Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	cause_n	good_a	life_n	4,640	5	4.5822	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74620	The camp at Gilgal. Or, A view of the Kings army, and spirituall provision made for it.	Ferne, H. (Henry), 1602-1662.	1643 (1643)	Wing F788; Thomason E1178_2; ESTC R208093	26,230	60

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