Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	author_n	time_n	year_n	2,108	5	4.5452	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96014	Letters of affaires love and courtship. Written to several persons of honour and quality; / by the exquisite pen of Monsieur de Voiture, a member of the famous French Academy established at Paris by Cardinall de Richelieu. English'd by J.D.	Voiture, Monsieur de (Vincent), 1597-1648.; Davies, John, 1625-1693.	1657 (1657)	Wing V683; Thomason E1607_1; ESTC R203990	287,612	406

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abess_n to_o give_v her_o thanks_o for_o a_o car_n she_o have_v bestow_v on_o he_o 155._o to_z mounseur_fw-fr mauvoy_fw-fr to_o thank_v he_o for_o the_o seal_a earth_n he_o have_v send_v he_o 156._o to_o the_o count_n d'_fw-fr alais_n 158._o to_z mounseur_fw-fr chantelou_n 162._o 171_o 172_o 173._o to_o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr schom●_n e●g_v 164_o 165._o 174._o so_o the_o marshal_n d'_fw-fr emery_n cotroller_n general_a of_o the_o revenue_n 168._o to_o the_o duke_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr t●imoville_n 177._o 181_o 182._o to_o the_o queen_n of_o poland_n 180._o to_o the_o duchess_n of_o longueville_n at_o munster_n 190._o table_n of_o the_o amorous_a letter_n to_o floricia_n 1_o to_o madam_n 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o to_z diana_z 14_o 15._o to_o climene_n 16._o to_o mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr 17._o to_o m._n d._n 18._o to_o 19_o to_o madam_n 20._o to_o madam_n 21._o the_o letter_n of_o monsieure_fw-fr de_fw-fr voiture_fw-fr the_o letter_n of_o monsieure_fw-fr de_fw-fr balzac_n to_o monsieur_n de_fw-fr voiture_n