Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	day_n	great_a	life_n	9,573	5	4.2493	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49302	The loves of Charles, Duke of Mantua, and of Margaret, Countess of Rovera translated out of Italian.; Amore di Carlo Gonzaga, duca di Mantova, e della contessa Margarita della Rovere. English	Leti, Gregorio, 1630-1701.	1669 (1669)	Wing L3274; ESTC R2877	74,616	204

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