Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	great_a	head_n	king_n	3,696	5	3.5984	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28640	A gvide to heaven, or, Morall instrvctions compiled partly out of the maximes of Holy Fathers and partly out of the sentences of antient philosophers / written in Latin by John de Bona ; translated into English by Iames Price.; Manductio ad coelum. English. l675	Bona, Giovanni, 1609-1674.; Price, James, 17th cent.	1675 (1675)	Wing B3550; ESTC R26447	94,815	245

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about_o they_o they_o can_v trust_v their_o own_o servant_n their_o own_o friend_n their_z our_o child_n their_o own_o relation_n but_o he_o that_o live_v in_o a_o low_a condition_n be_v secure_a from_o all_o attempt_n no_o conspiracy_n enter_v into_o his_o house_n he_o that_o live_v in_o obscurity_n live_v secure_o he_o fear_v no_o man_n because_o no_o man_n fear_v he_o 5._o if_o thou_o do_v see_v a_o horse_n or_o a_o dog_n pretend_v a_o superiority_n or_o preeminence_n among_o other_o horse_n or_o dog_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n can_v thou_o forbear_v laugh_v at_o it_o and_o yet_o thou_o better_a deserve_v to_o be_v laugh_v at_o if_o thou_o think_v thyself_o great_a than_o other_o because_o thou_o have_v more_o wealth_n and_o power_n than_o they_o have_v why_o be_v thou_o proud_a dust_n and_o ash_n no_o man_n shall_v boast_v or_o be_v proud_a of_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o his_o own_o what_o good_a or_o perfection_n have_v thou_o of_o thy_o own_o if_o thou_o have_v receive_v all_o 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