Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	ancient_a	force_n	good_a	23	3	2.1262	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28017	The apology of Sr. Francis Bacon, Kt. in certain imputations concerning the late Earl of Essex written to the Right Honourable his very good Lord the Earl of Devonshire, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; Devonshire, Charles Blount, Earl of, 1563-1606.	1670 (1670)	Wing B268; ESTC R27214	17,987	17

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