Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bring_v	good_a	let_v	1,459	5	4.0417	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50952	Miltons republican-letters or a collection of such as were written by command of the late Commonwealth of England from the year 1648 to the year 1659 / originally writ by the learned John Milton, secretary to those times ; and now translated into English by a wel-wisher of England's honour.; Literae pseudo-senatûs anglicani Cromwellii. English	England and Wales. Council of State.; Milton, John, 1608-1674.; England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Lord Protector (1658-1659 : R. Cromwell)	1682 (1682)	Wing M2176B; ESTC R42175	100,274	142

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