Selected quad for the lemma: opinion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
opinion_n	great_a	know_v	time_n	2,058	5	3.3701	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04243	Daemonologie in forme of a dialogue, diuided into three bookes.	James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1597 (1597)	STC 14364; ESTC S107574	43,300	184

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two_o principal_o in_o our_o age_n whereof_o the_o one_o call_v scot_n a_o englishman_n be_v not_o ashamed_a in_o public_a print_n to_o deny_v that_o there_o can_v be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o witchcraft_n and_o so_o maintain_v the_o old_a error_n of_o the_o sadducee_n in_o deny_v of_o spirit_n the_o other_o call_v wierus_n a_o german_a physician_n set_v out_o a_o public_a apology_n for_o all_o these_o craftes-folke_n whereby_o procure_v for_o their_o impunity_n he_o plain_o betray_v himself_o to_o have_v be_v one_o of_o that_o profession_n and_o for_o to_o make_v this_o treatise_n the_o more_o pleasant_a and_o facile_a i_o have_v put_v it_o in_o form_n of_o a_o dialogue_n which_o i_o have_v divide_v into_o three_o book_n the_o first_o speak_v of_o magie_n in_o general_a and_o necromancy_n in_o special_a the_o second_o of_o sorcery_n and_o witchcraft_n and_o the_o third_o contain_v a_o discourse_n of_o all_o these_o kind_n of_o spirit_n &_o spectre_n that_o appear_v &_o trouble_v 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