Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	hear_v	lord_n	sin_n	8,407	5	4.7998	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07680	Principles for yong princes Collected out of sundry authors, by George More, Esquire.	More, George, Esquire.; More, George, Sir, 1553?-1632, attributed name.	1629 (1629)	STC 18069; ESTC S113368	43,524	88

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wicked_a or_o bloody_a sin_n his_o prayer_n be_v in_o vain_a chap._n 11._o a_o prince_n not_o to_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n it_o behove_v therefore_o a_o prince_n to_o be_v virtuous_a and_o to_o have_v special_a care_n that_o he_o put_v not_o his_o hand_n in_o innocent_a blood_n neither_o by_o tyranny_n malice_n ambition_n policy_n or_o upon_o false_a report_n and_o information_n for_o to_o be_v a_o tyrant_n be_v odious_a to_o god_n and_o man_n and_o to_o bring_v himself_o to_o a_o evil_a end_n as_o the_o emperor_n nero_n who_o after_o he_o have_v put_v to_o death_n his_o mother_n agrippina_n his_o wife_n octavia_n his_o brother_n britannicus_n and_o his_o master_n seneca_n beside_o many_o other_o be_v proclaim_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n can_v get_v no_o body_n to_o kill_v he_o but_o be_v glad_a to_o kill_v himself_o say_v turpiter_fw-la vixi_fw-la &_o turpius_fw-la morior_fw-la the_o emperor_n caius_n caligula_n among_o other_o his_o tyranny_n cause_v at_o his_o dinner_n 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