Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	body_n	power_n	soul_n	7,647	5	5.3236	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28439	A just vindication of learning, or, An humble address to the high court of Parliament in behalf of the liberty of the press by Philopatris.	Blount, Charles, 1654-1693.; Milton, John, 1608-1674. Areopagitica.	1679 (1679)	Wing B3307; ESTC R16824	12,079	26

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