Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	woman_n	word_n	write_v	120	3	4.8894	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69244	Here foloweth the. C. hystoryes of Troye Lepistre de Othea deesse de Prudence, enuoyee a lesperit cheualereny [sic] Hector de Troye, auec cent histoires.; Epître d'Othéa à Hector. English	Christine, de Pisan, ca. 1364-ca. 1431.; Wyer, Robert, fl. 1530-1556.	1549 (1549)	STC 7272; ESTC S108381	74,324	323

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