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	send_v	time_n	4,585	4	3.3827	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41041	A letter from a person of quality on board the William and Mary in the fare of Messina to a friend in London Wherein is set forth the present state and condition of the said city. Also a true account of the French fleet now lying in the port of Messina. To which is added a brief discourse of the island of Sicilia concerning the several alterations of government and conquests made therein. With allowance.	T. F.	1676 (1676)	Wing F62; ESTC R216391	2,171	8

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