Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	death_n	great_a	son_n	3,271	5	4.9791	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55635	A persuasive from the creatures to a perfect resignation of the will to God's. By B. Pratt, of Merton Coll. Oxon.	Pratt, Benjamin, 1676 or 7-1715.; Drapentier, Jan, fl. 1674-1713, engraver.	1695 (1695)	Wing P3178B; ESTC R218996	23,292	125

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