Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	age_n	die_v	old_a	4,455	5	5.8424	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89482	Temporis Angustiæ Stollen houres recreations. Being meditations fitted according to the variety of objects. By Tho. Manley, jun. gent. and student, anno. ætatis 21mo.	Manley, Thomas, 1628-1690.	1649 (1649)	Wing M449; Thomason E1374_1; ESTC R209219	34,225	131

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since_o all_o that_o be_v to_o come_v be_v uncertain_a i_o will_v live_v out_o of_o hand_n i_o will_v not_o forget_v the_o time_n past_a neglect_v that_o be_v present_a nor_o fear_v that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v lest_o when_o it_o be_v come_v i_o find_v that_o i_o have_v be_v way_n busy_a in_o do_v nothing_o med_n 95._o gratia_n ab_fw-la officio_fw-la quod_fw-la mora_fw-la tardat_fw-la abest_fw-la the_o goodness_n of_o the_o benefit_n be_v half_o want_v when_o we_o delay_v the_o do_v of_o it_o for_o the_o expectation_n of_o thing_n how_o good_a soever_o they_o be_v be_v both_o tedious_a and_o displeasant_a true_a liberality_n be_v quick_a &_o expidite_fw-mi and_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o he_o that_o do_v willing_o to_o do_v quick_o as_o it_o be_v say_v bis_n that_fw-mi qui_fw-la citò_fw-la that_fw-mi he_o have_v at_o it_o be_v do_v a_o good_a turn_n twice_o who_o do_v it_o in_o time_n so_o he_o that_o will_v a_o thing_n too_o late_o do_v as_o it_o be_v not_o will_v it_o at_o 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