Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	bring_v	life_n	world_n	5,785	5	4.4206	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66559	Cheerfull ayres or ballads first composed for one single voice, and since set for three voices / by John Wilson ...; Cheerfull ayres or ballads	Wilson, John, 1595-1674.; Johnson, Robert, ca. 1583-1633.; Lanier, Nicholas, 1588-1666.	1660 (1660)	Wing W2908; ESTC R207813	17,468	156

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