Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	best_a	gentleman_n	great_a	71	3	2.0865	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67511	The metamorphos'd beau, or, The intrigues of Ludgate	Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.	1700 (1700)	Wing W745; ESTC R8237	20,963	16

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