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	place_n	wall_n	4,114	4	7.5673	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18751	A pleasant conceite penned in verse Collourably sette out, and humblie presented on New-yeeres day last, to the Queenes Maiestie at Hampton Courte. Anno. Domini. 1593.	Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.	1593 (1593)	STC 5248; ESTC S105041	4,139	14

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