Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	life_n	way_n	word_n	6,997	5	4.4942	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58913	A seasonable answer to a late pamphlet, entituled, The vindication of Slingsby Bethel, Esq, one of the sheriffs of London and Middlesex by one who is a citizen of London, and an inhabitant of the Borough of Southwark.	One who is a citizen of London and an inhabitant of the Borough of Southwark.	1681 (1681)	Wing S2217; ESTC R13159	9,380	9

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