Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	child_n	father_n	put_v	5,228	5	5.8876	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08441	The heroicall aduentures of the knight of the sea comprised in the most famous and renowned historie of the illustrious & excellently accomplished Prince Oceander, grand-sonne to the mightie and magnanimous Claranax, Emperour of Constantinople, and the Empresse Basilia; and sonne vnto the incomparable Olbiocles Prince of Grecia, by the beautious Princesse Almidiana, daughter vnto the puissant King Rubaldo of Hungaria. Wherin is described ... his owne losse, strange preseruing, education, and fostering (by Kanyra Q. of Carthage) his knighthood, admirable exploytes, and vnmatchable atchieuementes, graced with the most glorious conquestes ouer knights, gyants, monsters, enchauntments, realmes, and dominions; with his ... combating, affecting, and pursuites in his loue towardes the rarely embellished princesse and lady-knight Phianora, daughter vnto the inuinicible Argamont King of England, by the gracious Princesse Clarecinda.		1600 (1600)	STC 18763; ESTC S110204	176,990	254

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in_o revenge_n of_o the_o damosel_n alluas_n death_n he_o fight_v with_o treglador_n the_o knight_n of_o the_o tiger_n and_o of_o the_o exceed_a joy_n the_o queen_n of_o carthage_n make_v for_o the_o young_a seaborn_a babe_n her_o brother_n artimagus_n send_v unto_o she_o chap._n 4._o how_o after_o orthisius_n and_o alphortio_n have_v put_v themselves_o to_o sea_n they_o arrive_v at_o the_o isle_n of_o sicily_n where_o they_o encounter_v with_o a_o strange_a adventure_n of_o oezima_n the_o duchess_n of_o siracusa_n who_o they_o deliver_v from_o the_o terror_n of_o death_n to_o which_o she_o be_v betray_v by_o the_o treacherous_a deal_n of_o her_o wicked_a aunt_n atryelph_n who_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o citizen_n be_v put_v to_o a_o most_o cruel_a death_n chap._n 5._o how_o oceander_n excite_v by_o the_o lamentable_a discourse_n of_o his_o fostermother_n the_o carthaginian_a queen_n kanyra_n undertake_v to_o revenge_v the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n asdrey_n and_o her_o son_n 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