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	love_v	nature_n	2,758	5	5.1983	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67452	Letters and poems, amorous and gallant	Walsh, William, 1663-1708.	1692 (1692)	Wing W647; ESTC R8169	35,279	138

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as_o the_o amazon_n have_v for_o courage_n can_v have_v so_o good_a a_o reason_n for_o love_n as_o your_o have_v exercise_v your_o wit_n upon_o i_o though_o it_o be_v possible_a you_o may_v attribute_v my_o passion_n to_o another_o cause_n and_o as_o you_o think_v i_o love_v nothing_o beside_o myself_o may_v have_v some_o kindness_n for_o you_o because_o you_o be_v never_o like_a to_o be_v my_o rival_n however_o assure_v yourself_o madam_n it_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n but_o know_v the_o worst_a you_o can_v say_v of_o i_o to_o be_v true_a and_o have_v a_o natural_a affection_n for_o truth_n wit_n and_o woman_n you_o will_v think_v a_o man_n a_o very_a general_a lover_n that_o can_v love_v truth_n wit_n and_o woman_n at_o the_o same_o time_n i_o must_v needs_o be_v infinite_o in_o love_n with_o you_o in_o who_o i_o find_v they_o altogether_o be_v not_o however_o delude_v into_o a_o better_a opinion_n of_o i_o by_o what_o any_o body_n can_v say_v for_o as_o it_o be_v only_o your_o hate_v 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