Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	build_v	great_a	king_n	5,770	4	3.5361	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12480	A learned and godly sermon preached at Worcester, at an assise / by the reverend and learned, Miles Smith ...	Smith, Miles, d. 1624.; Burhill, Robert, 1572-1641.	1602 (1602)	STC 22807; ESTC S1722	29,684	80

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thus_o every_o one_o cry_v out_o against_o the_o sin_n wherewith_o their_o time_n be_v most_o pester_v and_o po●…soned_v sure_o if_o i_o be_v appoint_v to_o touch_v the_o sore_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o our_o people_n we_o have_v many_o sore_n from_o the_o crown_n of_o our_o head_n to_o the_o sole_n of_o our_o foot_n we_o be_v little_a else_o but_o sore_n &_o botch_n &_o bile_n but_o yet_o if_o i_o be_v to_o touch_v that_o which_o do_v most_o of_o all_o apostemate_n and_o rankle_v than_o i_o ought_v to_o cry_v out_o o_o policy_n policy_n policy_n i_o mean_v false_o so_o call_v but_o indeed_o cunning_a &_o cudgel_n this_o let_v that_o the_o prince_n &_o the_o ●…ealme_n many_o time_n can_v be_v