Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	dead_a	life_n	resurrection_n	9,018	5	8.6668	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62332	The history of Lapland wherein are shewed the original, manners, habits, marriages, conjurations, &c. of that people / written by John Scheffer ...; Lapponia. English	Scheffer, Johannes, 1621-1679.	1674 (1674)	Wing S851; ESTC R8773	138,000	147

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together_o to_o share_v their_o devotion_n between_o they_o those_o of_o lapponia_n pithensis_n and_o luhlensis_n have_v their_o great_a and_o lesser_a god_n the_o great_a to_o who_o they_o pay_v especial_a worship_n be_v thor_n storjunkaren_n and_o the_o sun_n damianus_n à_fw-fr go_v writes_z that_o they_o worship_v the_o fire_n and_o statue_n of_o stone_n but_o those_o statue_n be_v only_o the_o image_n of_o storjunkaren_n and_o the_o fire_n be_v only_o a_o emblem_n of_o the_o sun_n for_o that_o they_o worship_v fire_n itself_o for_o a_o god_n be_v very_o false_a as_o appear_v from_o tornaeus_n who_o make_v particular_a enquiry_n into_o that_o thing_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o peucer_n who_o take_v his_o mistake_n from_o the_o wooden_a image_n of_o thor_n report_n that_o they_o worship_v wood_n so_o that_o there_o be_v only_o three_o and_o that_o among_o the_o pithense_n and_o luhlenses_n for_o the_o tornenses_n and_o kiemenses_n know_v nothing_o of_o they_o but_o in_o 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