	5,614	4	3.3572	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52102	Epigrams of Martial, Englished with some other pieces, ancient and modern.; Epigrammata. English. Selections	Martial.; Killigrew, Henry, 1613-1700.	1695 (1695)	Wing M830; ESTC R20924	97,802	340

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toil_n not_o to_o be_v tell_v o_o wood_n o_o fount_n o_o anxur_n pleasant_a strand_n where_o roll_a wave_n wash_v over_o the_o glitter_a sand_n where_o even_o from_o bed_n you_o divers_a water_n see_v here_o boat_n on_o river_n glide_v there_o on_o the_o sea_n but_o some_o will_v urge_v you_o do_v not_o here_o behold_v the_o capitol_n the_o temple_n rich_a with_o gold_n embellish_v which_o in_o gorgeousness_n draw_v nigh_o the_o heaven_n they_n represent_v and_o with_o they_o vie_v rome_n august_n bath_n nor_o theatre_n be_v here_o her_o grandeur_n do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o appear_v before_o you_o both_o advantage_n i_o lay_v and_o now_o i_o fancy_n i_o do_v hear_v you_o say_v as_o man_n when_o with_o ill_a wife_n they_o can_v agree_v rome_n divorce_n take_v what_o be_v thou_o render_v what_o be_v i_o to_o i_o ep._n 53._o a_o epitaph_n on_o scorpus_fw-la i_o be_o that_o scorpus_fw-la glory_n of_o the_o race_n rome_n admire_v joy_n but_o joy_n for_o a_o short_a space_n among_o the_o 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