Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	aaron_n	begin_v	king_n	12	3	3.3016	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06134	The consent of time disciphering the errors of the Grecians in their Olympiads, the vncertaine computation of the Romanes in their penteterydes and building of Rome, of the Persians in their accompt of Cyrus, and of the vanities of the Gentiles in fables of antiquities, disagreeing with the Hebrewes, and with the sacred histories in consent of time. VVherein is also set downe the beginning, continuance, succession, and ouerthrowes of kings, kingdomes, states, and gouernments. By Lodovvik Lloid Esquire.	Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.	1590 (1590)	STC 16619; ESTC S108762	565,858	746

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ventidius_z victory_n overthe_o parthian_n pacorus_z slay_v ventidius_z victory_n over_o the_o parthian_n horode_n dumb_a phrahartes_n the_o 10._o king_n of_o parthia_n many_o revoult_v from_o phrahartes_n the_o great_a army_n of_o antonius_n cleopatra_n antonius_n depa●…ture_n from_o

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lib._n 9_o and_o oros._n ●…ib_n 3._o cap._n 21._o &_o 22._o fabius_n max._n the_o severity_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o military_a discipline_n tit._n livi._n lib._n 9_o to_o creep_v under_o ●…he_a yoke_n a_o great_a reproach_n eutrop._n lib._n 2._o livi._n lib._n 9_o the_o samnite_n quite_o vanquish_v pyrrhus_n come_v to_o aid_v the_o tarentines_n hanibal_n say_v of_o pyrrhus_n pyrrhus_n victory_n of_o levinius_n the_o consul_n eutrop._n lib._n 2._o eus._n ●…ib_o temp_n plutarch_n in_o vita_fw-la pyrrhi_n plutarch_n in_o vita_fw-la pyrrhi_n livius_fw-la lib._n 7._o the_o roman_n victory_n over_o pyrrhus_n eutrop._n lib._n 2._o cineas_n say_v of_o rome_n read_v polibeus_n of_o this_o war_n lib._n 2._o pyrrhus_n army_n slay_v florus_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 18._o val._n max._n cap._n 12._o read_v plutar._n in_o pyrrho_n pyrrhus_n drive_v out_o of_o italy_n fl●…_n lib._n 15._o oros._n 4._o cap._n 6._o who_o flourish_v this_o time_n in_o other_o country_n artaxerxes_n mnemon_n philip._n the_o 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roman_n compare_v to_o alexander_n the_o great_a for_o their_o worthiness_n and_o valour_n t._n livius_n praise_n of_o the_o roman_n lib._n 9_o pyrrhus_n say_v of_o rome_n hanibal_n word_n of_o rome_n eutrop._n lib._n 3._o virodomarus_n slay_v plutarch_n in_o marcel_n the_o roman_a ambassador_n slay_v by_o tenca_n ticium_fw-la polibeus_n lib._n 3._o flaminius_z the_o consul_n slay_v by_o hannibal_n eutrop._n lib._n 3._o livi._n lib._n 22._o florus_n lib._n 2._o the_o most_o part_n of_o italy_n revolt_v from_o the_o roman_n the_o victory_n of_o both_o scipio_n in_o spain_n over_o asdrubal_n and_o mago_n cunctando_fw-la re●…_n restituit_fw-la fabius_n the_o target_n of_o rome_n marcellus_n be_v the_o sword_n of_o rome_n pub._n scipio_n cneus_fw-la scipio_n hannibal_n droop_v tarentum_n recover_v by_o fabius_n max._n pub._n scipio_n the_o consul_n marcellus_n slay_v asdrubal_n which_o be_v hanibal_n brother_n slay_v scipio_n take_v syphax_n king_n of_o numidia_n all_o writer_n make_v 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perseus_n c_o anitius_n triumph_v over_o gentius_n king_n of_o the_o illyrian_n the_o roman_n have_v

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