Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	age_n	life_n	time_n	4,078	5	3.5594	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88204	The just defence of John Lilburn, against such as charge him with turbulency of spirit.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1653 (1653)	Wing L2123A; Thomason E711_10; ESTC R207124	13,471	11

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