Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	hear_v	heart_n	word_n	17,963	5	4.3726	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57206	Mellificium musarum: the marrovv of the muses. Or, An epitome of divine poetrie Distilled into pious ejaculations, and solemne soliloquies. By Jeremiah Rich. Junii 19. 1650. Imprimatur, Joseph Caryl.	Rich, Jeremiah, d. 1660?	1650 (1650)	Wing R1344; ESTC R217989	38,773	110

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saviour_n groan_n when_o thy_o heart_n shall_v be_v affright_v and_o thy_o mind_n shall_v be_v amaze_v when_o hell_n be_v discover_v and_o the_o heaven_n be_v darken_v then_o will_v not_o that_o glorious_a arm_n that_o now_o invite_v thou_o be_v welcome_a to_o thou_o nay_o will_v he_o not_o be_v worth_a a_o thousand_o world_n that_o shall_v ease_v the_o anguish_n of_o thy_o soul_n in_o such_o a_o hour_n three_o at_o the_o day_n of_o death_n thy_o belove_a will_v be_v desire_v when_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o light_n and_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o star_n shall_v be_v darken_v and_o the_o cloud_n return_v after_o the_o reign_n when_o thy_o joint_n shall_v tremble_v and_o thy_o knee_n knock_v together_o when_o thy_o courage_n shall_v be_v faintness_n thy_o beauty_n shall_v be_v paleness_n and_o thy_o rest_n shall_v be_v weariness_n when_o thy_o memory_n shall_v fail_v thou_o when_o thy_o eye_n shall_v deceive_v thou_o when_o death_n shall_v shake_v th●e_n thy_o riches_n sly_a from_o thou_o 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