Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	call_v	country_n	great_a	3,425	5	3.0743	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05094	The French academie wherin is discoursed the institution of maners, and whatsoeuer els concerneth the good and happie life of all estates and callings, by preceptes of doctrine, and examples of the liues of ancient sages and famous men: by Peter de la Primaudaye Esquire, Lord of the said place, and of Barree, one of the ordinarie gentlemen of the Kings Chamber: dedicated to the most Christian King Henrie the third, and newly translated into English by T.B.; Academie françoise. Part 1. English	La Primaudaye, Pierre de, b. ca. 1545.; Bowes, Thomas, fl. 1586.	1586 (1586)	STC 15233; ESTC S108252	683,695	844

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seek_v after_o and_o desire_v so_o earnest_o achitob._n 36._o it_o be_v decree_v that_o all_o man_n must_v once_o die_v and_o therfeore_o as_o the_o wiseman_n say_v whatsoever_o thou_o take_v in_o hand_n remember_v the_o end_n and_o thou_o shall_v never_o do_v amiss_o now_o aser_n as_o thou_o begin_v to_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o our_o academy_n so_o make_v thou_o a_o end_n of_o it_o with_o the_o treatise_n of_o death_n that_o end_v all_o thing_n aser._n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n if_o natural_a sense_n be_v move_v &_o astonish_v when_o we_o hear_v that_o our_o body_n must_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o soul_n but_o it_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a tolerable_a that_o a_o christian_a hart_n shall_v not_o have_v so_o much_o light_n as_o to_o surmount_v &_o suppress_v this_o fear_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v by_o a_o great_a comfort_n and_o consolation_n for_o if_o

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