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	old_a	year_n	4,796	5	5.3056	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09133	False complaints. Or The censure of an vnthankfull mind, the labour of Carolus Pascalius translated into English by W.C. A worke very learned and fit for all estates in this age of vnnecessarie discontentments, shewing how all complaine, but all without cause; Censura animi ingrati. English	Paschal, Carlo, 1547-1625.; Crashaw, William, 1572-1626, attributed name.; Covell, William, d. 1614?, attributed name.	1605 (1605)	STC 19446; ESTC S120925	107,403	264

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that_o unjust_a complaint_n which_o thou_o make_v against_o god_n sure_o displease_v with_o thy_o own_o vice_n thou_o shall_v first_o severe_o blame_v thyself_o before_o thou_o accuse_v any_o other_o last_o of_o all_o whosoever_o thou_o be_v learned_a or_o unlearned_a whether_o one_o of_o the_o state_n or_o a_o common_a person_n whether_o thou_o be_v a_o leader_n or_o a_o ordinary_a soldier_n whether_o thou_o be_v rich_a or_o poor_a of_o what_o sort_n soever_o thou_o be_v for_o it_o be_v infinite_a to_o reckon_v up_o all_o therefore_o i_o speak_v unto_o all_o that_o every_o man_n may_v take_v it_o speak_v to_o himself_o thou_o that_o have_v pass_v the_o flower_n of_o thy_o age_n thou_o be_v he_o with_o who_o my_o speech_n be_v at_o this_o time_n if_o thou_o use_v not_o thy_o strength_n &_o health_n to_o some_o good_a purpose_n if_o before_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o body_n and_o mind_n fail_v thou_o thou_o use_v they_o not_o for_o the_o true_a defence_n of_o thy_o soul_n and_o do_v 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26._o c_o consider_v the_o disposition_n of_o man_n &_o view_v the_o corruptnes_n of_o they_o as_o it_o lie_v open_a as_o also_o their_o cunning_n as_o they_o foolish_o think_v wherewith_o all_o mortality_n seek_v to_o cover_v itself_o that_o it_o may_v not_o as_o it_o be_v so_o appear_v unto_o god_n to_o conclude_v think_v with_o myself_o how_o many_o way_n every_o man_n delight_v to_o wrong_v that_o sacred_a power_n which_o he_o shall_v reverence_v maddinge_a against_o his_o wisdom_n and_o rise_n with_o complaint_n against_o that_o great_a power_n i_o begin_v to_o tremble_v i_o say_v a_o horror_n possess_v i_o when_o i_o take_v but_o a_o view_n of_o the_o sharp_a of_o this_o foul_a &_o deform_a vice_n i_o see_v nothing_o but_o a_o heap_n of_o unthankful_a person_n among_o who_o most_o notable_a be_v he_o who_o it_o least_o become_v the_o old_a man_n i_o be_o move_v at_o none_o more_o than_o at_o he_o who_o ought_v to_o have_v learn_v by_o that_o great_a benefit_n of_o long_a age_n 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