Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	famous_a	general_a	good_a	16	3	2.0804	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57329	An abridgement of Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the world in five books ... : wherein the particular chapters and paragraphs are succinctly abrig'd according to his own method in the larger volume : to which is added his Premonition to princes.	Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.; Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.; Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618. A premonition to princes.	1698 (1698)	Wing R151A; ESTC R32268	273,979	474

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and_o honest_a man_n in_o that_o which_o be_v just_a and_o virtuous_a be_v like_o coffer_n with_o double_a bottom_n which_o show_v not_o all_o at_o once_o before_o he_o be_v general_n he_o be_v of_o all_o man_n the_o most_o venturous_a which_o do_v not_o always_o become_v a_o general_n and_o therefore_o he_o now_o dissemble_v fear_n and_o draw_v back_o from_o the_o river_n as_o fear_v to_o ford_n it_o by_o that_o mean_n to_o draw_v his_o enemy_n into_o it_o but_o when_o he_o see_v they_o push_v disorderly_a into_o the_o swift_a stream_n he_o turn_v his_o camel_n to_o entertain_v their_o land_n and_o press_v in_o with_o his_o horse_n above_o and_o beneath_o upon_o they_o make_v a_o great_a slaughter_n which_o amaze_v the_o spaniard_n on_o that_o side_n the_o river_n of_o iberus_n the_o saguntines_n post_v their_o ambassador_n to_o rome_n who_o procee_v roman_a like_a with_o deliberation_n send_v ambassador_n to_o and_o fro_o while_o hannibal_n prepare_v and_o find_v out_o also_o a_o pretence_n like_o that_o which_o the_o roman_n make_v use_v of_o with_o the_o mamertine_n for_o the_o turdetani_n injure_v by_o the_o saguntines_n implore_v his_o help_n the_o roman_n be_v as_o glad_a of_o the_o quarrel_n but_o be_v not_o yet_o ready_a and_o therefore_o temporize_v till_o they_o can_v raise_v a_o army_n to_o remove_v the_o seat_n of_o war_n to_o saguntum_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n demetrius_n pharius_n who_o the_o roman_n have_v make_v their_o illyrian_a king_n rebel_v against_o who_o aemilius_n be_v send_v but_o before_o his_o land_n in_o illyria_n hannibal_n sit_v down_o before_o saguntum_n where_o by_o a_o sallie_n make_v by_o the_o citizen_n he_o be_v dangerous_o wound_v but_o before_o it_o be_v long_o he_o put_v they_o all_o to_o the_o sword_n many_o shut_v themselves_o in_o their_o house_n and_o then_o ●ired_v they_o 8._o rome_n

what_o he_o can_v yet_o it_o be_v agree_v to_o send_v he_o forty_o thousand_o numidian_n forty_o elephant_n and_o a_o great_a store_n of_o silver_n and_o in_o spain_n to_o levy_v twenty_o thousand_o foot_n and_o four_o thousand_o horse_n which_o aid_n be_v not_o so_o well_o complete_v for_o only_o the_o elephant_n and_o some_o of_o the_o money_n be_v send_v so_o asdrubal_n journey_n out_o of_o spain_n into_o italy_n be_v much_o talk_v of_o but_o not_o perform_v till_o many_o year_n after_o when_o rome_n have_v recover_v herself_o thus_o hanno_fw-la contrivance_n to_o remove_v the_o war_n out_o of_o italy_n into_o spain_n to_o force_n emporiae_n and_o expel_v the_o roman_n be_v but_o to_o oppose_v hannibal_n in_o retard_v the_o supply_n agree_v upon_o to_o which_o the_o spare_a carthaginian_n be_v easy_o persuade_v but_o repent_v it_o too_o late_a not_o see_v now_o that_o the_o safety_n of_o carthage_n and_o spain_n lie_v upon_o the_o success_n in_o italy_n §_o 11._o the_o roman_a 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