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	way_n	word_n	3,606	5	4.0037	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67530	The wealthy shop-keeper, or, The charitable citizen a poem.	Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.	1700 (1700)	Wing W766; ESTC R33543	6,562	18

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