Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	know_v	let_v	see_v	5,984	5	3.0591	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87812	A letter from Lieutenant Colonel Knight in the province of Munster in Ireland, setting forth the extraordinary wants of the soldiery; and the carriage of the army since the Lord Lisle's coming thence.	Knight, R., Lieutenant Colonel.	1647 (1647)	Wing K692; Thomason E399_23; ESTC R201724	4,284	15

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