Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	holy_a	mercy_n	miserable_a	4,748	5	11.1845	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26068	A method of daily devotion fitted to the meanest capacities / by W. Assheton.	Assheton, William, 1641-1711.	1697 (1697)	Wing A4035; ESTC R27663	8,884	48

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