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	time_n	year_n	9,128	5	4.5915	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61982	A supplement to Dr. Burnet's letters relating to his travels through Switzerland, Italy, Germany, &c. In the years 1685, and 1686. Being further remarks on Switzerland, and Italy, &c. Written by a nobleman of Italy, and communicated to the author. Which he has since thought fit to publish in vindication of some passages in the letters.		1687 (1687)	Wing S6184; ESTC R219141	9,094	22

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not_o live_v so_o well_o as_o in_o the_o grison_n country_n for_o that_o the_o native_n be_v more_o slothful_a and_o lazy_a and_o here_o again_o there_o be_v abundance_n of_o poor_a people_n as_o you_o will_v find_v in_o all_o part_n of_o italy_n of_o the_o bailiage_n of_o lugane_n there_o be_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o mountain_n four_o bailiage_n which_o where_o former_o part_v of_o the_o dutehy_n of_o milan_n lewis_n xii_o when_o he_o lose_v that_o duchy_n give_v these_o bailiage_n to_o some_o of_o the_o switz_n canton_n these_o bailiage_n be_v call_v lugane_n lucarno_n mendris_n and_o belinston_n i_o shall_v only_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o bailiage_n of_o lugane_n which_o contain_v ninety_o nine_o village_n the_o territory_n of_o this_o bailiage_n and_o of_o the_o other_o be_v not_o near_o so_o good_a as_o that_o of_o milan_n to_o which_o it_o ●…oyns_v yet_o the_o village_n of_o this_o bailiage_n be_v very_o ●…opulous_a the_o land_n be_v very_o fruitful_a because_o 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