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	great_a	see_v	2,872	5	3.1437	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89482	Temporis Angustiæ Stollen houres recreations. Being meditations fitted according to the variety of objects. By Tho. Manley, jun. gent. and student, anno. ætatis 21mo.	Manley, Thomas, 1628-1690.	1649 (1649)	Wing M449; Thomason E1374_1; ESTC R209219	34,225	131

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happiness_n and_o let_v i_o devote_v myself_o to_o a_o virtuous_a affection_n that_o i_o may_v have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o terrestrial_a paradise_n thou_o conquer'_v all_o love_n let_v not_o i_o be_v free_a i_o will_v devote_v myself_o whole_o to_o thou_o thou_o can_v make_v happy_a yea_o and_o virtuous_a too_o accept_v i_o then_o i_o will_v be_v a_o servant_n true_a med_n 13._o when_o i_o see_v wet_a wood_n lay_v on_o a_o fire_n as_o it_o will_v not_o burn_v without_o much_o blow_n so_o it_o will_v dead_a and_o spoil_v the_o rest_n which_o burn_v well_o before_o i_o can_v but_o think_v of_o man_n inability_n to_o good_a for_o of_o himself_o be_v backward_o to_o do_v any_o virtuous_a thing_n when_o he_o be_v clog_v with_o the_o heavy_a lumpish_a mass_n of_o the_o body_n it_o will_v even_o obliterate_v those_o good_a thought_n that_o be_v before_o see_v then_o we_o be_v so_o unable_a to_o do_v any_o good_a thing_n of_o ourselves_o let_v we_o fly_v to_o he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o 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it_o seek_v my_o overthrow_n will_v any_o reasonable_a man_n be_v altogether_o guide_v and_o direct_v by_o his_o know_a enemy_n and_o be_v it_o not_o our_o great_a enemy_n that_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o that_o damnable_a sin_n i_o have_v no_o way_n then_o to_o uphold_v myself_o but_o by_o follow_v my_o master_n christ_n precept_n be_v you_o lowly_a as_o i_o be_o lowly_a i_o will_v never_o therefore_o be_v refractory_a to_o those_o command_n that_o drive_v i_o to_o good_a but_o i_o will_v take_v and_o submit_v to_o my_o friend_n counsel_n and_o what_o friend_n more_o true_a than_o he_o that_o have_v lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o my_o sake_n i_o

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