Selected quad for the lemma: glory_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	eternal_a	exceed_a	weight_n	6,870	5	9.1543	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61828	A sermon preached before the University of Oxford on St. Andrews-day by Tho. Stripling.	Stripling, Thomas, 1652?-1679.	1681 (1681)	Wing S5978A; ESTC R23726	14,699	38

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