Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	father_n	holy_a	miserable_a	3,417	5	10.5583	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66355	The vanity of childhood & youth wherein the depraved nature of young people is represented and means for their reformation proposed : being some sermons preached in Hand-Alley at the request of several young men, to which is added a catechism for youth / by Daniel Williams.	Williams, Daniel, 1643?-1716.	1691 (1691)	Wing W2657; ESTC R31018	71,103	147

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this_o wisdom_n that_o your_o child_n have_v no_o time_n for_o idleness_n marry_o they_o as_o soon_o as_o convenient_a if_o so_o be_v you_o be_v not_o very_o certain_a of_o their_o sobriety_n 5._o the_o vanity_n of_o youth_n be_v deep_o root_v therefore_o be_v importunate_a pleader_n and_o sharp_a corrector_n if_o advice_n prevail_v not_o it_o be_v not_o a_o easy_a thing_n to_o cure_v a_o child_n of_o its_o vanity_n or_o youth_n of_o its_o folly_n foolishness_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o child_n the_o rod_n of_o correction_n will_v drive_v it_o far_o from_o he_o prov._n 22._o 15._o and_o withhold_v not_o correction_n from_o thy_o child_n and_o he_o shall_v not_o die_v prov._n 23._o