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	love_v	see_v	11,238	5	3.6618	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62092	Submission to the will of God in times of affliction asserted, in a sermon from I Sam. 3. 18 / by a Reverend Divine.	Sylvester, Matthew, 1636 or 7-1708.	1683 (1683)	Wing S6332A; ESTC R41	15,126	41

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