Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	john_n	sir_n	thomas_n	57,736	5	10.2379	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66420	A sermon preached at St. Lawrence Jewry, before the Lord-Mayor, Aldermen, and Livery-men, of the city of London, on Saturday the 28th of September, 1695 at the election of the Lord-Mayor for the year ensuing / by John Williams ...	Williams, John, 1636?-1709.	1695 (1695)	Wing W2727; ESTC R7352	12,566	33

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