Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	life_n	love_n	love_v	14,009	5	6.7932	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80776	A letter from Mr. Crashaw to the Countess of Denbigh, against irresolution and delay in matters of religion.	Crashaw, Richard, 1613?-1649.	1653 (1653)	Wing C6833; Thomason E220_2; ESTC R4046	1,326	4

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