Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	darkness_n	light_n	light_v	5,748	5	10.2934	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59954	A small treatise concerning evil thoughts and imaginations and concerning good thoughts and heavenly meditations ... / by W. S.	Shewen, William, 1631?-1695.	1679 (1679)	Wing S3423; ESTC R33809	29,991	66

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