Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	seek_v	zeal_n	zealous_a	55	3	8.6271	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94392	The holy history. Written in French by Nicolas Talon. S.I. and translated into English by the Marquess of Winchester.; Histoire sainte. English	Talon, Nicolas, 1605-1691.; Winchester, John Paulet, Earl of, 1598-1675.	1653 (1653)	Wing T132; Thomason E212_1; ESTC R9096	367,834	440

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