Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	dead_a	resurrection_n	rise_v	6,478	5	7.4970	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11933	A godlie and learned commentarie vpon the excellent book of Solomon, commonly called Ecclesiastes, or the Preacher in the vvhich commentarie are briefly and plainly layde downe the methode, sense, and vse of that most profitable sermon, on the which, yet there hath neuer bin set forth any exposition in the English tong before this time, in such large and profitable manner. VVritten in Latin by Iohn Serranus, and newly turned into English by Iohn Stockwood, school-master of Tunbridge.; Commentarius, in Solomonis Ecclesiastes. English	Serres, Jean de, 1540?-1598.; Stockwood, John, d. 1610.	1585 (1585)	STC 22247; ESTC S117199	256,809	478

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or_o dwell_v place_n in_o the_o which_o everye_o man_n must_v dwell_v until_o the_o day_n of_o the_o resurrection_n or_o rise_v again_o and_o the_o mourner_n mourner_n mourner_n he_o signify_v the_o grave_n and_o set_v out_o the_o manner_n of_o burial_n yea_o and_o also_o death_n itself_o for_o the_o dead_a be_v wont_a to_o be_v lament_v woman_n be_v hire_v for_o this_o service_n the_o which_o of_o the_o latin_n be_v call_v praeficae_fw-la and_o that_o this_o custom_n be_v much_o use_v among_o the_o man_n of_o the_o east_n cord_n the_o silver_n cord_n it_o do_v appear_v by_o many_o place_n 6._o the_o silver_n cord_n etc._n etc._n some_o do_v expound_v the_o silver_n coarde_v to_o be_v the_o ridgebone_n of_o the_o back_n the_o which_o be_v tie_v together_o as_o it_o be_v with_o certain_a link_n he_o call_v it_o silver_n because_o of_o the_o white_a colour_n as_o appear_v in_o a_o dead_a body_n and_o the_o cord_n in_o my_o judgement_n be_v say_v to_o be_v stretch_v out_o because_o that_o 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