Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	beseech_v	let_v	lord_n	2,559	5	3.8835	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87151	A sermon preached to the honorable House of Commons assembled in Parliament, at a publike fast, May, 25. 1642. By Robert Harris, Batchelor of Divinity and Pastor of Hanwell. Oxon. Published by order of that House.	Harris, Robert, 1581-1658.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1642 (1642)	Wing H875; Thomason E150_21; ESTC R4871	30,553	56

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