Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	name_n	think_v	write_v	2,646	5	5.2814	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89420	Musæus, on the loves of Hero and Leander with annotations upon the originall. / By Sir Robert Stapylton Knight, gentleman of the Privie Chamber to the Prince.; Hero and Leander. English.	Musaeus, Grammaticus.; Stapylton, Robert, Sir, d. 1669.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.; Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D.	1647 (1647)	Wing M3134; Thomason E1170_3; ESTC R17895	37,935	141

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