Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	according_a	call_v	zion_n	97	3	8.8440	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57329	An abridgement of Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the world in five books ... : wherein the particular chapters and paragraphs are succinctly abrig'd according to his own method in the larger volume : to which is added his Premonition to princes.	Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.; Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.; Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618. A premonition to princes.	1698 (1698)	Wing R151A; ESTC R32268	273,979	474

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contrary_a to_o the_o honour_n of_o a_o king_n and_o the_o law_n of_o hospitality_n and_o faith_n give_v publius_n scipio_n die_v the_o same_o year_n to_o accompany_v philopoemen_n and_o hannibal_n be_v as_o great_a general_n as_o ever_o the_o world_n have_v but_o as_o unfortunate_a as_o famous_a have_v hannibal_n who_o tragedy_n we_o have_v endeavour_v only_o some_o hint_n of_o be_v prince_n of_o carthage_n able_a to_o command_v such_o supply_n as_o the_o war_n he_o take_v in_o hand_n require_v it_o be_v probable_a he_o have_v tear_v up_o the_o roman_a empire_n by_o the_o root_n but_o the_o strong_a cowardly_a faction_n of_o enemy_n at_o home_n make_v his_o great_a virtue_n want_v public_a force_n to_o sustain_v it_o to_o dissolve_v itself_o in_o his_o own_o and_o country_n calamity_n from_o such_o envy_n of_o equal_n or_o jealousy_n of_o our_o master_n whether_o king_n or_o commonwealth_n it_o be_v that_o no_o profession_n be_v more_o