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	king_n	lord_n	19,969	5	4.2315	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46219	Pseudo-astrologos, or, The spurious prognosticator unmasked. Being a short examen of the the manifold errors and fallacies, falshoods and flatteries, published by Mr. W. Lilly in his Merlin 1659. Wherein his ignorance in astrology is explained and exploded; his scandalous girdings at the king of Denmark, duke of Brandenburgh, and the states of Holland, noted; his nefarious dealing with the late lord protector of England, and the king of Sweden, discovered; his impudent, arrogant and artless assertions, retorted and refuted. / By G.J. ...	Gadbury, John, 1627-1704.; Lilly, William, 1602-1681. Merlini Anglici ephemeris.	1660 (1660)	Wing J10; ESTC R28945	12,387	18

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altogether_o impossible_a for_o the_o best_a of_o artist_n to_o point_n at_o the_o particular_a person_n or_o place_n by_o who_o or_o where_o they_o shall_v receive_v the_o same_o and_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o ptol._n cent._n aphor._n 1_o how_o then_o dare_v mr._n l._n without_o all_o authority_n or_o reason_n prate_v in_o so_o high_a a_o strain_n that_o be_v questionless_a incompetent_a to_o any_o except_o god_n himself_o but_o to_o follow_v mr._n l._n a_o little_a further_o if_o we_o shall_v consider_v the_o force_n of_o the_o m._n c._n add_v ♄_o in_o the_o k._n of_o swede_n nativity_n there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o reason_n for_o mr._n l._n to_o have_v judge_v that_o he_o shall_v rather_o lose_v the_o sound_n then_o keep_v it_o and_o have_v not_o mr._n l._n endeavour_v to_o appear_v anti-astrological_a in_o