Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	affection_n	child_n	love_v	4,289	5	6.4927	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07610	A mirrour for Christian states: or, A table of politick vertues considerable amongst Christians Divided, into three bookes. Reviewed, and augmented, by E. Molinier, of Tolose priest, and Doctor of Divinitie. And by him dedicated, ro [sic] the most illustrious lord, the Lord Cardinall of Valette, Archbishop of Tolose. Translated into English, by VVilliam Tyrvvhit, Sen. Esquire.; Politiques chrestiennes. English	Molinier, Étienne, d. 1650.; Tyrwhit, William.	1635 (1635)	STC 18003; ESTC S112798	133,530	388

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this_o case_n justice_n require_v not_o the_o opinion_n of_o man_n but_o their_o profit_n and_o slight_v what_o be_v say_v search_v what_o shall_v be_v we_o must_v remain_v stiff_o say_v seneca_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o a_o just_a and_o honest_a counsel_n 81._o sen._n ep._n 81._o even_o against_o all_o opprobry_n and_o infamy_n no_o man_n seem_v more_o to_o esteem_v virtue_n than_o he_o who_o not_o to_o lose_v the_o conscience_n of_o a_o honest_a man_n do_v not_o at_o all_o fear_n when_o occasion_n be_v offer_v to_o lose_v renown_n but_o justice_n frame_v man_n in_o such_o fashion_n as_o for_o the_o good_a of_o other_o he_o neglect_v himself_o it_o become_v a_o virtue_n proper_a to_o those_o who_o have_v the_o manage_n of_o other_o man_n affair_n and_o among_o all_o reip._n arist_n lib._n 5._o ethic._n cap._n 1._o virtus_fw-la sola_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la

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woman_n wherefore_o plato_n lycurgus_n and_o all_o such_o as_o have_v either_o describe_v or_o erect_v republikes_n have_v before_o all_o thing_n recommend_v the_o good_a instruction_n of_o youth_n since_o one_o can_v expect_v other_o than_o crooked_a tree_n from_o ill_n set_v plant_n nature_n as_o yet_o soft_a and_o tender_a easy_o slide_v as_o water_n on_o that_o side_n to_o which_o education_n turn_v she_o it_o incline_v as_o do_v the_o young_a tree_n on_o which_o side_n soever_o one_o bend_v it_o receive_v as_o white_a paper_n all_o impression_n thereon_o engrave_v either_o of_o virtue_n or_o vice_n of_o cowardice_n or_o courage_n this_o cause_v socrates_n to_o be_v so_o curious_a in_o draw_v to_o he_o all_o the_o young_a youth_n of_o the_o most_o illustrious_a family_n in_o athens_n alcibiade_n plutarch_n in_o alcibiade_n to_o frame_v they_o by_o philosophical_a instruction_n by_o lively_a and_o fervent_a exhortation_n and_o by_o the_o sharpness_n of_o his_o reprehension_n often_o 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