Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	true_a	zeal_n	zealous_a	272	4	9.0583	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42813	Essays on several important subjects in philosophy and religion by Joseph Glanvill ...	Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680.	1676 (1676)	Wing G809; ESTC R22979	236,661	346

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