Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	breast_n	child_n	milk_n	2,381	5	10.1992	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23301	Hæc homo wherein the excellency of the creation of woman is described, by way of an essay. By William Austin Esquire.	Austin, William, 1587-1634.	1637 (1637)	STC 974; ESTC S100237	46,771	198

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