Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	enemy_n	full_a	great_a	163	4	2.0641	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61457	An account of the growth of deism in England	Stephens, William, d. 1718.	1696 (1696)	Wing S5459; ESTC R19943	19,063	34

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