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	light_n	shadow_n	7,372	5	9.4624	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19988	Christian prayers and meditations in English French, Italian, Spanish, Greeke, and Latine.	Day, Richard, b. 1552, attributed name.; Day, John, 1522-1584, attributed name.	1569 (1569)	STC 6428; ESTC S105219	107,331	687

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christian_n prayer_n and_o meditation_n in_o english_a french_n italian_a spanish_a greek_a and_o latin_a imprint_v at_o london_n by_o john_n daye_n an._n 1569._o jesse_n david_n salomon_n abia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joram_n osias_n joatam_fw-la ahas_n esechia_n manss●_n e_o r_n honi_fw-fr soit_fw-fr qvi_fw-fr mal_fw-fr y_fw-fr pense_fw-fr elizabeth_n regina_fw-la 2._o paralipom_n 6._o domine_fw-la deus_fw-la israel_n non_fw-la est_fw-la similis_fw-la tui_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la &_o in_fw-la terra_fw-la qui_fw-la pacta_fw-la custodis_fw-la &_o misericordiam_fw-la cum_fw-la seruis_fw-la tuis_fw-la qui_fw-la ambulant_a coram_fw-la te_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la cord_n svo_fw-la ❧_o prayer_n to_o be_v say_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o first_o when_o you_o awake_v out_o of_o your_o sleep_n pray_v thus_o most_o merciful_a god_n and_o father_n of_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n i_o most_o humble_o thank_v thou_o for_o the_o sweet_a sleep_n and_o comfortable_a rest_n which_o thou_o have_v 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