Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	king_n	lord_n	read_v	2,705	5	6.4090	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41374	The golden apophthegms of His Royall Maiesty [sic] King Charles I and Henry Marq. of Worcester both divine and morall as they were delivered upon several occasions in the time of the late unhappy war between His Majesty and the old Parliament : wherein is observable ... / written by Tho. Bayly ...	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Worcester, Henry Somerset, Marquis of, 1577-1646. Selections. 1660.; Bayly, Thomas, d. 1657? Witty apothegms delivered at several times and upon several occasions.	1660 (1660)	Wing G1012; ESTC R4827	8,700	8

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