Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	good_a	life_n	sin_n	13,827	5	4.6650	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23489	Ecclesi. XX. Remember death, and thou shalt neuer sinne	Awdelay, John, fl. 1559-1577.	1569 (1569)	STC 990; ESTC S121707	1,717	2

ecclesi_n xx._n ¶_o remember_v death_n and_o thou_o shall_v never_o sin_v you_o adam_n brood_n and_o earthly_a wight_n which_o breath_n now_o on_o the_o earth_n come_v dance_n this_o trace_n and_o mark_v the_o song_n of_o i_o most_o mighty_a death_n full_a well_o my_o might_n be_v know_v &_o see_v in_o all_o the_o world_n about_o when_o i_o do_v strike_v of_o force_n they_o yield_v both_o noble_a wise_a &_o stout_a of_o live_a thing_n which_o breath_n and_o bray_v i_o reign_v as_o puissant_a prince_n no_o soon_o take_v they_o life_n but_o i_o pursue_v it_o to_o convince_v in_o mother_n womb_n the_o babe_n i_o slay_v in_o birth_n sometime_o i_o strike_v no_o place_n nor_o state_n may_v i_o exempt_v to_o i_o all_o be_v a_o like_a the_o prince_n with_o beggar_n to_o grave_n i_o take_v the_o young_a eke_o with_o the_o old_a ●●e_v wise_a grave_a man_n with_o fool_n and_o dolt_n i_o lodge_v they_o in_o one_o fold_n 〈◊〉_d courtly_a dame_n &_o town_n wyve_n fine_a though_o never_o so_o trim_a they_o be_v ●●th_v malkin_n slut_n &_o sloye_v they_o trudge_v in_o grave_n i_o make_v they_o agree_v the_o seem_a brave_a fine_a courtier_n which_o square_v it_o out_o in_o gate_n with_o hob_n and_o job_n i_o close_o in_o clay_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o one_o state_n the_o tchuffe_n with_o tchincke_n and_o ruddock_n red_a wherein_o be_v all_o his_o trust_n in_o moment_n i_o with_o miser_n poor_a do_v hide_v he_o up_o in_o dust_n the_o judge_n severe_a and_o counsellor_n sage_a with_o i_o they_o all_o must_v trudge_v i_o force_v not_o for_o their_o high_a estate_n nor_o fear_v their_o hate_n or_o grudge_v i_o wait_v be_o on_o every_o one_o as_o shadow_v with_o body_n be_o 1_n and_o when_o the_o mighty_a god_n do_v bid_v i_o slay_v they_o by_o and_o by_o sometime_o in_o game_n sometime_o in_o mirth_n sometime_o in_o sleep_n i_o kill_v in_o eat_v drink_v and_o in_o sport_n i_o many_o time_n they_o spill_v no_o place_n so_o sure_a no_o food_n so_o good_a no_o exercise_n at_o all_o 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