Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	king_n	lord_n	time_n	5,971	4	3.5040	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65238	The gentlemans monitor, or, A sober inspection into the vertues, vices, and ordinary means of the rise and decay of men and families with the authors apology and application to the nobles and gentry of England seasonable for these times / by Edw. Waterhous[e] ...	Waterhouse, Edward, 1619-1670.	1665 (1665)	Wing W1047; ESTC R34735	255,011	508

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qui_fw-la gloriae_fw-la nen_fw-la qui_fw-la somno_fw-la &_o co●vivii●_n &_o delectati●ni_fw-la natos_fw-la arbltrantur_fw-la idem_fw-la paulo_fw-la post_fw-la and_o therefore_o in_o the_o orator_n word_n to_o the_o noble_n of_o rome_n i_o will_v beseech_v and_o incite_v they_o to_o imitate_v their_o virtuous_a ancestor_n who_o arrive_v at_o glory_n and_o fame_n not_o by_o vice_n and_o irreligion_n but_o by_o the_o only_a way_n of_o praise_n and_o renown_n by_o be_v and_o honour_v virtuous_a man_n for_o as_o the_o orator_n say_v all_o my_o reason_n and_o interest_n shall_v be_v pawn_v for_o virtue_n not_o sloth_n for_o those_o who_o benefit_n their_o age_n with_o good_a example_n &_o after_o age_n with_o good_a testimony_n of_o their_o love_n these_o shall_v be_v the_o noble_n imagnifie_v and_o treat_v of_o for_o they_o only_o be_v true_o great_a that_o account_n themselves_o not_o bear_v to_o be_v their_o own_o admirer_n but_o to_o forward_o other_o in_o those_o virtue_n which_o be_v 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