Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	hand_n	left_a	rank_n	1,957	5	11.0587	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33186	The history of the triumvirates, the first that of Julius Cæsar, Pompey and Crassus, the second that of Augustus, Anthony and Lepidus being a faithfull collection from the best historians and other authours, concerning that revolution of the Roman government which hapned [sic] under their authority / written originally in French, and made English by Tho. Otway ...; Histoire du premier et du second triumvirat. English	Broë, S. de, seigneur de Citry et de La Guette, 17th cent.; Otway, Thomas, 1652-1685.	1686 (1686)	Wing C4345; ESTC R13558	316,899	694

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battle_n of_o lerida_n p._n 101._o caesar_n army_n reduce_v to_o great_a extremity_n by_o the_o overflow_a of_o two_o river_n cicero_n and_o a_o great_a many_o other_o senator_n go_v to_o find_v out_o pompey_n p._n 104._o chap._n xxvi_o caesar_n pass_v the_o segre_n and_o pursue_v afranius_n and_o petreius_n p._n 108._o chap._n xxvii_o different_a motion_n of_o the_o two_o army_n caesar_n besieges_fw-fr the_o enemy_n two_o general_n p._n 111._o chap._n xxviii_o petreius_n cause_v several_a of_o caesar_n soldier_n to_o be_v slay_v he_o decamp_v and_o caesar_n follow_v he_o but_o without_o a_o design_n of_o defeat_v he_o utter_o p._n 116._o chap._n xxix_o afranius_n and_o petreius_n press_v for_o want_n of_o provision_n surrender_v themselves_o to_o caesar_n with_o all_o their_o army_n p._n 120._o chap._n xxx_o the_o continuation_n of_o the_o siege_n of_o marseilles_n and_o the_o take_n of_o that_o city_n caesar_n choose_a dictatour_n the_o defeat_n and_o death_n of_o curio_n in_o africa_n p._n 123._o pompey_n force_n the_o defeat_n of_o dolabella_n and_o caesar_n lieutenant_n brutus_n go_v to_o find_v out_o pompey_n p._n 127._o chap._n xxxii_o a_o mutiny_n among_o caesar_n troop_n he_o reduce_v they_o to_o their_o duty_n by_o his_o eloquence_n and_o resolution_n he_o be_v choose_v consul_n with_o servilius_n and_o make_v new_a law_n p._n 130._o chap._n xxxiii_o caesar_n with_o part_n of_o his_o army_n go_v into_o greece_n some_o discourse_n of_o peace_n but_o to_o no_o purpose_n two_o army_n draw_v towards_o one_o another_o near_a durazzo_n p._n 133._o chap._n xxxiv_o caesar_n expose_v himself_o alone_o in_o a_o skiff_n to_o go_v and_o find_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o army_n p._n 137._o chap._n xxxv_o the_o happy_a arrival_n of_o caesar_n troop_n in_o greece_n caelius_n and_o milo_n raise_v disturbance_n in_o italy_n be_v slay_v p._n 140._o chap._n xxxvi_o marcus_n antonius_n join_v himself_o with_o caesar_n in_o spite_n of_o pompey_n who_o retreat_v to_o aspargua_n near_o durazzo_n p._n 143._o chap._n xxxvii_o caesar_n offer_v battle_n to_o pompey_n who_o refuse_v it_o they_o both_o post_n themselves_o near_o durazzo_n caesar_n hem_v in_o by_o the_o line_n of_o pompey_n camp_n p._n 146._o chap._n xxxviii_o a_o fight_n between_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n troop_n p._n 150._o chap._n thirty-nine_o pompey_z attack_n caesar_n fortification_n the_o valour_n of_o sceva_n pompey_n quit_v his_o camp_n the_o treason_n of_o roscillus_n and_o aegus_n p._n 154._o chap._n xl._o pompey_n attack_n caesar_n trench_n great_a disorder_n among_o caesar_n troop_n he_o confirm_v they_o by_o his_o presence_n p._n 158._o chap._n xli_o caesar_n in_o a_o great_a battle_n be_v overthrow_v pompey_n lose_v the_o opportunity_n of_o total_o rout_v he_o caesar_n opinion_n upon_o that_o occasion_n p._n 161._o caesar_n discourse_n to_o his_o troop_n to_o confirm_v they_o he_o decamp_v to_o march_v towards_o thessaly_n pompey_n follow_v he_o p._n 165._o chap._n xliii_o caesar_n go_v into_o apolonia_n domitius_n join_v himself_o with_o he_o the_o take_n of_o gomphes_fw-fr and_o metropolis_n p._n 169._o chap._n xliv_o scipio_n join_v his_o troop_n with_o those_o of_o pompey_n they_o post_v themselves_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o pharsalia_n the_o approach_n of_o the_o two_o army_n pompey_n uneasiness_n p._n 172._o chap._n xlv_o pompey_n force_v to_o fight_v against_o his_o opinion_n his_o discourse_n with_o labienus_n some_o presage_n p._n 175._o chap._n xlvi_o the_o order_n of_o the_o two_o army_n the_o two_o general_n speak_v to_o their_o soldier_n to_o encourage_v they_o to_o the_o fight_n p._n 178._o chap._n xlvii_o the_o battle_n of_o pharsalia_n the_o fierceness_n of_o crastinus_n the_o flight_n of_o pompey_n and_o overthrow_v of_o his_o troop_n p._n 181._o chap._n xlviii_o some_o other_o presage_v report_v to_o caesar_n p._n 187._o chap._n xlix_o pompey_n put_v to_o sea_n and_o take_v in_o king_n dejotarus_n and_o go_v

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