Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	body_n	soul_n	time_n	14,269	5	4.0958	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29158	A sermon preached at Helmingham in Suffolk, June 30th, 1694, at the funeral of L. Gen. Tolmach by Nicholas Brady ...	Brady, Nicholas, 1659-1726.	1694 (1694)	Wing B4177; ESTC R19560	11,768	36

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a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o helmingham_n in_o suffolk_n june_n 30_o 1694._o at_o the_o funeral_n of_o l._n gen._n tolmach_n by_o nicholas_n brady_n m._n a._n minister_n of_o st._n catherine_n cre●●-church_n and_o chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o their_o majesty_n publish_a at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o decease_a london_n print_v for_o rich._n parker_n at_o the_o unicorn_n under_o the_o piazza_n of_o the_o royal_a exchange_n 1694._o to_o her_o grace_n the_o duchess_n of_o lauderdale_n may_v it_o please_v your_o grace_n as_o nothing_o can_v excuse_v my_o confidence_n in_o present_v this_o follow_a discourse_n to_o your_o grace_n but_o the_o great_a share_n you_o have_v in_o the_o much_o lament_a occasion_n of_o it_o so_o nothing_o can_v atone_v for_o the_o meanness_n of_o my_o present_n but_o the_o eager_a transport_n of_o a_o hasty_a zeal_n which_o rather_o urge_v i_o to_o pay_v this_o imperfect_a tribute_n to_o the_o memory_n of_o so_o great_a a_o man_n than_o to_o 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