Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	good_a	lord_n	way_n	4,531	5	4.7348	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62328	The Sceptical muse, or, A Paradox on human understanding a poem.		1699 (1699)	Wing S847; ESTC R32629	3,876	14

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