Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	bear_v	die_v	live_v	5,060	5	5.3319	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13678	The following of Christ translated out of Latin into Englishe, newlie corrected and amended. VVherento also is added the golden epistle of Sainct Bernarde. And nowe lastelie the rules of a Christian lyfe, made by Iohn Picus the elder earle of Mirandula.; Imitatio Christi. English.	Cyprian, Saint, d. 304. [Swete and devoute sermon of mortalitie of man]. aut; Whitford, Richard, fl. 1495-1555?; Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.; Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91-1153. Epistola de perfectione vitae. English. aut; Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, 1463-1494. Regulae duodecim portim excitantes portim dirigentes hominem in pugna spirituali. English.; Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471, attributed name.	1585 (1585)	STC 23968; ESTC S103013	152,704	352

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reprove_v so_o glad_a in_o prosperity_n so_o feeble_a in_o adversity_n so_o oft_o purposinge_v many_o good_a thing_n and_o so_o seldom_o bringinge_v they_o to_o effect_n and_o when_o thou_o haste_v thus_o confess_v and_o be_v weep_v all_o these_o default_n and_o such_o other_o like_a in_o thou_o with_o great_a sorrow_n and_o displeasure_n of_o thy_o own_o fraylenes_n set_v thou_o then_o in_o a_o full_a purpose_n to_o amend_v thy_o life_n and_o to_o profit_v always_o from_o better_a to_o better_o and_o then_o with_o a_o full_a resigninge_n and_o a_o whole_a will_v offer_v thyself_o into_o the_o honour_n of_o my_o name_n in_o the_o altar_n of_o thy_o hart_n as_o sacrifice_v to_o i_o that_o be_v to_o say_v faithful_o committinge_n to_o i_o both_o thy_o body_n and_o soul_n so_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v worthy_a to_o offer_v to_o i_o this_o high_a sacrifice_n and_o to_o receyve_v healthfullie_o the_o sacrament_n of_o my_o holy_a body_n for_o there_o be_v no_o oblation_n more_o worthy_a 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