Selected quad for the lemma: mind_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mind_n	great_a	see_v	time_n	4,324	5	3.3569	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54773	A reflection on our modern poesy an essay.	Phillips, John, 1631-1706.; Phillips, John.	1695 (1695)	Wing P2096; ESTC R31796	5,058	14

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