Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	concern_v	furnish_v	great_a	29	3	2.0646	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41805	An appeal to all true English-men (if there be any such left), or, A cry for bread	Grascome, Samuel, 1641-1708?	1699 (1699)	Wing G1567; ESTC R43210	9,069	7

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