Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	world_n	year_n	zealous_a	84	3	10.9140	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42794	The history of the life of the Duke of Espernon, the great favourite of France Englished by Charles Cotton, Esq. ; in three parts, containing twelve books ; wherein the history of France is continued from the year 1598 where D'Avila leaves off, down to our own times, 1642.; Histoire de la vie du duc d'Espernon. English	Girard, Guillaume, d. 1663.; Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.	1670 (1670)	Wing G788; ESTC R21918	646,422	678

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