Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	certain_a	design_n	great_a	95	3	2.0704	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92926	A letter from an ejected Member of the House of Commons, to Sir Jo: Evelyn: shewing, the constitution of that councell, and the influence it hath had on the present times, with a judgement of future events.	Skutt, George.; Evelyn, John, Sir, 1591-1664.	1648 (1648)	Wing S26; Thomason E463_18; ESTC R203469	15,283	28

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