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
A67018	A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord-Mayor, and Aldermen of the city of London, at St. Mary Le Bow on Wednesday the 19th of June, 1695, a day appointed for a solemn fast, for supplicating Almighty God for the pardon of our sins, and imploring his protection of His Majestie's person, by Josiah Woodward ...	Woodward, Josiah, 1660-1712.	1695 (1695)	Wing W3520; ESTC R23478	15,685	41

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the_o lord_n justice_n by_o josiah_n woodward_n minister_n of_o poplar_n london_n print_v for_o ralph_n simpson_n at_o the_o harp_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1695._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n thomas_n lane_n lord_n mayor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o the_o court_n of_o alderman_n my_o lord_n since_o nothing_o in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n can_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v recommend_v it_o to_o the_o hearer_n but_o those_o serious_a and_o seasonable_a truth_n whereby_o it_o recommend_v itself_o to_o every_o man_n conscience_n it_o must_v be_v look_v on_o as_o a_o specimen_fw-la of_o your_o lordship_n and_o your_o worshipful_a brethren_n integrity_n towards_o god_n and_o fidelity_n to_o the_o present_a government_n in_o a_o time_n when_o some_o so_o easy_o shake_v hand_n with_o both_o together_o that_o you_o desire_v to_o review_v what_o be_v humble_o offer_v upon_o our_o late_a fastday_n on_o those_o two_o topic_n of_o duty_n to_o god_n and_o the_o king_n 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