Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	day_n	life_n	see_v	9,818	5	3.5124	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54647	The epistles of Phalaris translated into English from the original Greek by S. Whately ... ; to which is added Sir W. Temple's Character of the epistles of Phalaris ; together with an appendix of some other epistles lately discovered in a French ms.	Phalaris, Tyrant of Agrigentum, 6th cent. B.C.; Whately, Stephen.; Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699.	1699 (1699)	Wing P1961; ESTC R36673	106,737	246

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ep._n 145._o to_o stesichorus_n i_o have_v send_v you_o a_o quantity_n of_o oil_n not_o for_o your_o own_o use_n mistake_v i_o not_o but_o for_o your_o grandson_n the_o 36._o business_n he_o be_v now_o upon_o require_v such_o a_o supply_n and_o he_o himself_o deserve_v all_o encouragement_n nor_o will_v i_o have_v the_o 〈◊〉_d public_a exercise_n he_o be_v to_o exhibit_v fall_v any_o whit_n short_a of_o those_o of_o agesilaus_n or_o if_o they_o do_v it_o shall_v be_v no_o fault_n of_o i_o the_o money_n which_o you_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o at_o my_o hand_n when_o you_o be_v present_a with_o i_o yourself_o if_o you_o refuse_v now_o that_o i_o have_v send_v it_o after_o you_o i_o will_v certain_o 3._o accuse_v you_o to_o the_o syracusian_n of_o hold_v secret_a correspondence_n with_o phalaris_n and_o be_v in_o a_o plot_n against_o the_o state_n and_o then_o bring_v yourself_o off_o if_o you_o can_v 147._o not_o politic_n stesichorus_n but_o poetry_n be_v your_o talon_n keep_v to_o that_o therefore_o and_o those_o study_n which_o have_v so_o advance_v you_o above_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n and_o wherein_o you_o may_v excel_v without_o a_o rival_n still_o pursue_v but_o meddle_v not_o with_o such_o affair_n wherein_o how_o successful_a soever_o you_o shall_v prove_v the_o worst_a of_o man_n may_v be_v your_o equal_n ep._n 146._o to_o stesichorus_n not_o a_o word_n of_o i_o stesichorus_n i_o beseech_v you_o 〈…〉_z either_o in_o your_o ode_n or_o any_o where_o else_o i_o be_o lose_v to_o fame_n and_o silence_n be_v the_o great_a honour_n you_o can_v do_v i_o in_o every_o thing_n else_o use_v your_o own_o pleasure_n and_o free_o pursue_v the_o inclination_n of_o your_o nature_n and_o the_o inspiration_n of_o your_o muse._n but_o whatever_o you_o do_v meddle_v not_o with_o the_o affair_n of_o state_n and_o for_o that_o let_v my_o example_n be_v your_o warning_n who_o very_a success_n have_v be_v my_o great_a misfortune_n and_o who_o upon_o the_o self_n same_o 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