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	people_n	prince_n	3,388	5	5.5555	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07448	Wits common wealth The second part. A treasurie of diuine, morall, and phylosophicall similies, and sentences, generally vsefull. But more particularly published, for the vse of schooles. By F.M. Master of Arts of bot Vniuersities.; Palladis tamia	Meres, Francis, 1565-1647.; N. L. (Nicholas Ling), fl. 1580-1607. Politeuphuia.	1634 (1634)	STC 17835; ESTC S121517	258,252	788

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