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	keep_v	king_n	4,201	5	3.5963	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08239	The nauigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie by Nicholas Nicholay Daulphinois, Lord of Arfeuile, chamberlaine and geographer ordinarie to the King of Fraunce conteining sundry singularities which the author hath there seene and obserued: deuided into foure bookes, with threescore figures, naturally set forth as well of men as women, according to the diuersitie of nations, their port, intreatie, apparrell, lawes, religion and maner of liuing, aswel in time of warre as peace: with diuers faire and memorable histories, happened in our time. Translated out of the French by T. Washington the younger.; Quatre premiers livres de navigations et peregrinations orientales. English	Nicolay, Nicolas de, 1517-1583.; Washington, Thomas, fl. 1585.; Stell, John, fl. 1580.	1585 (1585)	STC 18574; ESTC S113220	160,097	302

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athenian_n chap._n 32._o as_o for_o the_o athenian_n justine_n in_o his_o 12._o book_n recite_v that_o they_o be_v the_o first_o that_o teach_v the_o art_n of_o spin_v of_o wool_n make_v of_o wine_n and_o oil_n to_o plough_v the_o ground_n &_o to_o sow_v corn_n for_o at_o the_o first_o they_o feed_v on_o nothing_o but_o on_o acorn_n &_o for_o their_o dwelling_n have_v none_o other_o lodging_n they_o little_a cabin_n &_o cave_n doxius_n be_v the_o first_o that_o build_v house_n in_o athens_n which_o follow_v therein_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o swalow_n he_o build_v of_o earth_n in_o the_o day_n of_o deucalion_n cecrops_n reign_v as_o king_n over_o the_o athenian_n &_o be_v he_o who_o the_o poet_n have_v feign_v to_o have_v 2._o forehead_n because_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o join_v the_o man_n &_o the_o woman_n by_o the_o right_a line_n of_o marriage_n after_o he_o succeed_v granaus_fw-la which_o have_v a_o daughter_n call_v athis_n which_o give_v the_o name_n unto_o the_o region_n 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be_v govern_v by_o the_o sage_a &_o wise_a doctrine_n of_o the_o philosopher_n make_v a_o law_n that_o to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o it_o be_v permit_v to_o take_v two_o wife_n but_o thereby_o be_v straight_o forbid_v to_o keep_v any_o concubine_n say_v it_o to_o be_v a_o thing_n without_o all_o honesty_n to_o keep_v other_o man_n wife_n and_o to_o give_v unto_o his_o own_o a_o ill_a example_n of_o live_v and_o this_o they_o do_v for_o the_o opinion_n which_o they_o have_v that_o a_o man_n can_v not_o live_v without_o woman_n and_o company_n and_o when_o the_o one_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n or_o sick_a he_o may_v go_v unto_o the_o other_o or_o else_o if_o the_o one_o be_v barren_a the_o other_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o bring_v forth_o child_n and_o succession_n and_o to_o she_o that_o be_v fit_a to_o conceive_v the_o government_n and_o administration_n of_o the_o house_n be_v give_v and_o the_o barren_a woman_n be_v unto_o he_o as_o a_o servant_n pliny_n be_v one_o of_o his_o epistle_n say_v that_o the_o athenian_n be_v wont_a to_o marry_v the_o brother_n with_o the_o sister_n but_o not_o the_o uncle_n with_o the_o nephew_n allege_v for_o his_o reason_n that_o the_o marriage_n of_o a_o brother_n with_o the_o sister_n be_v a_o even_a match_n but_o the_o uncle_n with_o the_o nephew_n be_v the_o marry_n of_o the_o old_a with_o the_o young_a the_o law_n of_o solon_n give_v to_o the_o atheninians_n chap._n 33._o solon_n be_v by_o the_o common_a voice_n of_o the_o athenian_n choose_v for_o the_o general_a reformer_n of_o their_o law_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a estate_n of_o their_o common_a wealth_n to_o confirm_v or_o abolish_v that_o which_o he_o think_v reasonable_a first_o revoke_v and_o make_v void_a