Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	call_v	great_a	king_n	5,447	5	3.5712	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08239	The nauigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie by Nicholas Nicholay Daulphinois, Lord of Arfeuile, chamberlaine and geographer ordinarie to the King of Fraunce conteining sundry singularities which the author hath there seene and obserued: deuided into foure bookes, with threescore figures, naturally set forth as well of men as women, according to the diuersitie of nations, their port, intreatie, apparrell, lawes, religion and maner of liuing, aswel in time of warre as peace: with diuers faire and memorable histories, happened in our time. Translated out of the French by T. Washington the younger.; Quatre premiers livres de navigations et peregrinations orientales. English	Nicolay, Nicolas de, 1517-1583.; Washington, Thomas, fl. 1585.; Stell, John, fl. 1580.	1585 (1585)	STC 18574; ESTC S113220	160,097	302

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voice_n and_o harp_n move_v the_o tree_n ●nd_v beast_n to_o give_v ●are_a unto_o he_o beyond_o that_o be_v the_o city_n of_o tinde_n where_o the_o cruel_a diomedes_n be_v bear_v which_o through_o his_o unnatural_a cruelty_n make_v certain_a of_o his_o cruel_a horse_n too_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o stranger_n which_o by_o a_o mischance_n fall_v into_o his_o hand_n but_o in_o the_o end_n he_o himself_o be_v devour_v be_v overcome_v by_o hercules_n and_o be_v cast_v before_o his_o horse_n between_o the_o river_n strymon_n and_o the_o mount_n of_o athos_n be_v the_o tower_n calerne_n and_o the_o port_n crapule_n the_o city_n acanthe_n and_o oesine_n and_o betwixt_o athose_n and_o pallene_n cleone_n &_o olinthe_n thus_o much_o as_o concern_v the_o description_n of_o thracia_n now_o rest_v to_o treat_v of_o their_o law_n fashion_n religion_n &_o manner_n of_o live_v of_o the_o thracian_n aswell_o ancient_o as_o nowadays_o a_o graetian_n woman_n of_o estate_n of_o the_o city_n of_o 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