Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	young_a	youth_n	youthful_a	27	3	11.0744	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51015	Mr. Cowley's verses in praise of Mr. Hobbes, oppos'd by a lover of truth and virtue.	Lover of truth and virtue.; Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667.	1680 (1680)	Wing M2259; ESTC R16522	3,523	11

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