Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	heart_n	know_v	speak_v	4,049	5	4.4293	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80504	A copy of a letter vvritten to a private friend, to give him satisfaction on some things tovching the Lord Say.		1643 (1643)	Wing C6173; Thomason E72_5; ESTC R23237	4,385	9

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