Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	day_n	flesh_n	life_n	5,692	4	5.5881	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36958	Butler's ghost, or, Hudibras with reflections upon these times.	D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723.; Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680. Hudibras.	1682 (1682)	Wing D2703; ESTC R22762	38,919	202

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