Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	law_n	moral_a	precept_n	2,880	5	9.5945	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59581	The reward of diligence By Lewes Sharpe, rector of Moreton-Hampstead in the county of Devon.	Sharpe, Lewes.	1679 (1679)	Wing S3007D; ESTC R220244	49,063	109

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