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	heart_n	life_n	2,903	5	4.0762	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32922	Thomas Campanella, an Italian friar and second Machiavel, his advice to the King of Spain for attaining the universal monarchy of the world particularly concerning England, Scotland and Ireland, how to raise division between king and Parliament, to alter the government from a kingdome to a commonwealth, thereby embroiling England in civil war to divert the English from disturbing the Spaniard in bringing the Indian treasure into Spain : also for reducing Holland by procuring war betwixt England, Holland, and other sea-faring countries ... / translated into English by Ed. Chilmead, and published for awakening the English to prevent the approaching ruine of their nation ; with an admonitorie preface by William Prynne, of Lincolnes-Inne, Esquire.; De monarchia Hispanica dicursus. English	Campanella, Tommaso, 1568-1639.; Chilmead, Edmund, 1610-1654.	1660 (1660)	Wing C400; ESTC R208002	195,782	247

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government_n and_o yet_o be_v good_a catholic_n and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v able_a to_o do_v good_a service_n in_o this_o kind_n as_o have_v be_v show_v already_o but_o this_o sort_n of_o man_n be_v not_o very_o rare_a to_o be_v find_v either_o in_o england_n or_o scotland_n also_o these_o and_o the_o like_a preparation_n may_v be_v make_v before_o hand_n that_o so_o soon_o as_o ever_o queen_n elizabeth_n be_v dead_a they_o may_v be_v immediate_o put_v into_o execution_n for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n but_o know_v what_o horrid_a civil_a war_n and_o what_o strange_a alteration_n and_o turn_v have_v happen_v several_a time_n in_o england_n so_o that_o what_o i_o have_v here_o propose_v ought_v not_o to_o appear_v to_o any_o man_n as_o thing_n either_o new_a or_o impossible_a chap._n xxvi_o