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	soul_n	union_n	7,440	5	9.4929	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67827	A sermon preached before His Majesty at White-Hall, 29 Decemb. 1678 by Edward Young ...	Young, Edward, 1641 or 2-1705.	1679 (1679)	Wing Y66; ESTC R34112	12,763	35

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