Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	ghost_n	holy_a	son_n	19,127	5	5.9468	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61073	Prison-pietie, or, Meditations divine and moral digested into poetical heads, on mixt and various subjects : whereunto is added a panegyrick to the right reverend, and most nobly descended, Henry Lord Bishop of London / by Samuel Speed ...	Speed, Samuel, 1631-1682.; Herbert, George, 1593-1633.; Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.	1677 (1677)	Wing S4902; ESTC R1711	99,936	245

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heaven_n or_o thing_n on_o earth_n attend_v if_o worldly_a object_n do_v thy_o reason_n guide_v thou_o may_v desire_v but_o not_o be_v satisfy_v if_o thou_o do_v beauty_n love_n it_o be_v a_o shade_n but_o righteousness_n do_v shine_v and_o never_o fade_v if_o worldly_a wisdom_n it_o be_v but_o as_o a_o blast_n but_o heavenly_a wisdom_n do_v the_o world_n outlast_v if_o earthly_a riches_n they_o have_v wing_n and_o fly_v but_o heavenly_a gem_n do_v last_v eternal_o estate_n on_o earth_n do_v as_o in_o shipwreck_n reel_v in_o heaven_n harbour_n be_v no_o thief_n to_o steal_v all_o thou_o can_v compass_v here_o be_v trifle_a store_n in_o heaven_n be_v crown_n lay_v up_o for_o evermore_o will_v thou_o have_v honour_n which_o the_o world_n depaint_v what_o honour_n can_v be_v great_a than_o the_o saint_n or_o be_v it_o pleasure_n it_o will_v thy_o soul_n destroy_v the_o just_a shall_v enter_v in_o their_o master_n joy_n but_o tell_v i_o far_o what_o be_v it_o thou_o will_v have_v both_o 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