Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	earl_n	king_n	prince_n	8,124	5	5.6486	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73138	Robert Earle of Essex his ghost, sent from Elizian to the nobility, gentry, and communaltie of England.	Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.	1624 (1624)	STC 22084A; ESTC S123283	14,719	34

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