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	time_n	year_n	9,128	5	4.5915	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34603	Ouranoskopia, or, The contemplation of the heavens, in a perpetual speculum, or general prognostication for ever wherein is succinctly demonstrated the names and natures of the signs, planets and aspects, terms of art, order of the spheres, the colours, magnitudes, motions, solid proportions and distances of the seven planets from the earth ... / by Iames Corss ...	Corss, James.	1662 (1662)	Wing C6347; ESTC R32521	53,179	98

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the_o conjunction_n or_o opposition_n of_o the_o luminary_n precede_v the_o ingress_n the_o next_o for_o the_o ingress_n itself_o and_o the_o three_o for_o the_o conjunction_n or_o opposition_n succcede_v it_o notwithstanding_o haly_n himself_o be_v of_o another_o opinion_n as_o appear_v lib._n 8._o cap._n 3._o de_fw-fr jud._n astrorum_fw-la to_o who_o guido_n assent_v part_n

full_a sea_n at_o aberdeen_n at_o 10_o h._n at_o 11_o m._n past_a at_o dundie_n or_o st._n andrews_n at_o 11_o h._n 51_o m._n and_o at_o dumbar_n at_o 6_o h._n 36_o min._n finis_fw-la postscript_n reader_n a_o urgent_a business_n into_o the_o west_n occasion_v my_o remotion_n from_o the_o press_n which_o do_v exceed_o impede_fw-la my_o necessary_a attendance_n thereon_o nevertheless_o at_o my_o return_n i_o diligent_o examine_v the_o print_a sheet_n and_o i_o can_v but_o high_o commend_v the_o diligence_n and_o circumspection_n of_o the_o printer_n who_o not_o be_v acquaint_v with_o this_o kind_n of_o learning_n and_o which_o be_v more_o not_o have_v my_o attendance_n for_o correction_n of_o the_o errata_n yet_o have_v sufficient_o acquit_v themselves_o however_o if_o thou_o in_o thy_o perusal_n meet_v with_o any_o fault_n whither_o literal_a sylabical_a dictional_a or_o sententional_a for_o it_o be_v impossible_a consider_v the_o premise_n to_o evade_v some_o or_o all_o of_o these_o especial_o in_o a_o work_n of_o this_o nature_n etc._n etc._n i_o request_v thy_o courtesy_n to_o amend_v it_o with_o thy_o pen_n omit_v all_o censorious_a imputation_n in_o the_o several_a proposition_n of_o astronomy_n i_o confess_v i_o shall_v have_v be_v somewhat_o more_o plain_a in_o give_v you_o the_o practical_a operation_n by_o the_o sin_n and_o tangent_n as_o i_o do_v there_o several_a analogy_n but_o presuppose_v the_o ingenious_a to_o understand_v the_o latter_a he_o can_v but_o with_o small_a pain_n overcome_v the_o former_a beside_o it_o will_v have_v exceed_v my_o limit_n in_o this_o place_n to_o have_v illustrate_v the_o whole_a proposition_n in_o astronomy_n by_o precept_n and_o example_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v so_o brief_a can_v i_o possible_o have_v procure_v more_o time_n which_o by_o no_o mean_n will_v be_v grant_v and_o therefore_o i_o reserve_v these_o until_o a_o more_o convenient_a opportunity_n farewell_n die_fw-la veneris_fw-la 18_o apr._n 4_o h._n 30_o m._n a._n m._n 1662._o soli_fw-la deo_fw-la gloria_fw-la the_o content_n chapter_n i._n of_o the_o name_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o sign_n planet_n and_o aspect_n pag._n 1_o chap._n 2._o of_o several_a term_n of_o art_n necessary_a for_o all_o student_n to_o understand_v p._n 3_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o systemn_v of_o the_o world_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o earth_n p._n 5_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n p._n 8_o chap._n 5._o to_o find_v how_o long_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o eclipse_n continue_v and_o when_o they_o begin_v and_o end_v p._n 13_o chap_n 6._o the_o name_n of_o the_o region_n city_n and_o town_n subject_n to_o the_o sign_n and_o planet_n p._n 15_o chap._n 7._o to_o prognosticate_v the_o natural_a portent_n of_o eclipse_n p._n 17_o chap._n 8._o to_o find_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o year_n and_o four_o quarter_n thereof_o p._n 19_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o twelve_o celestial_a house_n p._n 20_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o distance_n magnitude_n and_o colour_n of_o the_o seven_o planet_n p._n 22_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o tree_n herb_n and_o plant_n under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o seven_o planet_n p._n 28_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o particular_a disease_n which_o the_o planet_n signify_v p._n 31_o chap._n 13._o show_v how_o to_o rectify_v a_o nativity_n by_o the_o trutine_v of_o herms_n p._n 32_o chap._n 14._o of_o the_o year_n what_o it_o be_v and_o the_o quantity_n thereof_o p._n 38_o chap._n 15._o of_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o wether_n from_o the_o celestial_a body_n p._n 39_o chap._n 16._o how_o to_o prognosticate_v more_o particular_o of_o the_o wether_n by_o the_o planet_n mutual_a aspect_n p._n 42_o chap._n 17._o vulgar_a observation_n of_o the_o change_n of_o the_o wether_n p._n 45_o chap._n 18._o of_o the_o wind_n their_o name_n and_o nature_n p._n 47_o chap._n 19_o how_o to_o prognosticate_v what_o wind_n will_v blow_v p._n 49_o chap._n 20._o of_o earthquake_n thunder_n lightning_n comet_n etc._n etc._n their_o natural_a cause_n and_o signification_n p._n 50_o chap._n 21._o contain_v several_a proposition_n in_o astronomy_n p._n 53_o chap._n 22._o to_o find_v the_o true_a time_n of_o the_o sun_n rise_v and_o set_v with_o the_o length_n of_o the_o day_n and_o night_n for_o any_o day_n of_o the_o month_n assign_v p._n 56_o chap._n 23._o to_o find_v the_o golden_a number_n epact_n and_o age_n of_o the_o moon_n for_o any_o year_n of_o god_n assign_v p._n 59_o chap._n 24._o to_o find_v the_o time_n of_o the_o moon_n rise_v and_o set_v and_o how_o long_o she_o shine_v p._n 61_o chap._n 25._o to_o find_v the_o dominical_a letter_n and_o day_n of_o the_o week_n that_o begin_v every_o month_n and_o movable_a feast_n for_o ever_o p._n 63_o chap._n 26._o of_o the_o description_n of_o the_o quadrant_n and_o how_o to_o find_v the_o altitude_n of_o the_o sun_n moon_n or_o star_n thereby_o p._n 65_o chap._n 27._o how_o to_o find_v the_o altitude_n of_o any_o tower_n castle_n or_o steeple_n etc._n etc._n p._n 67_o chap._n 28._o how_o to_o find_v out_o the_o latitude_n of_o a_o place_n or_o the_o pole_n elevation_n above_o the_o horizon_n p_o 68_o chap._n 29._o so_o find_v the_o diameter_n circumference_n solidi●●_n and_o superficies_n of_o any_o sphere_n or_o globe_n p._n 7●_n chap._n 30._o how_o to_o find_v the_o weight_n of_o a_o globe_n or_o ball_n of_o mettle_n or_o stone_n without_o weigh_v they_o in_o balance_n p._n 71_o chap._n 31._o of_o the_o planet_n paralaxis_fw-la altitudinis_fw-la and_o how_o to_o calculate_v the_o same_o at_o all_o time_n p._n 73_o chap._n 32._o to_o find_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o hour_n for_o any_o tim●_n assign_v p._n 76_o chap._n 33._o show_v what_o moon_n make_v full_a sea_n in_o most_o seaport_n town_n in_o scotland_n england_n and_o ireland_n p._n 7●_n finis_fw-la

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it_o to_o be_v find_v among_o man_n that_o not_o one_o of_o 20000._o have_v attain_v to_o it_o it_o be_v the_o very_a crown_n and_o high_a pitch_n and_o may_v just_o challenge_v to_o itself_o the_o sovereignty_n and_o precedency_n of_o all_o humane_a learning_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v not_o only_o speculative_a for_o the_o ignorant_a use_v contemplative_a for_o the_o ingenious_a but_o also_o predictive_a because_o it_o tell_v we_o as_o well_o what_o eclipse_n be_v pass_v as_o what_o be_v to_o come_v in_o so_o much_o that_o a_o astronomer_n be_v rather_o a_o angel_n than_o a_o man_n and_o at_o least_o a_o prophet_n in_o the_o superlative_a degree_n be_v there_o any_o art_n or_o science_n under_o heaven_n except_o astronomy_n that_o can_v tell_v i_o whether_o there_o will_v be_v any_o eclipse_n of_o the_o luminary_n in_o march_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1990._o or_o i_o may_v have_v say_v 5670_o presuppose_v the_o world_n shall_v continue_v so_o long_o can_v either_o philosophy_n physic_n 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