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	kill_v	soul_n	5,768	5	5.6613	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34772	The political testament of M. Jean Baptist Colbert, minister and Secretary of State wherein is contain'd all that hath pass'd under the reign of Lewis the XIV unto the year 1684 : with remarks upon the government of the kingdom of France / translated out of French.; Testament politique de Messire Jean Baptiste Colbert. English	Courtilz de Sandras, Gatien, 1644-1712.	1695 (1695)	Wing C6601; ESTC R1535	181,821	348

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