Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	great_a	king_n	know_v	4,626	5	3.7350	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16267	Here be certayne questyons of kynge Bocthus of the maners, tokyns, and condycions of man, with the answeres made to the same by the phylosopher Sydrac	Boccus, King.; Sidrac, 13th cent.	1550 (1550)	STC 3188; ESTC S110742	5,217	26

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the_o king_n ask_v what_o token_n be_v there_o of_o a_o man_n chynne_n and_o of_o his_o shoulder_n sydrac_n answer_v ¶_o he_o that_o have_v the_o chynnelarge_n and_o his_o shoulder_n large_a he_o shall_v be_v manly_a mighty_a and_o not_o of_o great_a wit_n and_o he_o that_o have_v the_o chin_n and_o the_o back_n well_o furnyssh_v he_o shall_v be_v fire_n and_o wrathful_a ☞_o and_o he_o that_o have_v the_o chynne_n streyghte_n and_o equal_a it_o be_v a_o show_v of_o goodness_n and_o he_o that_o have_v high_a shoulder_n be_v of_o evyll_n will_n and_o dysdaygnous_a ¶_o the_o king_n ask_v what_o token_n be_v there_o to_o know_v a_o man_n by_o his_o arm_n sydrac_n answer_v ¶_o he_o that_o have_v long_a arm_n that_o come_v to_o his_o knee_n by_o reason_n he_o shall_v have_v a_o free_a herte_n and_o a_o noble_a and_o he_o that_o have_v his_o arm_n pass_v short_a by_o reason_n shall_v be_v a_o coward_n and_o lone_a noise_n and_o debate_n ☞_o ¶_o the_o king_n ask_v what_o token_n be_v there_o 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geld_v sydrac_n answer_v ¶_o he_o that_o be_v geld_v by_o man_n hand_n he_o shall_v be_v very_o wrathful_a and_o false_a and_o he_o that_o have_v neither_o stone_n nor_o berde_n he_o be_v a_o evil_a sayer_n and_o a_o liar_n and_o if_o he_o be_v freken_v also_o he_o be_v envious_a and_o of_o evyll_n will_n and_o love_v both_o to_o say_v evyll_n and_o do_v evyll_n ¶_o the_o king_n ask_v what_o token_n be_v there_o of_o the_o pase_n and_o g●ing_n of_o a_o man_n sydrac_n answer_v ¶_o he_o that_o have_v large_a pase_n and_o slow_a he_o be_v aventurous_fw-la in_o all_o thing_n and_o yet_o he_o ought_v to_o think_v on_o that_o that_o be_v to_o come_v and_o purvey_v to_o keep_v himself_o and_o he_o that_o have_v his_o pace_n hasty_a and_o thick_a he_o be_v wrathful_a and_o of_o evyll_n will_n ¶_o the_o king_n ask_v which_o be_v the_o best_a token_n to_o know_v a_o man_n by_o in_o all_o thing_n sydrac_n answer_v ¶_o he_o that_o have_v his_o skin_n whytete_a and_o soft_a and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o to_o hie_v nor_o to_o low_o nor_o to_o great_a nor_o to_o small_a and_o well_o mell_v with_o white_a and_o red_a and_o his_o iyen_n between_o black_a and_o gray_a and_o that_o his_o heed_n be_v not_o to_o great_a nor_o to_o smalle_v the_o neck_n fair_a and_o straight_o and_o not_o to_o long_o and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o to_o moche_v flesh_n on_o his_o chynne_n nor_o on_o his_o thigh_n without_o forth_o &_o that_o his_o voice_n and_o speech_n be_v clear_a and_o the_o shoulder_n fair_a straight_o &_o large_a and_o the_o paume_n of_o his_o hand_n soft_a the_o finger_n long_o &_o smalle_o and_o that_o he_o be_v of_o few_o word_n and_o that_o he_o laugh_v not_o to_o moche_v nor_o to_o often_o and_o that_o he_o have_v a_o gladsome_a look_n /_o and_o light_v cheryd_v and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o to_o coveytouse_v of_o other_o man_n good_n and_o not_o to_o ask_n nor_o to_o wern_v and_o this_o be_v the_o best_a fygure_n of_o man_n that_o ever_o god_n make_v and_o such_o manner_n &_o 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the_o propertye_n of_o a_o good_a horse_n ¶_o the_o propertye_n of_o a_o good_a horse_n a_o good_a horse_n shall_v have_v xu_o propertye_n &_o condition_n that_o be_v to_o weet_v three_o of_o a_o man_n three_o of_o a_o woman_n three_o of_o a_o fox_n three_o of_o a_o hare_n &_o three_o of_o a_o ass_n ¶_o of_o a_o man_n bold_a proud_a and_o hardy_a ¶_o of_o a_o woman_n fair_a breasted_a ▪_o fair_a of_o here_o and_o easy_a to_o lepe_v upon_o ¶_o of_o a_o fox_n a_o fair_a tail_n short_a ever_o be_v with_o a_o good_a trot_n ¶_o of_o a_o hare_n a_o great_a eye_n a_o dry_a heed_n &_o well_o renning_a ¶_o of_o a_o ass_n a_o bygge_n chin_n a_o flat_a leg_n &_o a_o good_a hove_n ¶_o well_o travayl_v woman_n nor_o well_o travail_v horse_n be_v never_o good_a ¶_o arise_v er_o serve_v god_n devoutlye_o and_o the_o world_n besely_a do_v thy_o work_n wise_o gyve_v thy_o alms_n secret_o go_v by_o thy_o way_n sad_o answer_v the_o people_n demure_o go_v to_o thy_o meat_n appetyte_o sit_v thereat_o 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martyn_v parysshe_n beside_o chare_v cross_n robert_n wyer_n