Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	world_n	year_n	yield_v	35	3	6.4526	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36034	The historical library of Diodorus the Sicilian in fifteen books : the first five contain the antiquities of Egypt, Asia, Africa, Greece, the islands, and Europe : the last ten an historical account of the affairs of the Persians, Grecians, Macedonians and other parts of the world : to which are added the fragments of Diodorus that are found in the Bibliotheca of Photius : together with those publish'd by H. Valesius, L. Rhodomannus, and F. Ursinus / made English by G. Booth ..., Esq.; Bibliotheca historica. English	Diodorus, Siculus.; Booth, George, 17th/18th cent.; Valois, Henri de, 1603-1676.; Rhodoman, Lorenz, 1546-1606.; Photius, Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople, ca. 820-ca. 891. Bibliotheca.; Orsini, Fulvio, 1529-1600.	1700 (1700)	Wing D1512; ESTC R15327	1,369,223	858

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besiege_a be_v rout_v by_o gelon_n who_o kill_v a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o of_o the_o carthaginian_n and_o take_v almost_o as_o many_o prisoner_n in_o revenge_v whereof_o hannibal_n speed_v away_o with_o forty_o thousand_o man_n and_o encamp_v upon_o a_o hill_n at_o some_o distance_n from_o the_o city_n and_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o army_n to_o who_o join_v the_o sicilian_n and_o sicanian_o to_o the_o number_n of_o twenty_o thousand_o man_n he_o besieges_n 406._o ant._n chr._n 406._o the_o place_n and_o batter_v the_o wall_n with_o his_o engine_n in_o several_a place_n at_o once_o and_o with_o fresh_a succour_n even_o weary_v out_o the_o besiege_a to_o the_o effect_n of_o which_o the_o forwardness_n of_o his_o man_n through_o the_o late_a success_n be_v of_o no_o small_a advantage_n whilst_o he_o be_v undermine_v the_o wall_n he_o support_v they_o with_o great_a piece_n of_o timber_n and_o then_o set_v they_o on_o fire_n a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o wall_n on_o a_o sudden_a tumble_v down_o upon_o which_o there_o be_v a_o sharp_a conflict_n these_o strive_v to_o enter_v by_o force_n the_o other_o in_o dread_n of_o undergo_a the_o same_o fate_n and_o destruction_n with_o they_o of_o selinunte_n so_o that_o the_o besiege_a endeavour_v with_o all_o their_o might_n to_o defend_v their_o parent_n child_n and_o country_n beat_v the_o barbarian_n off_o and_o with_o all_o speed_n repair_v the_o wall_n for_o there_o have_v before_o come_v to_o their_o assistance_n four_o thousand_o syracusian_n and_o some_o other_o confederate_n from_o agrigentum_n under_o the_o command_n of_o diocles_n the_o syracusian_a then_o night_n come_v on_o it_o give_v a_o check_n to_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o besieger_n and_o so_o there_o be_v a_o intermission_n of_o the_o assault_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v day_n the_o besiege_a resolve_v not_o to_o be_v pen_v up_o as_o the_o 363._o p._n 363._o selinuntines_n be_v through_o sloathfulness_n place_v the_o guard_n upon_o the_o wall_n and_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o own_o and_o the_o force_n of_o their_o confederate_n to_o the_o number_n of_o ten_o thousand_o make_v a_o sally_n and_o break_v in_o on_o a_o sudden_a upon_o the_o enemy_n whereupon_o the_o barbarian_n be_v strike_v with_o terror_n and_o amazement_n conceive_v that_o all_o the_o confederate_n of_o the_o besiege_a be_v come_v to_o their_o relief_n 406._o ant._n chr._n 406._o the_o salliants_n therefore_o be_v far_o more_o dare_a and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d skilful_a in_o their_o weapon_n and_o especial_o the_o last_o hope_n of_o their_o safety_n lie_v in_o the_o good_a success_n of_o the_o present_a engagement_n they_o cut_v off_o all_o those_o that_o first_o oppose_v they_o and_o though_o the_o whole_a force_n of_o the_o barbarian_n in_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d great_a disorder_n and_o confusion_n fall_v upon_o they_o for_o they_o never_o suspect_v that_o the_o besieged_a dare_v ever_o have_v attempt_v any_o such_o thing_n yet_o they_o be_v under_o no_o small_a disadvantage_n for_o fourscore_o thousand_o man_n run_v in_o confusion_n together_o beat_v down_o one_o another_o and_o more_o incommodate_v themselves_o than_o their_o enemy_n the_o himereans_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v in_o sight_n of_o their_o parent_n child_n and_o all_o their_o friend_n and_o relation_n upon_o the_o wall_n expose_v themselves_o without_o fear_n to_o all_o danger_n for_o the_o common_a safety_n the_o barbarian_n therefore_o astonish_v with_o the_o valour_n of_o himerd_a the_o carthaginian_n rout_v by_o a_o sally_n from_o himerd_a the_o enemy_n and_o unexpectedness_n of_o the_o onset_n turn_v their_o back_n and_o flee_v in_o great_a precipitation_n to_o their_o fellow_n encamp_v upon_o the_o hill_n who_o the_o himereans_n pursue_v call_v one_o to_o another_o not_o to_o give_v any_o quarter_n in_o this_o encounter_n there_o be_v kill_v of_o the_o carthaginian_n above_o six_o