Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	flesh_n	person_n	unite_v	2,359	5	9.4576	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59568	A sermon preached before the King & Queen at White-hall on Christmas-Day, 1691 by ... John, Lord Archbishop of York ...	Sharp, John, 1645-1714.	1692 (1692)	Wing S2996; ESTC R15087	14,546	31

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