Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	air_n	earth_n	element_n	15,514	5	10.0914	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33245	An answer to Richard Allen's essay, vindication and appendix wherein he endeavors to prove that singing of Psalms with conjoyn'd voices is a Christian duty / by R.C.	Claridge, Richard, 1649-1723.	1697 (1697)	Wing C4431; ESTC R33307	88,028	139

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book_n entitle_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hynmno●_n hymn_n or_o praise_n it_o do_v plain_o appear_v tha●_n hymneo_n do_v primary_o and_o proper_o signify_v simple_o 〈◊〉_d praise_n for_o 1._o he_o use_v other_o word_n to_o express_v the_o act_n of_o sing_v by_o as_o 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aedo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d aedo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ado_n 〈◊〉_d ado_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d melpomai_n but_o hymned_a be_v all_o along_o use_v to_o praise_n 2._o where_o ever_o i_o find_v the_o word_n hymneo_n use_v b●_n homer_n it_o be_v render_v by_o the_o latin_a translator_n la●do_n celebro_fw-la i_o praise_v simple_o see_v laudabo_fw-la see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quomodo_fw-la enim_fw-la te_fw-la laudabo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apollo_fw-la laudaverint_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d laudans_fw-la argentiarcum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d laudant_fw-la utique_fw-la deorum_fw-la dona_fw-la immortalia_fw-la &_o hominum_fw-la aerumnas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quo_fw-la pacto_fw-la igitur_fw-la te_fw-la laudabo_fw-la hymn_n in_o apo●_n v._n 19_o 158_o 178_o 190_o 19_o 207._o musa_fw-la 207._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mercurium_fw-la lauda_fw-la musa_fw-la in_o mercur._n v._o ●_o musa_fw-la ●_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dianam_fw-la laudat_fw-la musa_fw-la in_o dian._n v._n 1._o musa_fw-la 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d laudat_fw-la musa_fw-la matrem_fw-la deor._n v._n 2._o olympum_fw-la 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d celebrant_n autem_fw-la deos_fw-la beatos_fw-la &_o longum_fw-la olympum_fw-la in_o pan._n v._n 27._o laudare_fw-la 27._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d solemn_a laudare_fw-la in_o sc●_n v._n 1._o 3._o he_o sometime_o ●seth_v 〈◊〉_d ●seth_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ode_n 〈◊〉_d ode_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mope_v and_o frequent_o 〈◊〉_d frequent_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aoide_v for_o cantio_fw-la cantus_fw-la cantilena_fw-la sinige_v o●_n song_n but_o 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hymn_n for_o laus_n praise_n wher●_n of_o many_o instance_n may_v be_v produce_v i_o sha●_n give_v one_o that_o will_v clea●_n the_o matter_n beyond_o exception_n in_o the_o 8t●_n book_n of_o his_o odysse●_n where_o he_o relate_v the_o story_n of_o vlysses_n reception_n by_o alcinous_n and_o the_o phaeacian_o among_o other_o direction_n that_o alcinous_n give_v his_o queen_n arete●_n about_o the_o entertainment_n he_o order_n that_o vlyss●●_n be_v treat_v with_o a_o banquet_n and_o sing_v th●_n word_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 429._o 〈◊〉_d odyss_n l._n 8._o v._n 429._o et_fw-la convivio_fw-la oblectetur_fw-la &_o cantilenae_fw-la laudem_fw-la audience_n let_v he_o be_v delight_v with_o a_o banquet_n and_o hear_v the_o praise_n of_o a_o song_n and_o what_o this_o laudatory_a song_n be_v homer_n tell_v we_o a_o little_a after_o viz._n a_o song_n in_o praise_n of_o the_o trojan_a horse_n and_o the_o greek_n destruction_n of_o 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praise_n but_o as_o other_o word_n import_v