Selected quad for the lemma: head_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
head_n	christian_a	devil_n	great_a	43	3	2.1712	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59121	Remarques relating to the state of the church of the first centuries wherein are intersperst animadversions on J.H.'s View of antiquity.	Seller, Abednego, 1646?-1705.	1680 (1680)	Wing S2460; ESTC R27007	303,311	521

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eligere_fw-la soleo_fw-la cùm_fw-la aliquod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d institui_fw-la vide_fw-la &_o demosth_n exordia_fw-la concionum_fw-la inter_fw-la opera_fw-la demosth_n p._n 216._o etc._n etc._n edit_n wolsti_fw-la orator_n to_o keep_v a_o stock_n of_o proem_n by_o they_o which_o may_v with_o a_o little_a labour_n fit_v all_o occasion_n and_o this_o preface_n be_v think_v so_o necessary_a that_o the_o 871._o the_o nyss_n tom._n 1._o p._n 871._o father_n seem_v to_o make_v a_o apology_n for_o his_o omit_v it_o as_o on_o the_o contrary_a sometime_o they_o indulge_v too_o far_o to_o they_o and_o then_o also_o be_v force_v to_o etc._n to_o chrys_n to._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 282._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la &_o tom._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o genes_n p._n 197._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n apologise_v in_o his_o sermon_n the_o charitable_a and_o eloquent_a man_n 242._o man_n id._n 〈◊〉_d