Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	body_n	life_n	soul_n	4,194	5	5.3010	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41693	Love given over, or, A Satyr against the pride, lust and inconstancy &c. of woman	Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704.; Gould, Robert, d. 1709?	1686 (1686)	Wing G1425; ESTC R30315	6,907	16

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