Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	worst_a	write_v	year_n	19	3	4.1380	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50616	Recreation for ingenious head-peeces, or, A pleasant grove for their wits to walk in of epigrams 700, epitaphs 200, fancies a number, fantasticks abundance : with their addition, multiplication, and division.	Mennes, John, Sir, 1599-1671.; Smith, James, 1605-1667.	1654 (1654)	Wing M1714; ESTC R31890	117,409	410

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hodge_n pue_n father_n oh_o cruel_a death_n that_o stop●_n the_o view_n of_o thoms_n parishioner_n goodman_n pew_n who_o live_v always_o in_o good_a order_n until_o that_o death_n stop_v his_o recorder_n which_o be_v betwixt_o easter_n and_o pentecost_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o great_a frost_n at_o newmarket_n then_o be_v the_o king_n when_o as_o the_o bell_n do_v merry_o ring_v the_o minister_n preach_v the_o day_n before_o unto_o his_o highness_n and_o no_o more_o returning_z home_n say_v prayer_n and_o bury_v the_o man_n as_o i_o understand_v 168._o on_o our_o prime_a english_a poet_n geoffrey_n chaucer_n a_o ancient_a epitaph_n my_o master_n chaucer_n with_o his_o fresh_a comedy_n be_v dead_a alas_o chief_n poet_n of_o britain_n that_o whilom_o make_v full_a piteous_a tragedy_n the_o fault_n also_o of_o prince_n do_v complain_v as_o he_o that_o be_v of_o make_v sovereign_n who_o all_o this_o land_n shall_v of_o right_o prefer_v sith_o of_o our_o language_n he_o be_v the_o 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