Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	arm_n	contrary_a	great_a	26	3	2.1295	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79588	A discourse touching the Spanish monarchy. Wherein vve have a political glasse, representing each particular country, province, kingdome, and empire of the world, with wayes of government by which they may be kept in obedience. As also, the causes of the rise and fall of each kingdom and empire. VVritten by Tho. Campanella. Newly translated into English, according to the third edition of this book in Latine.; De monarchia Hispanica discursus. English	Campanella, Tommaso, 1568-1639.; Chilmead, Edmund, 1610-1654.	1653 (1653)	Wing C401; Thomason E722_1; ESTC R207219	193,362	240

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