Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	free_a	law_n	life_n	6,163	5	5.2577	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66777	Sigh for the pitchers breathed out in a personal contribution to the national humiliation the last of May, 1666, in the cities of London and Westminster, upon the near approaching engagement then expected between the English and Dutch navies : wherewith are complicated such musings as were occasioned by a report of their actual engagement, and by observing the publike rejoycing whilst this was preparing by the author / George Wither.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1666 (1666)	Wing W3190; Wing W3191_CANCELLED; ESTC R12139	25,204	50

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