Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	church_n	husband_n	wife_n	4,571	5	7.5354	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07333	The victorious reigne of King Edvvard the Third Written in seven bookes. By his Majesties command.	May, Thomas, 1595-1650.	1635 (1635)	STC 17719; ESTC S112550	75,194	204

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