Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	day_n	life_n	write_v	2,996	5	5.3115	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11902	The vvoorke of the excellent philosopher Lucius Annæus Seneca concerning benefyting that is too say the dooing, receyuing, and requyting of good turnes. Translated out of Latin by Arthur Golding.; De beneficiis. English	Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.; Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606.	1578 (1578)	STC 22215; ESTC S117114	166,483	248

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