Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	death_n	sin_n	wage_n	5,129	5	11.4276	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08586	The sin and folly of drunkenness considered I. What it is. II. What is vicious or sinfull in drinking (whether men will call it drunkenness or no.) III. What may be said against it.	Buckler, Edward, 1610-1706.	1682 (1682)	Wing B5351A; ESTC R215456	19,630	48

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