Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	world_n	write_v	writer_n	479	4	7.8817	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66722	A true account of the author of a book entituled Eikōn basilikē, or, The pourtraiture of His Sacred Majesty in his solitudes and sufferings: proved to be written by Dr. Gauden, late Bishop of Worcester. With an answer to all objections made by Dr. Hollingsworth and others. / published for publick satisfaction by Anthony Walker, D.D> late rector of Fyfield in Essex. ; With an attestation under the hand of the late Earl of Anglesey to the same purpose.	Walker, Anthony, d. 1692.; Anglesey, Arthur Annesley, Earl of, 1614-1686.	1692 (1692)	Wing W310; ESTC R221937	33,851	40

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