Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	gift_n	spirit_n	wisdom_n	4,628	5	7.7590	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14087	Essaies politicke, and morall. By D.T. Gent	D. T. (Daniel Tuvill), d. 1660.	1608 (1608)	STC 24396; ESTC S118789	54,719	268

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