Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	good_a	heart_n	love_v	13,370	5	6.0885	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30544	An excellent ballad of the mercers son of Midhurst, and the cloathiers daughter of Guilford To the tune of, Dainty come thou to me.		1691 (1691)	Wing B602A; Wing E3796; ESTC R214024	2,805	2

a_o excellent_a ballad_n of_o the_o mercer_n son_n of_o midhurst_n and_o the_o cloathiers_n daughter_n of_o guildford_n to_o the_o tune_n of_o dainty_a come_v thou_o to_o i_o there_o be_v a_o wealthy_a man_n in_o sussex_n he_o do_v dwell_v a_o mercer_n by_o his_o trade_n as_o many_o yet_o can_v tell_v he_o have_v a_o youthful_a son_n who_o fancy_n do_v so_o move_v he_o cry_v night_n and_o day_n alack_o i_o die_v for_o love_n alack_o i_o die_v for_o love_n beauty_n disdain_v i_o the_o clothier_n daughter_n dear_a work_v my_o extremity_n she_o have_v my_o heart_n in_o hold_n that_o do_v most_o cruel_a prove_v thus_o cry_v he_o night_n and_o day_n alack_o etc._n etc._n alack_o i_o die_v for_o love_n fortune_n so_o sore_o do_v frown_v the_o jewel_n of_o my_o heart_n dwell_v in_o guildford_n town_n there_o live_v the_o lamp_n of_o life_n for_o who_o this_o pain_n i_o prove_v fair_a phillis_n pity_v i_o alack_o etc._n etc._n alack_o i_o die_v for_o love_n and_o can_v no_o comfort_n find_v the_o clothier_n daughter_n dear_a bear_v too_o high_a a_o mind_n sweet_a beauty_n paragon_n fair_a venus_n silver_n dove_n fair_a phillis_n pity_v i_o alack_o etc._n etc._n alack_o i_o die_v for_o love_n whilst_o thou_o do_v laugh_v and_o smi●e_v let_v not_o thy_o pleasure_n be_v true_a love_n for_o to_o beguile_v my_o life_n lie_v in_o your_o hand_n then_o as_o it_o do_v behoove_v slay_v not_o the_o mercer_n son_n alack_o etc._n etc._n if_o that_o my_o beauty_n bright_a do_v grieve_v thy_o heart_n quoth_v she_o then_o let_v the_o mercer_n son_n turn_v still_o his_o face_n from_o i_o i_o do_v no_o man_n disdain_v nor_o can_v i_o cruel_a prove_v my_o heart_n must_v still_o say_v nay_o where_o my_o heart_n can_v love_v where_o my_o heart_n can_v love_v lovers_z all_o must_v i_o shun_v the_o clothier_n daughter_n thus_o answer_v the_o mercer_n son_n i_o bear_v no_o lofy_a mind_n yet_o pity_n can_v move_v my_o mind_n to_o fancy_v he_o where_o etc._n etc._n where_o my_o heart_n can_v 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