Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	bring_v	evil_a	treasure_n	9,368	5	10.7622	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14975	Two sermons of assise the one intituled A prohibition of reuenge, the other, A sword of maintenance : preached at two seuerall times, before the right worshipfull iudges of assise, and gentlemen assembled in Hertford, for the execution of iustice, and now published / by W. Westerman ...	Westerman, William.	1600 (1600)	STC 25282; ESTC S2384	63,408	150

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be_o 18_o prou._n 26._o 18_o i_o not_o in_o sport_n it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o some_o dog_n to_o bark_v not_o so_o much_o for_o curstness_n as_o for_o custom_n petrarch_n petrarch_n say_v one_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v but_o a_o currish_a quality_n at_o the_o best_a and_o sure_o he_o that_o have_v such_o a_o continual_a issue_n and_o canker_n in_o his_o mouth_n of_o rot_a word_n and_o bitter_a stream_n must_v needs_o have_v a_o sink_n of_o corruption_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o whatsoever_o small_a reckon_n he_o make_v of_o curse_v and_o blasphemy_n yet_o he_o that_o swear_v often_o must_v needs_o be_v like_o a_o servant_n often_o beat_v and_o 11._o ecclus._n 23._o 10._o 11._o bunch_a which_o can_v not_o be_v without_o some_o scar_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n and_o if_o he_o knowledge_n not_o his_o sin_n he_o make_v a_o double_a offence_n for_o the_o righteous_a lord_n that_o will_v demand_v a_o account_n of_o every_o 36._o matth._n 12._o 36._o idle_a word_n will_v not_o hold_v he_o 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