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
A70055	Dialogues of the dead, ancient and modern. The second part Dedicated to Lucian in Elysium.; Nouveaux dialogues des morts. Part 2. English.	Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), 1657-1757.	1685 (1685)	Wing F1410A; ESTC R27298	39,775	144

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