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	lord_n	people_n	5,525	4	4.6112	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62052	The pastors farevvell, and vvish of vvelfare to his people, or, A valedictory sermon by George Swinnock ...	Swinnock, George, 1627-1673.	1662 (1662)	Wing S6280; ESTC R39111	44,281	80

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