Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	earl_n	lord_n	robert_n	3,808	5	10.3537	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06960	The most honorable tragedie of Sir Richard Grinuile, Knight	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.	1595 (1595)	STC 17385; ESTC S109856	24,305	114

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his_o death-renowning_a hour_n &_o excuse_v his_o rough_a poet_n who_o sense_n be_v unshapt_v for_o more_o soft_a melody_n so_o shall_v he_o live_v happy_a and_o i_o unfaultie_a both_o satisfy_v your_o lordship_n eternal_o jeruis_fw-la markham_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a robert_n earl_n of_o sussex_n great_a lord_n to_o who_o infinitives_n of_o fame_n flock_n like_o night_n star_n about_o the_o silver_n moon_n that_o give_v new_a fire_n to_o learning_n late_o quench_v flame_n save_v the_o muse_n by_o stony_a time_n undoone_v let_v i_o find_v favour_n in_o thy_o honour_a sight_n dare_v my_o rhyme_n unto_o thy_o sacred_a hand_n and_o whilst_o their_o accent_n talk_v of_o valour_n might_n yield_v they_o some_o splendour_n from_o thy_o valour_n brand_n thou_o in_o their_o line_n they_o in_o thy_o eye_n shall_v see_v nothing_o but_o honour_n uncontrolled_a mind_n thou_o lend_v they_o exact_v still_o from_o thou_o substance_n that_o may_v to_o mightiness_n do_v bind_v and_o for_o his_o 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