Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	life_n	name_n	write_v	18,504	5	6.4426	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03275	An elegy upon the death of two eminent ministers of the Gospel Mr. Pledger and Mr. Wells. Who both departed this life on the Lords day June the 18th. 1676. The first of them having preached twice, and administred the Lords Supper the very day of his dissolution.		1676 (1676)	Wing E477; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.3[118]; ESTC R36181	1,745	1

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