Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	end_n	great_a	life_n	6,716	5	4.3418	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44762	Two discourses lately revievv'd and enrich'd by the author one, The pre-eminence and pedegree [sic] of Parlement, whereunto is added a vindication of some passages reflecting upon the author in a book call'd The popish royall favorit, penn'd and published by Master Prynne ..., with a clearing of some occurrences in Spayne at His Majesties being there, cited by the said Master Prynne out of the Vocall forrest ... : the second, Englands teares / by James Howell ...; Pre-eminence and pedigree of Parlement	Howell, James, 1594?-1666.; Howell, James, 1594?-1666. Englands teares for the present wars.	1644 (1644)	Wing H3124; ESTC R16765	26,500	31

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