Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	duke_n	earl_n	george_n	3,555	5	9.6677	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67129	A short view of the life and death of George Villers, Duke of Buckingham written by Henry Wotten ...	Wotton, Henry, Sir, 1568-1639.	1642 (1642)	Wing W3652; ESTC R21346	18,072	31

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