Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	able_a	king_n	prince_n	336	4	5.3382	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38620	The falshood of human virtue a moral essay / done out of French.; Fausseté des vertus humaines. English	Esprit, Mr. (Jacques), 1611-1678.	1691 (1691)	Wing E3277; ESTC R3094	107,156	314

far_o from_o be_v a_o virtue_n that_o it_o be_v in_o he_o the_o extinction_n of_o all_o royal_a virtue_n as_o be_v a_o quality_n so_o mischievous_a to_o his_o dominion_n that_o it_o be_v the_o most_o general_a cause_n of_o their_o ruin_n it_o be_v a_o ignorance_n of_o the_o use_n and_o necessity_n of_o justice_n without_o which_o say_v st._n austin_n commonwealth_n and_o empire_n be_v but_o numerous_a society_n of_o robber_n it_o be_v a_o false_a and_o ill-extended_n goodness_n a_o cruel_a lenity_n and_o a_o vicious_a indifference_n in_o reference_n to_o public_a order_n and_o repose_v such_o be_v the_o clemency_n which_o titus_n affect_v after_o he_o obtain_v the_o empire_n nor_o can_v we_o forbear_v notwithstanding_o his_o be_v call_v the_o delight_n of_o mankind_n to_o censure_v the_o oath_n which_o he_o swear_v never_o to_o put_v any_o man_n to_o death_n which_o be_v a_o oath_n by_o which_o he_o be_v engage_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o heaven_n to_o be_v the_o protector_n of_o robber_n and_o homicide_n to_o authorise_v all_o sort_n of_o attempt_n and_o conspiracy_n and_o to_o ranverse_v and_o destroy_v the_o empire_n as_o for_o that_o oath_n which_o nerva_n take_v at_o his_o first_o reception_n into_o the_o senate_n that_o he_o will_v never_o suffer_v any_o senator_n to_o be_v condemn_v to_o death_n for_o any_o crime_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v only_o a_o sneak_a compliment_n which_o he_o put_v upon_o the_o senator_n disapprove_v by_o themselves_o and_o which_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o roman_a consul_n to_o utter_v this_o generous_a expression_n it_o be_v a_o great_a misfortune_n to_o live_v under_o a_o prince_n that_o oppress_v his_o subject_n and_o command_v they_o as_o his_o slave_n but_o it_o be_v a_o much_o great_a misery_n to_o live_v under_o a_o prince_n that_o give_v they_o their_o full_a swinge_n and_o prostitute_n all_o thing_n to_o their_o licentious_a pleasure_n if_o therefore_o we_o desire_v to_o know_v the_o real_a cause_n of_o the_o 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