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	life_n	live_v	4,791	5	5.2156	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55757	A Paradox against life an heroick poem / written by the Lords in the Tower.		1681 (1681)	Wing P331; ESTC R28148	4,835	16

do_v turn_v in_o pain_n and_o never_o quiet_a hang._n life_n which_o from_o worldly_a care_n contract_v each_o day_n a_o rust_n which_o eat_v our_o polish_a joy_n away_o life_n be_v a_o strange_a and_o fatal_a energy_n which_o do_v employ_v our_o sense_n in_o misery_n it_o wind_v the_o curious_a clockwork_a up_o and_o straight_o to_o make_v it_o go_v hang_v on_o a_o heavy_a wait._n the_o crystal_n sphere_n the_o lantern_n of_o our_o sight_n whether_o by_o draw_v or_o disperse_v light_n the_o general_n spies_n that_o every_o thing_n do_v mark_n of_o all_o the_o lesser_a world_n the_o bright_a spark_n which_o straight_o when_o close_v do_v make_v the_o great_a seem_v dark_a do_v of_o chief_a pleasure_n once_o the_o centre_n prove_v both_o from_o the_o world_n below_o and_o that_o above_o sun_n of_o the_o sense_n mirror_n of_o the_o mind_n twin-orb_n of_o light_n which_o once_o so_o bright_o shine_v the_o window_n of_o the_o man_n till_o sight_n do_v fail_v clear_v as_o the_o crystal_n 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