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	whole_a	7,416	5	5.8712	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64606	Epigrams, divine and moral by Sir Thomas Vrchard, Knight.	Urquhart, Thomas, Sir, 1611-1660.	1641 (1641)	Wing U135; ESTC R7441	21,116	70

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frustrate_a hope_n provide_v relief_n 28._o that_o virtue_n be_v better_a and_o more_o powerful_a than_o fortune_n virtue_n deny_v nought_o but_o what_o to_o grant_n hurt_v the_o receiver_n and_o be_v good_a to_o want_v nor_o take_v she_o ought_v away_o which_o will_v not_o cross_v the_o owner_n and_o be_v lucrative_a to_o loss_n she_o no_o man_n can_v deceive_v she_o look_v not_o strange_a nor_o be_v she_o subject_a to_o the_o mean_a change_n embrace_v she_o then_o for_o she_o can_v give_v that_o which_o will_v without_o gold_n or_o silver_n make_v you_o rich_a 29._o how_o magnanimous_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v in_o adversity_n patient_o to_o endure_v what_o can_v be_v evit_v what_o grievous_a weight_n so_o ever_o be_v allow_v by_o misadventrous_a fate_n wherewith_o to_o load_v you_o shrink_v not_o thereat_o but_o yield_v your_o shoulder_n to_o it_o and_o with_o a_o steadfast_a mind_n support_v your_o body_n for_o valiant_a spirit_n can_v not_o be_v overcome_v though_o fortune_n force_v their_o body_n to_o succumb_v 30._o that_o nothing_o more_o oppose_v the_o tranquillity_n of_o life_n which_o be_v proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o wiseman_n then_o to_o be_v tie_v to_o a_o generality_n of_o public_a example_n in_o all_o our_o action_n among_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o evil_n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o ordinary_a that_o we_o live_v b'example_n thing_n which_o be_v amiss_o supply_v oftentimes_o the_o place_n of_o what_o be_v right_a and_o most_o virtuous_a for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n scarce_o hold_v that_o error_n which_o be_v do_v in_o common_a 31._o a_o temperate_a diet_n be_v the_o best_a physic_n to_o keep_v a_o moderation_n in_o our_o diet_n be_v the_o chief_a mean_a to_o be_v of_o health_n assure_v for_o nothing_o sicken_v so_o as_o too_o much_o riot_n and_o feast_n kill_v more_o than_o galen_n ever_o cure_v nor_o be_v their_o physic_n shall_v so_o full_o please_v we_o other_o expel_v but_o this_o prveen_v disease_n 32._o that_o all_o our_o life_n be_v 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