Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	affection_n	life_n	love_v	3,278	5	5.8521	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01344	Ioseph's partie-colored coat containing, a comment on part of the 11. chapter of the 1. epistle of S. Paul to the Corinthians : together with severall sermons, namely, [brace] 1. Growth in grace, 2. How farre examples may be followed, 3. An ill match well broken off, 4. Good from bad friends, 5. A glasse for gluttons, 6. How farre grace may be entayled, 7. A christning sermon, 8. Faction confuted / by T.F.	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.	1640 (1640)	STC 11466.3; ESTC S4310	83,852	200

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you_o that_o i_o have_v my_o affection_n in_o my_o hand_n as_o hunter_n their_o dog_n to_o let_v slip_n or_o rate_v off_o at_o pleasure_n how_o then_o shall_v i_o unlove_v the_o world_n which_o have_v be_v my_o bosom_n darling_n so_o long_o answ._n be_v thou_o wed_v to_o the_o world_n then_o instant_o send_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n it_o need_v never_o trouble_v thy_o conscience_n that_o match_n may_v be_v lawful_o break_v off_o which_o be_v first_o most_o unlawful_o make_v yea_o though_o be_v long_o before_o contract_v to_o god_n in_o thy_o baptism_n wherein_o thou_o do_v solemn_o promise_v thou_o will_v forsake_v the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o work_n the_o vain_a pomp_n and_o glory_n of_o this_o world_n let_v the_o first_o contract_n stand_v and_o because_o it_o be_v difficult_a for_o those_o who_o have_v long_o dote_v on_o the_o world_n to_o unlove_v she_o we_o will_v give_v some_o rule_n how_o it_o may_v be_v do_v by_o degree_n for_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v do_v 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