Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	good_a	life_n	see_v	9,943	5	3.4753	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66822	The design of part of the book of Ecclesiastes, or, The unreasonableness of mens restless contentions for the present enjoyments represented in an English poem.	Wollaston, William, 1660-1724.	1691 (1691)	Wing W3253; ESTC R38318	69,033	169

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