Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	eye_n	hear_v	see_v	6,309	5	3.8336	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23803	The whole duty of mourning and the great concern of preparing our selves for death, practically considered / written some years since by the author of The whole duty of man, and now published upon the sad occasion of the death of our Most Gracious Sovereign Lady Mary the II, Queen of England, &c. of blessed memory.	Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.	1695 (1695)	Wing A1194; ESTC R33068	65,567	192

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nourish_a blood_n from_o the_o liver_n unto_o each_o part_n of_o the_o body_n become_v like_o unto_o break_a vessel_n and_o the_o artery_n which_o by_o the_o reciprocal_a motion_n and_o pulse_n do_v convey_v the_o vital_a spirit_n from_o the_o heart_n even_o to_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n these_o through_o languish_a age_n become_v slow_a and_o weak_a and_o all_o these_o faint_a operation_n be_v so_o many_o memorial_n of_o death_n and_o do_v plain_o portend_v the_o approach_n of_o our_o latter_a end_n xi_o the_o old_a man_n gray_a head_n be_v in_o scripture_n compare_v to_o the_o white_a blossom_n of_o the_o almond_n tree_n eccles._n 12.5_o this_o tree_n make_v haste_n to_o flourish_v before_o many_o other_o in_o the_o spring_n be_v therefore_o in_o vision_n use_v to_o signify_v that_o god_n will_v hasten_v his_o word_n to_o perform_v it_o jer._n 1.11_o 12._o and_o consequent_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o gray_a head_n either_o in_o ourselves_o or_o other_o serve_v as_o a_o divine_a 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nor_o to_o walk_v after_o the_o lust_n of_o their_o eye_n to_o live_v by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o sight_n 2_o cor_n 5.7_o not_o to_o look_v after_o thing_n temporal_a which_o be_v see_v but_o after_o thing_n eternal_a which_o be_v not_o see_v 1_o cor._n 4.18_o and_o as_o the_o sense_n of_o see_v wax_v dim_a in_o old_a age_n that_o of_o hear_v likewise_o fail_v the_o daughter_n of_o music_n be_v abase_v and_o bring_v low_a eccles._n 12.4_o man_n can_v then_o any_o more_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o singing-man_n and_o singing-woman_n 2_o sam._n 19.35_o god_n that_o plant_v the_o ear_n psal._n 94.9_o when_o he_o make_v this_o plant_n to_o wither_v again_o call_v they_o to_o remember_v their_o transplantation_n into_o another_o world_n to_o wait_v for_o their_o change_n and_o to_o prepare_v for_o it_o the_o taste_v likewise_o decay_n for_o old_a barzillai_n can_v taste_v what_o he_o eat_v or_o what_o he_o drink_v 2_o sam._n 19.35_o old_a isaac_n by_o his_o touch_n can_v distinguish_v 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