Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	prepare_v	young_a	youth_n	86	3	8.0369	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47384	Mid-night and daily thoughts in prose and verse / by Sir William Killigrew.	Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695.	1694 (1694)	Wing K462; ESTC R22780	45,259	108

my_o burden_n light_n jesus_n christ_n the_o great_a pattern_n of_o our_o life_n do_v bid_v we_o follow_v he_o and_o love_n who_o strive_v to_o imitate_v he_o most_o for_o he_o that_o can_v but_o near_o he_o come_v will_v be_v a_o bless_a man._n it_o be_v not_o command_v nor_o expect_v be_v that_o our_o own_o righteousness_n shall_v equal_v he_o our_o god_n from_o we_o do_v nothing_o more_o require_v than_o our_o utmost_a endeavour_n and_o desire_n to_o do_v his_o will_n he_o only_o call_v we_o to_o what_o he_o do_v give_v we_o grace_n and_o power_n to_o do_v he_o will_v we_o to_o believe_v obey_v and_o love_n but_o do_v not_o give_v we_o mountain_n to_o remove_v his_o yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o his_o burden_n light_n we_o make_v of_o molehill_n mountain_n in_o our_o sight_n to_o a_o strong_a young_a man._n t'hou'rt_v young_a it_o be_v true_a and_o strong_a &_o may_v yet_o live_v many_o year_n but_o do_v not_o thou_o forget_v that_o young_a and_o healthy_a people_n often_o die_v by_o various_a accident_n as_o sudden_o as_o old_a nor_o yet_o expect_v that_o death_n must_v bring_v a_o fever_n to_o foreshow_a thou_o be_v die_v when_o death_n with_o thou_o divide_v this_o minute_n breath_n though_o we_o call_v the_o last_o act_n of_o die_a death_n because_o we_o then_o do_v cease_v to_o die_v no_o more_o when_o we_o be_v die_v all_o our_o life_n before_o thy_o youth_n and_o my_o gray_a head_n now_o die_v be_v thou_o need_v no_o other_o summons_n to_o prepare_v for_o heaven_n but_o observation_n every_o day_n what_o multitude_n of_o young_a man_n drop_v away_o only_o the_o old_a man_n dream_n be_v almost_o go_v the_o young_a man_n dream_n but_o new_o be_v begin_v the_o long_a be_v like_a twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n moment_n compare_v unto_o eternity_n on_o hypocrisy_n he_o err_v that_o own_v his_o crime_n in_o the_o world_n sight_n to_o avoid_v be_v think_v a_o hypocrite_n we_o be_v not_o bind_v our_o frailty_n to_o reveal_v but_o may_v our_o shame_n with_o modesty_n 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