Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	burn_v	earth_n	water_n	2,870	5	6.1160	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07319	Epigrams diuine and morall. By Edvv. May, Gent	May, Edward, Gent.	1633 (1633)	STC 17708; ESTC S109945	25,192	80

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go_v 36_o or_o a_o dwarf_n a_o dwarf_n upon_o a_o mastiff_n back_o do_v ride_v he_o cock_v his_o hat_n and_o set_v his_o arm_n aside_o and_o bold_o then_o he_o begin_v to_o boast_v and_o vaunt_v as_o if_o he_o have_v bestride_v a_o elephant_n at_o last_o use_v his_o spur_n the_o dog_n turn_v round_o and_o with_o great_a violence_n cast_v he_o to_o the_o ground_n the_o dwarf_n unhorse_v each_o laugh_v why_o laugh_v you_o all_o quoth_v he_o in_o rage_n wha●_n phaeton_n have_v a_o fall_n 37_o to_o old_a omelia_n thou_o wonder_v why_o no_o man_n do_v sue_v to_o thou_o omelia_n thy_o ●_z for_o to_o be_v shall_v any_o marrow_n i_fw-mi thou_o will_v be_v take_v not_o for_o his_o wife_n but_o mother_n by_o thy_o look_n 38_o to_o flora._n florae_n the_o fair_a creature_n that_o do_v breathe_v ot_fw-mi draw_v this_o air_n to_o which_o she_o do_v bequeath_v more_o oderifferous_a balm_n than_o bruise_a gum_n of_o happy_a arrabie_n prize_v at_o might●e_a sum_n so_o fair_a a_o forehead_n eye_n so_o 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