Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	darkness_n	life_n	light_n	10,138	5	6.6375	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B14212	A sermon preached before his Maiestie at the court at Greenewich the 2. of Iuly. 1632. By Geo: Iay Mr. of Arts and late student of Christ-church in Oxon	Jay, George, b. 1597 or 8.	1632 (1632)	STC 14479.3; ESTC S103190	11,906	30

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