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	life_n	separation_n	4,198	5	9.8832	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26904	A sermon, or, The survey of man taken by J.B. as it was delivered at his father's funeral, September 4th, 1638.	J. B.	1652 (1652)	Wing B123; ESTC R32846	17,502	24

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