Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	heart_n	young_a	youth_n	72	3	8.4600	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87913	The amours of Charles Duke of Mantua and Margaret Countess of Rovera· A novel. Translated out of Itallian.; Amore di Carlo Gonzaga, duca di Mantova, e della contessa Margarita della Rovere. English	Leti, Gregorio, 1630-1701.	1685 (1685)	Wing L1329A; ESTC R230704	74,585	214

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