Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	city_n	great_a	siege_n	1,089	5	8.9397	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62413	A true history of all the memorable transactions that have happen'd in England, Scotland, Ireland, Flanders, &c. relating to state affairs, sieges, battles, sea-fights, and other naval matters With a particular relation of all the plots and conspiracies against the life of King William and his government, at home and abroad: also by what means they were discovered and defeated, by signal providences: from his coming to the crown, to this present year, 1696. Especially a large account of the late horrid conspiracy, to assassine his sacred life, and bring in a French power. Likewise the confessions and executions of divers of the conspirators, and other things worthy of note.	J. S.	1696 (1696)	Wing S99A; ESTC R3293	88,755	215

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