Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	civil_a	law_n	nation_n	7,653	5	8.1668	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17476	A Saxon historie, of the admirable adventures of Clodoaldus and his three children. Translated out of French, by Sr. T.H.	N. C.; T.H., Sir (Thomas Hawkins), d. 1640.; Caussin, Nicolas, 1583-1651, attributed name.	1634 (1634)	STC 4294; ESTC S107367	57,717	118

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