Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	left_a	pass_v	right_a	5,170	5	6.7825	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06718	Nicholas Machiavel's Prince· Also, the life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca. And the meanes Duke Valentine us'd to put to death Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto of Fermo, Paul, and the Duke of Gravina. Translated out of Italian into English; by E.D. With some animadversions noting and taxing his errours.; Selections. English	Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.; Dacres, Edward.	1640 (1640)	STC 17168; ESTC S111853	98,313	328

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principality_n be_v to_o be_v govern_v which_o before_o they_o be_v conquer_v live_v under_o their_o own_o law_n p_o 30_o chap._n 6._o of_o new_a principality_n that_o be_v conquer_v by_o one_o own_o arm_n and_o valour_n p._n 33_o chap._n 7._o of_o new_a principality_n get_v by_o fortune_n and_o other_o man_n force_n p._n 41_o chap._n 8._o concern_v those_o who_o by_o wicked_a mean_n have_v attain_v to_o a_o principality_n p._n 61_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o civil_a principality_n p._n 72_o chap._n 10._o in_o what_o manner_n the_o force_n of_o all_o principality_n ought_v to_o be_v measure_v p._n 80_o chap._n 11._o concern_v ecclesiastical_a principality_n p._n 85_o chap._n 12._o how_o many_o sort_n of_o military_a discipline_n there_o be_v and_o touch_v mercenary_a soldier_n p._n 91_o chap._n 13._o of_o auxiliary_a soldier_n mix_v and_o native_n p._n 102_o chap._n 14._o what_o belong_v to_o the_o prince_n touch_v military_a discipline_n p._n 111_o chap._n 15._o of_o those_o thing_n in_o respect_n whereof_o man_n and_o especial_o prince_n be_v praise_v or_o dispraise_v p._n 117_o chap._n 16._o of_o liberality_n &_o miserableness_n p._n 122_o chap._n 17._o of_o cruelty_n and_o clemency_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v belove_v or_o fear_v p._n 128_o chap._n 18._o in_o what_o manner_n prince_n ought_v to_o keep_v their_o word_n p._n 135_o chap._n 19_o that_o prince_n shall_v take_v a_o care_n not_o to_o incur_v contempt_n or_o hatred_n p._n 145_o chap._n 20._o whether_o the_o citadel_n and_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o prince_n make_v use_v of_o be_v profitable_a or_o damageable_a p._n 169_o chap._n 21._o how_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o behave_v himself_o to_o gain_v reputation_n p._n 179_o chap._n 22._o touch_v prince_n secretary_n p._n 187_o chap._n 23._o that_o flatterer_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v p._n 191_o chap._n 24._o wherefore_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n have_v lose_v their_o state_n p._n 198_o chap._n 25._o how_o great_a power_n fortune_n have_v in_o humane_a affair_n and_o what_o mean_v there_o be_v to_o resist_v it_o p._n 202_o chap._n 26._o a_o exhortation_n to_o free_a italy_n from_o the_o barbarian_n p._n 212_o the_o life_n of_o castruccio_n castracani_n of_o lucca_n p._n 223_o a_o relation_n of_o the_o course_n take_v by_o the_o duke_n valentine_n in_o the_o murder_n of_o vitellozzo_n vitelli_n oliverotto_n of_o fermo_n paul_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o gravita_n all_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o orsini_n p._n 289_o finis_fw-la

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