Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

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book_n	old_a	part_n	testament_n	2,968	5	7.9440	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36271	A sermon preached before the king on Tuesday, June 20th. 1665 being the day of solemn thanksgiving for the late victory at sea / by J. Dolben ...	Dolben, John, 1625-1686.	1665 (1665)	Wing D1832; ESTC R32800	15,472	34

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