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	father_n	king_n	5,300	5	3.6738	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60662	Medicina practica, or, Practical physick shewing the method of curing the most usual diseases happening to humane bodies ... : to which is added, the philosophick works of Hermes Trismegistus, Kalid Persicus, Geber Arabs, Artesius Longævus, Nicholas Flammel, Roger Bachon and George Ripley : all translated out of the best Latin editions into English ... : together with a singular comment upon the first book of Hermes, the most ancient of philosophers : the whole compleated in three books / by William Salmon ...	Salmon, William, 1644-1713.; Khālid ibn Yazīd al-Umawī, 7th cent.; Jābir ibn Ḥayyān.; Artephius. Liber secretus artis occultae. English.; Flamel, Nicolas, d. 1418. Figures hierogliphiques. English.; Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Speculum alchemiae. English.; Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Radix mundi. English.; Ripley, George, d. 1490? Medulla alchimiae. English.	1692 (1692)	Wing S434; ESTC R183203	439,154	1,009

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high_a and_o see_v the_o king_n ascend_v who_o be_v raise_v again_o by_o the_o power_n of_o life_n and_o crown_v with_o the_o glorious_a tincture_n have_v overcome_v death_n the_o darkness_n and_o moisture_n xix_o and_o as_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n shall_v eternal_o unite_v unto_o he_o all_o pure_a and_o clean_a soul_n and_o separate_v from_o he_o all_o such_o as_o be_v impure_a unclean_a and_o wicked_a as_o be_v unworthy_a to_o be_v unite_v to_o his_o divine_a nature_n xx._n so_o also_o our_o white_a elixir_n will_v from_o henceforth_o inseparable_o unite_v unto_o its_o self_n every_o pure_a metalick_a nature_n into_o its_o own_o fine_a pure_a and_o fix_a silvery_n nature_n but_o reject_v all_o that_o be_v heterogeneal_a or_o strange_a and_o 〈◊〉_d xxi_o thanks_o be_v give_v to_o god_n who_o thus_o bountiful_o have_v bestow_v his_o goodness_n upon_o we_o and_o have_v give_v we_o heart_n fit_a to_o consider_v the_o philosophical_a mystery_n of_o this_o most_o pure_a and_o sparkle_a white_a more_o shine_a and_o perfect_a than_o any_o compound_a matter_n xxii_o and_o more_o noble_a next_o after_o the_o immortal_a soul_n of_o man_n than_o any_o substance_n whether_o have_v life_n or_o not_o have_v life_n for_o it_o be_v a_o quintessence_n most_o pure_a silver_n have_v pass_v the_o coupel_n yea_o all_o assay_n and_o in_o the_o word_n of_o david_n the_o royal_a prophet_n it_o be_v fine_a silver_n seven_o time_n refine_v xxiii_o what_o the_o 2_o angel_n play_v on_o instrument_n over_o the_o head_n of_o they_o which_o be_v raise_v signify_v be_v needless_a here_o to_o be_v declare_v they_o be_v divine_a spirit_n sing_v the_o wonder_n of_o god_n in_o this_o miraculous_a and_o admirable_a operation_n xxiv_o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o three_o angel_n over_o the_o head_n of_o the_o picture_n represent_v our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n the_o one_o of_o which_o crown_v he_o and_o the_o other_o two_o assist_v say_v o_o pater_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la 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