Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	great_a	king_n	lord_n	3,359	5	3.6445	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66699	The loyall martyrology, or, Brief catalogues and characters of the most eminent persons who suffered for their conscience during the late times of rebellion either by death, imprisonment, banishment, or sequestration together with those who were slain in the Kings service : as also dregs of treachery : with the catalogue and characters of those regicides who sat as judges on our late dread soveraign of ever blessed memory : with others of that gang, most eminent for villany / by William Winstanley.	Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.	1665 (1665)	Wing W3066; ESTC R9014	71,216	190

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who_o very_a family_n carry_v loyalty_n in_o the_o name_n of_o it_o wound_v at_o langport_n in_o the_o county_n of_o somerset_n of_o which_o wound_n he_o short_o after_o die_v xxvi_o colonel_n mine_n a_o active_a loyal_a person_n who_o command_v a_o regiment_n of_o english_a which_o he_o bring_v with_o he_o out_o of_o ireland_n who_o engage_v with_o massey_n in_o glostershire_n valiant_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o excellent_a soldier_n and_o expert_a commander_n both_o in_o rally_v his_o man_n bring_v they_o up_o and_o keep_v they_o from_o the_o rout_n but_o be_v overmastered_n in_o number_n he_o be_v there_o slay_v die_v in_o the_o bed_n of_o honour_n xxvii_o colonel_n sir_n william_n st._n leger_n lieutenant_n colonel_n topping_n and_o lieutenant_n colonel_n leake_n who_o in_o the_o second_o battlel_n at_o newberry_n valiant_o fight_v lose_v their_o life_n make_v good_a that_o ground_n in_o their_o death_n which_o in_o their_o life_n they_o have_v undertake_v to_o keep_v 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