Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	darkness_n	light_n	walk_v	4,073	5	8.1342	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41603	Instructions for masters, traders, labourers, &c.	Gother, John, d. 1704.	1699 (1699)	Wing G1329IA; ESTC R223706	21,216	72

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