Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	arm_n	time_n	war_n	2,143	5	6.0251	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26538	Æsop return'd from Tunbridge, or, Aesop out of his wits in a few select fables in verse.		1698 (1698)	Wing A745; ESTC R19078	7,165	40

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