Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	body_n	earth_n	soul_n	6,637	5	5.0980	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20834	Peirs Gaueston Earle of Cornvvall His life, death, and fortune.	Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.	1594 (1594)	STC 7214; ESTC S105408	27,911	79

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