Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	father_n	ghost_n	holy_a	18,909	5	5.6271	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16325	Helpes to humiliation	Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631.	1630 (1630)	STC 3234.5; ESTC S210	18,834	160

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