Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	life_n	time_n	world_n	8,543	5	4.4611	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65276	Autarkeia, or, The art of divine contentment by Thomas Watson.	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1654 (1654)	Wing W1102; ESTC R23954	98,303	304

discontent_n sometime_o unfit_v for_o the_o very_a use_n of_o reason_n jonah_n in_o a_o passion_n of_o discontent_n speak_v no_o better_a than_o blasphemy_n and_o nonsense_n i_o do_v well_o say_v he_o to_o be_v angry_a to_o the_o death_n 8_o what_o to_o be_v angry_a with_o god_n and_o to_o die_v for_o anger_n sure_o he_o do_v not_o know_v well_o what_o he_o say_v when_o discontent_n transport_v then_o like_o moses_n we_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o our_o lip_n this_o humour_n do_v even_o suspend_v the_o very_a act_n of_o reason_n 5._o discontent_n do_v not_o only_o disquiet_v a_o man_n self_n but_o those_o who_o be_v near_o he_o this_o evil_a spirit_n trouble_v family_n parish_n etc._n etc._n if_o there_o be_v but_o one_o string_n out_o of_o tune_n it_o spoil_v all_o the_o music_n one_o discontent_a spirit_n make_v jarring_n and_o discord_n among_o other_o it_o be_v this_o ill_a humour_n that_o breed_v quarrel_n and_o lawsuit_n whence_o be_v all_o our_o contention_n but_o for_o want_v 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