Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	bring_v	die_v	life_n	8,298	5	4.5286	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80028	Divine blossomes. A prospect or looking-glass for youth: wherein and whereby he may plainly behold and see a supereminency and super-excellency of grace and religion, beyond the worlds honor, glory, fame, repute, pleasure, joy, delight, love,. [sic] And all other lower accomodations whatsoever. Laid down to youth by exciting parallel between [brace] earths honor carnal pleasure inordinate love [brace] and [brace] heavens glory and spiritual pleasure divine love. Under every of which particulars, the author exemplarily expresseth himself in a varied verse. / Composed by a hearty wel-wisher to the youthful generation, Francis Cockin, alias Cokayne.	Cockin, Francis.	1657 (1657)	Wing C4873; Thomason E1652_1; ESTC R209121	43,716	131

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but_o this_o be_v that_o that_o most_o of_o '_o the_o world_n do_v follow_v it_o be_v after_o pleasure_n that_o they_o hoop_n and_o hollow_a 33._o it_o be_v pleasure_n that_o do_v take_v the_o heart_n of_o youth_n it_o be_v pleasure_n his_o desire_n lead_v he_o to_o his_o hot_a vein_n swell_v and_o pleasure_n straight_o do_v sooth_n his_o lively_a humour_n make_v they_o act_v and_o go_v pleasure_n do_v lull_v most_o youngling_n fast_o asleep_a make_v they_o laugh_v now_o eternal_o to_o weep_v 34._o o_o young_a one_o know_v pleasure_n be_v the_o devil_n bait_n wherewith_o he_o fish_n for_o immortal_a soul_n in_o pleasure_n he_o do_v lodge_v a_o grand_a deceit_n and_o so_o most_o youthful_a nature_n he_o befool_v your_o boil_a blood_n do_v soon_o close_v with_o pleasure_n which_o of_o god_n wrath_n do_v oft_o unlock_v the_o treasure_n 35._o alas_o and_o what_o be_v pleasure_n to_o god_n ire_n pleasure_n be_v fade_v that_o do_v age_n endure_v think_v you_o can_v pleasure_n cool_v those_o 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