Selected quad for the lemma: opinion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
opinion_n	body_n	life_n	soul_n	2,369	5	5.5545	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50972	Marcus Minucius Felix his Octavius, or, A vindication of Christianity against paganism translated by P. Lorrain.; Octavius. English. 1682	Minucius Felix, Marcus.; Lorrain, P. (Paul), d. 1719.	1682 (1682)	Wing M2201; ESTC R24390	46,854	150

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