Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	henry_n	sir_n	william_n	13,675	5	8.9418	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42455	Akamaton pyr, or, The dreadful burning of London described in a poem / by J.G.	J. G.	1667 (1667)	Wing G31; ESTC R30396	9,509	21

〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o dreadful_a burn_v of_o london_n describe_v in_o a_o poem_n by_o j._n g._n m._n a._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diony_n halicarn_n d_o rom._n incend_v lib._n 5._o p._n 313._o license_v may_n 2._o 1667._o roger_n l'estrange_n london_n print_v for_o henry_n herringman_n at_o the_o anchor_n in_o the_o low_a walk_n of_o the_o new-exchange_n 1667._o to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a sir_n william_n turner_n knight_n and_o alderman_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n sir_n to_o make_v your_o name_n preliminary_n to_o so_o mean_v a_o pamphlet_n create_v in_o i_o as_o great_a a_o doubt_n as_o whether_o so_o inconsiderate_a a_o pen_n shall_v make_v a_o essay_n upon_o so_o great_a a_o subject_a yet_o as_o the_o attempt_n upon_o the_o subject_a so_o the_o boldness_n in_o its_o dedication_n seem_v not_o without_o some_o reason_n though_o i_o may_v rather_o have_v appear_v like_o pious_a æneas_n in_o carry_v his_o father_n from_o the_o flame_n of_o troy_n than_o endeavour_n to_o imitate_v lofty_a maro_n in_o describe_v they_o yet_o may_v those_o foot_n perhaps_o which_o hasten_v from_o the_o flame_n at_o the_o same_o time_n run_v into_o verse_n i_o know_v not_o why_o the_o instigation_n of_o some_o shall_v be_v so_o very_a earnest_n in_o importune_v i_o hereto_o know_v i_o to_o have_v tread_v more_o upon_o vesuvius_n than_o parnassus_n unless_o they_o imagine_v i_o may_v thereupon_o write_v sensible_o though_o not_o elegant_o on_o such_o a_o subject_a of_o fire_n but_o the_o pen_n to_o describe_v this_o unparalleled_a fire_n shall_v be_v like_o its_o flame_n to_o soar_v high_a and_o be_v perspicuous_a too_o mount_v above_o its_o own_o smoke_n and_o not_o to_o wrap_v itself_o up_o in_o sheet_n of_o obscurity_n and_o shall_v be_v like_o that_o of_o the_o eagle_n which_o fan_n the_o cloud_n and_o approach_v the_o sun_n your_o great_a concern_v sir_n as_o to_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o ●●●m_n and_o ●ur_n rank_n as_o one_o of_o the_o 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first_o steal_v upon_o the_o city_n in_o the_o deep_a silence_n of_o the_o night_n yet_o do_v soon_o discover_v itself_o by_o its_o own_o splendour_n who_o flame_n by_o their_o great_a light_n do_v soon_o proclaim_v that_o ruin_n they_o make_v by_o their_o destructive_a heat_n which_o seem_v as_o it_o be_v cheerful_a in_o devour_v but_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o cease_v to_o leap_v and_o dance_v at_o the_o destruction_n of_o other_o they_o perish_v themselves_o whence_o of_o old_a the_o 10._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herod_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 3._o p._n 10._o egyptian_n be_v persuade_v that_o fire_n be_v a_o animate_v creature_n make_v only_o to_o destroy_v and_o after_o satiate_v to_o die_v with_o the_o thing_n devour_v but_o the_o id._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n persian_n proceed_v far_o and_o adore_v it_o as_o a_o god_n such_o indeed_o be_v the_o dread_n of_o this_o devour_a element_n that_o the_o eternal_a deity_n sometime_o condescend_v 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its_o approach_a glory_n than_o late_a ruin_n especial_o if_o the_o affair_n of_o its_o re-building_n continue_v in_o part_n under_o your_o most_o prudent_a care_n and_o i_o under_o your_o former_a favour_n the_o acknowledgement_n of_o which_o while_o it_o now_o become_v like_o your_o name_n public_a yet_o i_o hope_v if_o i_o have_v thereby_o offend_v that_o the_o same_o generous_a disposition_n that_o can_v so_o free_o bestow_v a_o favour_n will_v as_o free_o pardon_v a_o fault_n and_o what_o i_o have_v do●e_n in_o this_o address_n that_o it_o may_v be_v attribute_v rather_o to_o my_o endeavour_n of_o become_v grateful_a than_o offensive_a for_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o i_o desire_v to_o publish_v how_o much_o i_o be_o honour_a sir_n your_o most_o oblige_a and_o humble_a servant_n j._n g._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o dreadful_a burn_v of_o london_n while_o urgent_a 2._o urgent_a sopor_fw-la fessos_fw-la complectitur_fw-la artus_fw-la virg._n lib._n 2._o sleep_n our_o 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