Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	flesh_n	lord_n	stony_a	2,069	5	11.5738	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12565	The black-smith A sermon preached at White-Hall before the Kings most excellent Majestie, the young prince, the councell, &c. On Loe-Sunday. 1606. and by commandment put to print. By W.S. Doct in Diuinitie chaplaine to his Maiestie.	Smith, William, 1555 or 6-1615.	1606 (1606)	STC 22881; ESTC S102424	20,319	66

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