Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	pay_v	priest_n	tithe_n	4,836	5	10.3389	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63972	A search after honesty a poem / by Mr. Tutchin.	Tutchin, John, 1661?-1707.	1697 (1697)	Wing T3383; ESTC R38381	5,825	21

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