Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	day_n	great_a	part_n	5,328	4	4.0128	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44456	A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of London, in the parish church of S. Mary le Bow, September 3, 1683 being the day of humiliation for the late dreadfull fire / by William Hopkins ...	Hopkins, William, 1647-1700.	1683 (1683)	Wing H2754; ESTC R17537	23,331	39

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pritchard_n mayor_n jovis_n sexto_fw-la die_v septembr_n 1683._o annóque_fw-la regni_fw-la regis_fw-la caroli_n secundi_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n xxxv_o to_o this_o court_n do_v desire_n mr._n hopkins_n to_o print_v his_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o alderman_n and_o citizen_n of_o this_o city_n at_o bow-church_n on_o monday_n last_o be_v the_o day_n of_o humiliation_n for_o the_o dismal_a fire_n anno_fw-la 1666._o wagstaffe_n a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_z mayor_z aldermen_z and_o citizen_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n in_o the_o parish_n church_n of_o s._n marry_o le_fw-fr bow_o september_n 3._o 1683._o be_v the_o day_n of_o humiliation_n for_o the_o late_a dreadful_a fire_n by_o william_n hopkins_n b.d._n and_o prebendary_a of_o worcester_n ezra_n ix_o 13_o 14._o and_o after_o all_o this_o be_v come_v upon_o we_o for_o our_o evil_a deed_n and_o for_o our_o great_a trespass_n see_v that_o thou_o our_o god_n 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