Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	affection_n	love_n	love_v	7,004	5	6.6942	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49601	Moral maxims and reflections in four parts / written in French by the Duke of Rochefoucault ; now made English.; Maximes. English	La Rochefoucauld, François, duc de, 1613-1680.; Sablé, Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de, 1599-1678. Maximes et pensées diverses. English.; Ailly, d'. Mixed thoughts.	1694 (1694)	Wing L452; ESTC R16964	65,223	274

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