Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	creature_n	great_a	love_v	4,226	5	6.4000	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48412	The life of Captain James Whitney containing his most remarkable robberies and other adventures, &c., continued to his execution near Smithfield Bars, the first of February, 1692/3.		1693 (1693)	Wing L2025A; ESTC R4823	26,614	33

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