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	pain_n	soul_n	8,495	5	5.3269	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30729	A sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. James Lordel who was buried at St. Magnus Church March 27, 1694 by Lilly Butler.	Butler, Charles, d. 1647.	1694 (1694)	Wing B6279; ESTC R30263	10,864	31

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a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o mr_n james_n lordel_n who_o be_v bury_v at_o st_n magnus_n church_n march_v 27._o 1694._o by_o lilly_n butler_n minister_n of_o st_n mary_n aldermanburic_n london_n print_v for_o brabazon_n aylmer_n at_o the_o three_o pigeon_n over-against_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1694._o to_o my_o honour_a friend_n mr_n john_n lordel_n benjamin_n lordel_n samuel_n lordel_n abraham_n lordel_n peter_n lordel_n and_o mrs_n mary_n lordel_n mr_n john_n trymmer_n &_o mrs_n sarah_n trymmer_n brother_n and_o sister_n of_o the_o decease_a mr._n james_n lordel_n honour_a friend_n my_o obligation_n to_o your_o good_a family_n be_v so_o very_o great_a that_o i_o can_v not_o deny_v your_o request_n for_o a_o copy_n of_o this_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o your_o dear_a brother_n and_o my_o very_a good_a friend_n it_o must_v be_v the_o relation_n it_o have_v to_o he_o that_o have_v move_v you_o to_o design_n the_o print_n of_o it_o 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