Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	honourable_a	majesty_n	privy_a	10,396	5	9.6495	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42045	E[p]i[ph]ania, or, A discourse upon the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles by the appearance of a star by Francis Gregory, D.D. and rector of Hambleton in the county of Bucks.	Gregory, Francis.	1678 (1678)	Wing G1891; ESTC R43221	29,752	52

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i_o be_v but_o a_o easy_a and_o trivial_a kind_n of_o gratitude_n but_o as_o mean_v a_o return_n as_o it_o be_v i_o must_v make_v this_o or_o none_o for_o as_o your_o honour_n soul_n be_v too_o generous_a to_o expect_v and_o your_o fortune_n too_o ample_a either_o to_o need_v or_o admit_v a_o just_a recompense_n so_o be_v i_o too_o slender_a to_o make_v one_o the_o truth_n be_v where_o there_o be_v a_o utter_a impossibility_n to_o repay_v a_o kindness_n it_o will_v be_v something_o like_o ingratitude_n so_o much_o as_o to_o attempt_v it_o and_o he_o who_o do_v but_o offer_v at_o a_o return_n for_o great_a man_n favour_n do_v thereby_o derogate_v from_o they_o he_o make_v they_o less_o by_o think_v they_o capable_a of_o be_v recompense_v but_o though_o it_o be_v too_o great_a a_o presumption_n in_o such_o a_o case_n to_o attempt_v a_o satisfaction_n yet_o that_o debt_n which_o can_v never_o be_v discharge_v must_v be_v upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o now_o be_v upon_o this_o grateful_o 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