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	town_n	4,664	4	6.2812	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37097	The Dutch remonstrance concerning the proceedings and practices of John de Witt, pensionary, and Ruwaert van Putten, his brother, with others of that faction drawn up by a person of eminency there, and printed at the Hague ; and translated out of Dutch, August the 30th, 1672.		1672 (1672)	Wing D2904; ESTC R7327	14,476	38

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the_o dutch_a remonstrance_n concern_v the_o proceed_n and_o practice_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr witt_n pensionary_a and_o ruwaert_n van_n putten_v his_o brother_n with_o other_o of_o that_o faction_n draw_v up_o by_o a_o person_n of_o eminency_n there_o and_o print_v at_o the_o hague_n and_o translate_v out_o of_o dutch_a august_n the_o 30_o 1672._o london_n print_v by_o s._n and_o b._n g._n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o r._n c._n over_o against_o the_o globe_n in_o little_a britain_n the_o dutch_a remonstrate_v etc._n etc._n translate_v out_o of_o dutch._n every_o one_o not_o without_o reason_n stand_v amaze_v not_o be_v abel_n to_o apprehend_v how_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o in_o less_o than_o forty_o day_n the_o king_n of_o france_n shall_v subdue_v above_o forty_o city_n and_o eminent_a fortress_n former_o belong_v to_o this_o state_n a_o disgrace_n to_o our_o nation_n and_o a_o blot_n so_o great_a that_o it_o be_v never_o to_o be_v wash_v off_o from_o the_o not_o sufficient_o 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