Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	abhor_v	let_v	zion_n	12	3	9.0179	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11401	The first day of the worldes creation: or of the first weeke of that most Christian poet, W. Salustius, Lord of Bartas; Sepmaine. Day 1. English	Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste, seigneur, 1544-1590.	1595 (1595)	STC 21658; ESTC S110825	21,273	48

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