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	lord_n	speak_v	4,579	5	4.5054	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62347	Romulus and Hersilia, or, The Sabine war a trage dy acted at the Dukes Theatre.	Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.	1683 (1683)	Wing S878; ESTC R9970	42,508	69

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