Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	dear_a	great_a	love_v	2,648	5	5.7747	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09197	The duty of all true subiects to their King as also to their native countrey, in time of extremity and danger. With some memorable examples of the miserable ends of perfidious traytors. In two bookes: collected and written by H.P.	Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643?	1639 (1639)	STC 19505; ESTC S119806	35,298	78

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it_o 〈◊〉_d all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o affect_v for_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o it_o be_v waste_v 〈◊〉_d destroy_v who_o 〈◊〉_d have_v any_o pleasure_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v peric●…_n he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ease_n and_o plentiful_o be_v withal_o ruin_v and_o undo_v on_o 2._o the_o contrary_a when_o it_o flourish_v the_o poor_a man_n feel_v no_o discommodity_n but_o fare_v the_o better_a if_o a_o country_n or_o commonwealth_n be_v affright_v and_o terrify_v say_v caesar_n there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o man_n therein_o be_v he_o never_o so_o stout_a or_o wary_a of_o himself_o but_o he_o will_v stumble_v and_o fall_v with_o the_o ruin_n thereof_o but_o in_o the_o welfare_n and_o flourish_a of_o the_o same_o the_o mean_a shall_v find_v wherewith_o to_o make_v himself_o merry_a therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v want_v in_o nothing_o that_o may_v redound_v to_o the_o honour_n land_n profit_n 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