Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	divine_a	humane_a	person_n	30,362	5	6.1832	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28818	A summary or compendium of the life of the most famous philosopher Renatus Descartes written originally in Latin by Peter Borellus ... ; to which is also added an epitome of his life by Marcus Zurius Boxbornius ...; Vitae Renati Cartesii sumi philosophi compendium. English	Borel, Pierre, 1620?-1671.; Boxhorn, Marcus Zuerius, 1612-1653.	1670 (1670)	Wing B3754; ESTC R4101	18,196	116

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