Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	bring_v	church_n	king_n	2,790	5	3.5717	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97059	A letter from a citizen of London to his friend in the country.	J. W.	1692 (1692)	Wing W58A; ESTC R186092	3,748	2

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