Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	bear_v	great_a	know_v	2,591	5	3.3036	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36284	Don Samuel Crispe, or, The Pleasant history, of the Knight of fond love adorned and embellished with sundry rare and delightful adventures.		1660 (1660)	Wing D1846; ESTC R32814	14,113	28

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