Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	author_n	concern_v	write_v	1,827	5	5.3231	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69163	Paradise within us: or, The happie mind. By Robert Crofts	R. C. (Robert Crofts)	1640 (1640)	STC 6043; ESTC S116646	41,645	221

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