Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	flesh_n	life_n	spirit_n	9,701	5	5.4408	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29010	Occasional reflections upon several subiects, whereto is premis'd a discourse about such kind of thoughts	Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.	1665 (1665)	Wing B4005; ESTC R17345	188,000	462

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