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	work_v	2,967	5	7.1395	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43657	Jovian, or, An answer to Julian the Apostate by a minister of London.	Hickes, George, 1642-1715.	1683 (1683)	Wing H1852; ESTC R24372	208,457	390

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