Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	world_n	write_a	year_n	15	3	4.1686	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50874	A view of the dissertation upon the epistles of Phalaris, Themistocles, &c lately publish'd by the Reverend Dr. Bentley ; also of the examination of that dissertation by the Honourable Mr. Boyle, in order to the manifesting the incertitude of heathen chronology.	Milner, John, 1628-1702.	1698 (1698)	Wing M2082; ESTC R32092	31,599	90

of_o tragedy_n which_o consist_v in_o imitation_n and_o a_o fable_n see_v he_o p._n 174._o whereas_o there_o be_v tragedy_n though_o not_o of_o that_o sort_n before_o but_o he_o himself_o be_v not_o very_o confident_a that_o this_o be_v their_o meaning_n for_o he_o say_v p._n 177._o in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v that_o we_o must_v understand_v those_o author_n who_o make_v thespis_n the_o inventor_n of_o tragedy_n or_o allow_v that_o they_o speak_v inconsiderate_o we_o be_v leave_v you_o see_v to_o our_o liberty_n whether_o we_o will_v understand_v those_o author_n in_o the_o forementioned_a sense_n or_o allow_v that_o they_o speak_v inconsiderate_o but_o for_o my_o part_n i_o be_o not_o forward_a to_o pass_v such_o a_o censure_n upon_o ancient_a writer_n that_o they_o speak_v inconsiderate_o and_o unwary_o particular_o i_o be_o not_o forward_a to_o believe_v either_o that_o clemens_n alex._n speak_v inconsiderate_o or_o that_o he_o speak_v of_o this_o or_o that_o sort_n of_o tragedy_n 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