Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	age_n	church_n	time_n	1,732	5	3.5963	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58390	Reflections upon two scurrilous libels, called Speculum crape-gownorum by a lay-man.	Banckes, Matthew.	1682 (1682)	Wing R734A; ESTC R2975	10,205	20

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