Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	die_v	end_n	life_n	13,615	5	4.8465	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14021	The noble arte of venerie or hunting VVherein is handled and set out the vertues, nature, and properties of fiutene sundrie chaces togither, with the order and maner how to hunte and kill euery one of them. Translated and collected for the pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen, out of the best approued authors, which haue written any thing concerning the same: and reduced into such order and proper termes as are vsed here, in this noble realme of England. The contentes vvhereof shall more playnely appeare in the page next followyng.	Gascoigne, George, 1542?-1577.; Turberville, George, 1540?-1610?, attributed name.; Fouilloux, Jacques du, 1521?-1580. Vénerie.	1575 (1575)	STC 24328; ESTC S121817	161,973	257

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of_o so_o much_o as_o i_o find_v meet_v to_o be_v translate_v out_o of_o my_o author_n for_o the_o hunt_n of_o a_o heart_n wherein_o i_o have_v deal_v faithful_o for_o so_o much_o as_o i_o translate_v neither_o take_v any_o thing_n from_o he_o nor_o add_v any_o thing_n but_o that_o which_o i_o have_v plain_o express_v together_o with_o the_o reason_n that_o move_v i_o thereunto_o and_o that_o which_o i_o have_v leave_v out_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o certain_a unseemly_a verse_n which_o because_o they_o be_v more_o apt_a for_o lascivion_n miude_n than_o to_o be_v interlace_v amongst_o the_o noble_a term_n of_o venery_n i_o think_v meet_v to_o leave_v they_o at_o large_a for_o such_o as_o will_v read_v they_o in_o french._n a_o end_n of_o the_o hunt_n and_o termes_n which_o be_v use_v in_o hunt_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o hunt_n of_o the_o buck_n chap._n 44._o although_o my_o author_n be_v a_o frenchman_n &_o in_o france_n the_o hunt_n of_o the_o buck_n be_v nothing_o so_o common_a as_o the_o hunt_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v yet_o somewhat_o he_o have_v write_v thereof_o the_o which_o together_o with_o some_o experience_n of_o my_o own_o i_o have_v think_v good_a here_o to_o place_v next_o unto_o the_o hunt_n of_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v needless_a to_o write_v what_o difference_n of_o hair_n head_n and_o other_o proportion_n there_o be_v between_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o buck_n since_o both_o kind_n of_o venery_n be_v common_a enough_o in_o this_o our_o noble_a country_n the_o buck_n be_v fawn_v in_o the_o end_n of_o may_n and_o have_v all_o property_n common_a with_o a_o heart_n but_o that_o the_o heart_n go_v soon_o to_o the_o rutilio_n and_o be_v soon_o in_o grease_n for_o when_o a_o heart_n have_v be_v fourteen_o day_n at_o rutilio_n than_o the_o buck_n do_v but_o scarce_o begin_v there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o skill_n to_o be_v use_v in_o lodging_n of_o a_o buck_n as_o in_o harbour_v of_o a_o heart_n nor_o need_v to_o use_v somuch_o draw_v after_o he_o 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meat_n &_o be_v to_o be_v dress_v in_o manner_n like_v to_o the_o venison_n of_o a_o heart_n but_o the_o heart_n flesh_n will_v be_v long_o preserve_v the_o buck_n will_v hear_v more_o than_o the_o heart_n and_o lie_v in_o the_o dry_v place_n but_o if_o he_o be_v at_o large_a out_o of_o a_o park_n he_o will_v hear_v but_o little_a from_o the_o month_n of_o may_n until_o the_o end_n of_o august_n or_o very_o near_o because_o the_o fly_n trouble_v he_o they_o love_v the_o hilly_a place_n well_o but_o they_o must_v have_v dale_n and_o bottom_n to_o feed_v in_o we_o hunt_v the_o buck_n even_o as_o we_o hunt_v the_o heart_n save_v that_o it_o be_v not_o needful_a to_o lay_v so_o many_o relay_n nor_o to_o lay_v out_o so_o far_o because_o he_o flee_v not_o so_o far_o out_o but_o wheel_v and_o keep_v the_o covert_n as_o be_v before_o declare_v the_o great_a subtlety_n that_o a_o huntsman_n have_v need_v to_o beware_v of_o in_o hunt_v the_o buck_n be_v to_o keep_v his_o hound_n from_o hunt_a counter_n or_o change_v because_o we_o have_v plenty_n of_o fallow_a dear_a and_o they_o come_v often_o direct_o back_o upon_o the_o hound_n than_o a_o red_a dear_a do_v the_o break_v up_o and_o reward_n be_v all_o one_o with_o the_o break_v up_o and_o reward_v of_o a_o heart_n of_o the_o hunt_n of_o a_o row_n chap._n 45._o the_o row_n be_v a_o beast_n well_o know_v and_o easy_a to_o hunt_v and_o yet_o few_o huntsman_n know_v his_o nature_n he_o go_v to_o rutilio_n in_o october_n and_o remain_v therein_o fifteen_o day_n he_o never_o compani_v but_o with_o one_o make_v and_o