Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	king_n	london_n	say_a	5,658	4	6.9842	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96070	A discourse and defence of arms and armory, shewing the nature and rises of arms and honour in England, from the camp, the court, the city: under the two later of which, are contained universities and inns of court. / By Edward Waterhous Esq;.	Waterhouse, Edward, 1619-1670.	1660 (1660)	Wing W1044; Thomason E1839_1; ESTC R204049	70,136	238

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