Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	art_n	fool_n	great_a	27	3	2.0729	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00962	The faithfull shepheardesse. By Iohn Fletcher	Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.	1610 (1610)	STC 11068; ESTC S105619	44,722	86

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