Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	age_n	old_a	time_n	5,304	5	3.8214	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53302	Some new pieces never before publish'd by the author of the Satyrs upon the Jesuites.	Oldham, John, 1653-1683.	1684 (1684)	Wing O249; ESTC R236893	41,131	146

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