Selected quad for the lemma: glory_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	affliction_n	light_a	weight_n	7,836	5	9.3268	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56669	The glorious Epiphany, with the devout Christians love to it by Symon Patrick, ...	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1678 (1678)	Wing P807; ESTC R1304	121,093	316

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