Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	day_n	die_v	good_a	5,850	5	3.6926	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81229	The originall cause of temporall evils. The opinions of the most ancient heathens concerning it, examined by the sacred Scriptures, and referred unto them, as to the sourse and fountaine from whence they sprang. / By Meric Casaubon D.D.	Casaubon, Meric, 1599-1671.	1645 (1645)	Wing C809; Thomason E300_12; ESTC R200256	58,479	71

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there_o be_v not_o whether_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o itself_o or_o absolute_o be_v ever_o take_v in_o the_o worst_a sense_n which_o be_v our_o question_n here_o and_o must_v needs_o have_v offend_v much_o more_o but_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o indeed_o as_o evil_a spirit_n or_o daemon_n beside_o what_o may_v be_v suspect_v not_o without_o some_o ground_n that_o here_o also_o plutarch_n may_v alter_v not_o of_o purpose_n but_o heedless_o the_o ancient_a word_n and_o fit_v they_o to_o the_o dialect_n of_o his_o time_n and_o this_o i_o must_v also_o answer_v if_o another_o place_n of_o the_o same_o plutarch_n shall_v be_v object_v where_o speak_v of_o pythagoras_n his_o opinion_n concern_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n he_o write_v that_o he_o the_o say_v pythagoras_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o unity_n god_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d duitie_n daemon_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o divers_a other_o place_n i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o any_o where_o else_o but_o in_o this_o he_o tell_v we_o of_o this_o difference_n no_o not_o in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr iside_n &_o osir_z where_o nevertheless_o we_o find_v divers_a other_o name_n and_o appellation_n collect_v whereby_o the_o pythagorean_n extol_v their_o say_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o as_o much_o vilify_v and_o revile_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v therefore_o take_v some_o pain_n to_o satisfy_v myself_o as_o not_o willing_a to_o pass_v by_o so_o notable_a a_o advantage_n to_o my_o cause_n if_o i_o may_v have_v sound_a ground_n to_o convince_v i_o i_o must_v now_o desire_v to_o be_v excuse_v and_o that_o i_o