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	see_v	time_n	4,540	4	3.3520	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39110	An extraordinary express sent from Pasquin at Rome, to all the princes and potentates of Europe.		1690 (1690)	Wing E3931A; ESTC R219788	27,030	89

to_o thy_o good_a fortune_n xxxi_o the_o canton_n of_o switzerland_n be_v amaze_v at_o the_o sudden_a change_n that_o happen_v in_o their_o neighbourhood_n depute_v soveral_a person_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o helvetian_a state_n to_o be_v inform_v by_o the_o oracle_n of_o future_a contingency_n who_o be_v arrive_v at_o the_o sacred_a den_n speak_v to_o this_o effect_n we_o have_v see_v a_o great_a light_n in_o our_o neighbourhood_n and_o have_v rejoice_v in_o the_o brightness_n thereof_o the_o recall_v of_o the_o vaudois_n and_o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o savoye_fw-fr in_o favour_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o his_o ally_n have_v cause_v our_o heart_n to_o leap_v for_o joy_n moreover_o we_o never_o receive_v so_o many_o caress_n from_o france_n only_o to_o persuade_v we_o to_o remain_v neuter_n but_o they_o do_v not_o as_o yet_o offer_v to_o demolish_v the_o fortress_n of_o hunninguen_n however_o if_o they_o do_v not_o set_v about_o it_o speedy_o we_o shall_v open_v a_o passage_n for_o the_o german_n tho'_o as_o yet_o we_o divide_v a_o little_a spot_n of_o ground_n with_o the_o king_n of_o france_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o now_o to_o be_v fear_v and_o since_o he_o can_v no_o long_o bite_v if_o he_o do_v not_o himself_o begin_v to_o dismantle_v this_o place_n we_o will_v apply_v our_o battery_n thereto_o we_o be_v in_o good_a earnest_n brave_a swisser_n and_o will_v not_o be_v mock_v for_o the_o future_a they_o must_v now_o deal_v plain_o with_o we_o and_o set_v their_o hand_n to_o the_o work_n their_o lovys_n d'or_n be_v good_a but_o somewhat_o more_o must_v be_v do_v at_o this_o time_n since_o we_o be_v now_o more_o current_a money_n for_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o hocus_fw-la pocus_fw-la mounseur_fw-fr amelot_n take_v we_o for_o blockhead_n and_o think_v to_o gull_v we_o as_o he_o have_v do_v heretofore_o but_o we_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o let_v slip_v this_o opportunity_n and_o we_o will_v act_v our_o part_n before_o the_o 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