Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	abandon_v	cruelty_n	humanity_n	14	3	10.6096	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10969	A philosophicall discourse, entituled, The anatomie of the minde. Nevvlie made and set forth by T.R.	Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.	1576 (1576)	STC 21239; ESTC S116111	175,898	458

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