Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	body_n	see_v	soul_n	6,413	5	5.5530	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13731	The vanitee of this world	Thomas, William, Clerk of the Council to Edward VI.	1549 (1549)	STC 24023; ESTC S119757	25,185	74

the_o vanitee_n of_o this_o world_n anno._n m._n d._n xlix_o ¶_o to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a and_o my_o singular_a good_a lady_n the_o lady_n anne_n herbert_n of_o wilton_n be_v persuade_v that_o at_o this_o present_a the_o light_n of_o the_o truth_n do_v more_o flourishe_v here_o amongst_o we_o in_o england_n than_o elsewhere_o throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o sing_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o work_n rather_o to_o empayre_v than_o amend_v mischief_n to_o grow_v and_o virtue_n to_o decay_n covetousenesse_n to_o reign_v where_o godliness_n be_v profess_v and_o of_o every_o other_o thing_n the_o contrary_a to_o have_v place_n of_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v avoid_v i_o seem_v i_o can_v no_o less_o do_v than_o reason_n with_o myself_o what_o all_o these_o thingꝭ_n shall_v mean_v and_o find_v in_o conclusion_n that_o they_o which_o know_v reason_n can_v not_o yet_o rule_v theim selfe_o by_o reason_n i_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o publisshe_v unto_o the_o world_n this_o little_a work_n that_o i_o have_v scrape_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n not_o think_n thereby_o to_o obtain_v redress_n of_o all_o man_n but_o in_o hope_n that_o some_o virtuous_a mind_n behold_v here_o as_o in_o a_o glass_n the_o spot_v of_o their_o own_o vice_n shall_v yet_o the_o rather_o bend_v their_o herte_n towards_o charitee_n and_o contempt_n of_o these_o worldly_a vanitee_n and_o because_o i_o have_v find_v so_o much_o negligence_n in_o man_n that_o almost_o he_o deserve_v not_o to_o be_v warn_v any_o more_o of_o his_o folly_n therefore_o do_v i_o determine_v to_o dedicate_v my_o book_n unto_o a_o woman_n to_o prove_v whether_o it_o may_v take_v any_o root_n in_o they_o to_o the_o intent_n that_o man_n ashamed_a through_o the_o virtuous_a example_n of_o woman_n may_v be_v provoke_v thereby_o to_o refourme_v they_o self_n which_o no_o kind_n of_o admonition_fw-la can_v persuade_v they_o to_o do_v and_o find_v amongst_o woman_n your_o ladyship_n in_o virtue_n and_o bountee_n to_o 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