Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	behaviour_n	die_v	great_a	23	3	2.1153	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52894	Some reasons for annual Parliaments, in a letter to a friend	N. N.	1693 (1693)	Wing N58; ESTC R32968	12,281	11

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