Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	lord_n	love_v	see_v	10,569	5	3.7721	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45148	The breathings of the devout soul	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1648 (1648)	Wing H370; ESTC R202348	19,939	90

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