Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	church_n	great_a	time_n	5,546	4	3.4499	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56158	Eight military aphorismes demonstrating the uselesness, unprofitableness, hurtfulness and prodigall expensiveness of all standing English forts and garrisons ... by William Prynne of Swanswick, Esquire ...; Pendennis and all other standing forts dismantled	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1658 (1658)	Wing P3948; ESTC R22224	27,110	44

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eight_o military_a aphorism_n demonstrate_v the_o uselessness_n unprofitableness_n hurtfulness_n and_o prodigal_a expensiveness_n of_o all_o stand_a english_a fort_n and_o garrison_n to_o the_o people_n of_o england_n their_o inability_n to_o protect_v they_o from_o invasion_n depredation_n of_o enemy_n or_o pirate_n by_o sea_n or_o land_n the_o great_a mischief_n pressure_n inconvenience_n they_o draw_v upon_o the_o inhabitant_n country_n and_o adjacent_a place_n in_o time_n of_o open_a war_n when_o pretend_v most_o useful_a and_o the_o grand_a oversight_n mistake_v injury_n in_o continue_v they_o for_o the_o present_a or_o future_a real_a defence_n of_o the_o people_n life_n liberty_n estate_n the_o only_a end_n pretend_v for_o they_o by_o william_n prynne_n of_o swanswick_n esquire_n for_o the_o common_a benefit_n ease_n and_o information_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n habak._n 1.10_o they_o shall_v deride_v every_o strong_a hold_n for_o they_o shall_v heap_v dust_n and_o take_v it_o 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