Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	humane_a	person_n	property_n	3,952	5	9.4155	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18013	Contemplations for the institution of children in the Christian religion. Collected and published by Iohn Carpenter	Carpenter, John, d. 1621.	1601 (1601)	STC 4662; ESTC S114418	35,320	98

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