Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	according_a	king_n	law_n	1,630	5	4.7476	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90972	Tyrants and protectors set forth in their colours. Or, The difference between good and bad magistrates; in several characters, instances and examples of both. / By J.P.	Price, John, Citizen of London.	1654 (1654)	Wing P3349; Thomason E738_18; ESTC R203206	41,217	58

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