Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	king_n	law_n	prince_n	3,191	5	5.6737	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36627	The hind and the panther a poem, in three parts.	Dryden, John, 1631-1700.	1687 (1687)	Wing D2281; ESTC R179	43,423	154

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