Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	law_n	life_n	power_n	7,966	5	5.2131	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52564	Essays divine and moral by Bridgis Nanfan, Esquire.	Nanfan, Bridgis.	1680 (1680)	Wing N145; ESTC R22027	58,916	216

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