Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	hear_v	know_v	2,139	5	3.5110	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33174	Cicero's prince the reasons and counsels for settlement and good government of a kingdom, collected out of Cicero's works / by T. R., esq.; Selections. English	Cicero, Marcus Tullius.; Bellenden, William, d. 1633?; Rymer, Thomas, 1641-1713.	1668 (1668)	Wing C4320; ESTC R18500	30,642	98

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