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	son_n	spirit_n	12,844	5	5.9313	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59294	Azaria and Hushai a poem.	Pordage, Samuel, 1633-1691?; Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.	1682 (1682)	Wing S2663; ESTC R25142	24,530	44

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