Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	great_a	king_n	kingdom_n	9,660	5	5.5175	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04881	Publick credit, under consideration, how to be retreiv'd		1700 (1700)	Wing P4149B; ESTC R182253	3,912	4

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public_a credit_n under_o consideration_n how_o to_o be_v retrieve_v the_o loss_n of_o a_o public_a credit_n be_v certain_o one_o of_o the_o great_a misfortune_n that_o can_v befall_v a_o trade_n nation_n which_o to_o our_o great_a vnhappiness_n seem_v to_o bare_a too_o near_o a_o resemblance_n of_o our_o very_a case_n and_o such_o have_v be_v the_o improvement_n make_v thereupon_o by_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o government_n and_o some_o self-interested_n person_n in_o order_n to_o render_v themselves_o extraordinary_a gain_n that_o it_o must_v be_v own_a have_v chief_o occasion_v the_o great_a difficulty_n we_o have_v hitherto_o meet_v withal_o and_o what_o we_o now_o actual_o labour_v under_o but_o consider_v that_o merchant_n and_o trader_n in_o general_n from_o abroad_o seem_v to_o be_v more_o and_o more_o reconcile_v to_o our_o public_a faith_n from_o the_o observation_n they_o have_v make_v of_o the_o resolution_n and_o proceed_n of_o our_o late_a session_n of_o parliament_n and_o 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