Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	great_a	honour_n	see_v	1,835	5	3.3297	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61671	Two ancient patternes of true goodnesse and charity one of Job in the midst of his honovr & wealth, the other of the widow of Sarepta in the extremity of her povertie : both now published together, as fit to be followed in these necessitous times, and both dedicated to the living patterne of true goodnesse and charitie, Gilbert Ld Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate and Metropolitan of all England, &c. / by David Stokes ...	Stokes, David, 1591?-1669.	1667 (1667)	Wing S5722; ESTC R38295	29,832	82

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that_o more_o strict_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o a_o judge_n his_o eye_n be_v not_o so_o ready_a to_o see_v and_o censure_v the_o worst_a of_o a_o man_n as_o it_o be_v to_o see_v and_o love_v the_o best_a he_o be_v most_o earnest_a in_o the_o best_a cause_n and_o most_o affect_a to_o the_o best_a lawyer_n that_o plead_v before_o he_o for_o he_o know_v that_o it_o matter_n much_o who_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o judge_n do_v most_o favour_n and_o this_o be_v say_v of_o that_o beauty_n that_o either_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o eye_n or_o shall_v draw_v the_o eye_n unto_o it_o there_o be_v yet_o a_o three_o thing_n in_o the_o eye_n by_o which_o nature_n have_v make_v it_o more_o useful_a to_o the_o body_n that_o it_o be_v the_o only_a fonntain_n of_o pity_n the_o door_n where_o we_o send_v out_o our_o love_n the_o passage_n of_o our_o tear_n and_o the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o our_o inward_a mercy_n and_o compassion_n i_o speak_v not_o for_o too_o much_o pity_n of_o malefactor_n but_o just_a pity_n of_o the_o innocent_a and_o this_o of_o all_o other_o must_v not_o be_v leave_v out_o if_o we_o proportion_v a_o judge_n to_o the_o eye_n for_o we_o shall_v get_v little_a by_o the_o two_o former_a without_o this_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o high_a place_n be_v to_o make_v he_o proud_a and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o most_o glorious_a and_o beautiful_a part_n be_v to_o make_v he_o yet_o more_o proud_a but_o to_o make_v he_o the_o tender_a part_n and_o that_o from_o which_o of_o all_o other_o we_o chief_o look_v for_o love_n and_o pity_n that_o be_v it_o that_o can_v but_o move_v he_o and_o this_o i_o know_v not_o