Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	great_a	king_n	prince_n	9,804	5	5.4951	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11791	Nevves from Pernassus The politicall touchstone, taken from Mount Pernassus: whereon the governments of the greatest monarchies of the world are touched.	Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.; Boccalini, Traiano, 1556-1613. Pietra del paragone politico.	1622 (1622)	STC 22080; ESTC S116983	48,953	96

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