Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	danger_n	eminent_a	great_a	21	3	2.0844	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65458	An epistle to a friend concerning poetry by Samuel Wesley.	Wesley, Samuel, 1662-1735.	1700 (1700)	Wing W1370; ESTC R33581	21,447	33

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