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	time_n	5,425	5	3.6662	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27571	A funeral sermon preached on the occasion of the Right Honourable the Earl of Sh--y's late interment in Dorset-shire by W.B. a godly minister (though unworthy servant) of Jesus Christ.	W. B.	1683 (1683)	Wing B211; ESTC R37047	7,468	16

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