Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	dam_n	female_n	pig_n	24	3	16.5994	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14021	The noble arte of venerie or hunting VVherein is handled and set out the vertues, nature, and properties of fiutene sundrie chaces togither, with the order and maner how to hunte and kill euery one of them. Translated and collected for the pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen, out of the best approued authors, which haue written any thing concerning the same: and reduced into such order and proper termes as are vsed here, in this noble realme of England. The contentes vvhereof shall more playnely appeare in the page next followyng.	Gascoigne, George, 1542?-1577.; Turberville, George, 1540?-1610?, attributed name.; Fouilloux, Jacques du, 1521?-1580. Vénerie.	1575 (1575)	STC 24328; ESTC S121817	161,973	257

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body_n the_o judgement_n by_o his_o rowting_n chap._n 53._o when_o a_o boar_n rowt_v in_o a_o hedge_n for_o a_o root_n which_o some_o call_v the_o park_n then_o may_v you_o perceive_v the_o greatness_n and_o length_n of_o his_o head_n by_o the_o depth_n and_o largeness_n of_o his_o rout_v so_o may_v you_o also_o know_v in_o soft_a place_n where_o he_o worm_v or_o in_o such_o other_o place_n the_o judgement_n by_o the_o soil_n chap._n 54._o when_o he_o soil_v and_o wallow_v he_o in_o the_o mire_n then_o be_v it_o easy_a to_o know_v his_o greatness_n by_o the_o length_n &_o largeness_n of_o the_o soil_n or_o else_o at_o his_o departure-from_a the_o soil_n you_o may_v perceive_v it_o where_o he_o have_v go_v into_o some_o thick_a by_o the_o leaf_n and_o braundr_n which_o he_o shall_v touch_v for_o he_o go_v out_o of_o the_o soil_n all_o my●…rie_n and_o dyrtie_n the_o which_o will_v leave_v mark_n upon_o the_o leaf_n and_o branch_n of_o his_o height_n thickness_n etc_n etc_n sometime_o 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old_a you_o shall_v hardly_o ever_o make_v he_o take_v the_o earth_n and_o you_o must_v take_v good_a heed_n that_o you_o encourage_v they_o and_o rebuke_v they_o not_o at_o the_o first_o nor_o that_o the_o fox_n or_o badgerd_n do_v hurt_v they_o within_o the_o earth_n for_o than_o they_o will_v never_o love_v the_o earth_n again_o and_o therefore_o never_o enter_v a_o young_a terryer_n in_o a_o earth_n where_o there_o be_v a_o old_a fox_n or_o badgerd_n but_o first_o let_v they_o be_v well_o enter_v and_o be_v a_o year_n old_a full_a or_o more_o you_o shall_v do_v well_o also_o to_o put_v in_o a_o old_a terryer_n before_o they_o which_o may_v abide_v and_o endure_v the_o fury_n of_o the_o fox_n or_o badgerd_n you_o may_v enter_v they_o and_o flesh_n they_o sundry_a way_n first_o when_o fox_n and_o badgerd_n have_v young_a cub_n take_v all_o your_o old_a terryers_n and_o put_v they_o into_o the_o ground_n and_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o bay_n which_o in_o the_o earth_n be_v call_v 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