Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	woe_n	word_n	worthy_a	19	3	6.2312	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91978	Englands Threnodie. Or A briefe and homely discoverie of some jealousies and grievances, under which the kingdom at present groaneth; affectionately tendred by Lady Anglia, to all her dear children, the lovers of their country, and well-willers to truth and peace : especially to her worthy sons, the members of both Houses of Parliament.	Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.	1648 (1648)	Wing R1951; Thomason E431_22; ESTC R206117	5,039	8

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