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	speak_v	4,234	5	4.7152	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07319	Epigrams diuine and morall. By Edvv. May, Gent	May, Edward, Gent.	1633 (1633)	STC 17708; ESTC S109945	25,192	80

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