Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	citizen_n	london_n	mayor_n	9,097	5	11.2140	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29106	A sermon preach'd before the Right Honourable Lord-Mayor, the Aldermen, and citizens of London, at St. Mary Le Bow, on Thursday, November 5, 1696 by Samuel Bradford ...	Bradford, Samuel, 1652-1731.	1697 (1697)	Wing B4119; ESTC R19690	16,720	34

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honourable_a sir_n edward_n clarke_n lord-mayor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o the_o court_n of_o alderman_n right_o honourable_a in_o obedience_n to_o your_o command_n i_o present_v you_o with_o this_o plain_a discourse_n hearty_o wish_v it_o may_v be_v of_o use_n to_o those_o end_n for_o which_o i_o preach_v it_o i_o charitable_o believe_v that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o those_o who_o yet_o remain_v dissatisfy_v with_o the_o establishment_n we_o be_v under_o be_v not_o so_o from_o malice_n but_o from_o prejudice_n and_o that_o if_o they_o can_v once_o get_v into_o a_o just_a way_n of_o think_v calm_o and_o sedate_o they_o will_v soon_o change_v their_o present_a opinion_n this_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o lead_v they_o to_o without_o give_v they_o any_o just_a cause_n of_o offence_n whereby_o to_o increase_v their_o prejudices_fw-la instead_o of_o remove_v they_o can_v we_o of_o this_o nation_n once_o again_o be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o become_v thorough_o one_o body_n 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