Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	good_a	know_v	love_v	12,241	5	6.1095	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08856	A sermon preached in Lent before the King at White-Hall by the right reverend father in God, Herbert, Lord Bishop of Hereford.	Croft, Herbert, 1603-1691.	1676 (1676)	Wing C6975A; ESTC R174311	12,493	34

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