Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	france_n	french_a	king_n	29,861	5	4.6110	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60859	Some seasonable queries, on the third head, viz. A general naturalization	Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.	1697 (1697)	Wing S4609A; ESTC P6451	6,293	4

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wherein_o there_o be_v eight_o million_o of_o people_n be_v twice_o as_o rich_a as_o the_o same_o scope_n of_o land_n wherein_o there_o be_v but_o four_o for_o as_o land_n can_v yield_v its_o utmost_a increase_n but_o through_o man_n labour_n and_o pain_n nor_o can_v such_o increase_n be_v improve_v to_o the_o best_a advantage_n but_o by_o the_o application_n of_o many_o hand_n and_o since_o there_o be_v many_o part_n of_o england_n uncultivated_a that_o will_v maintain_v thousand_o of_o family_n in_o way_n of_o farm_v and_o ten_o time_n as_o many_o in_o subserviency_n out_o of_o the_o trade_n and_o manufacture_n that_o will_v necessary_o arise_v from_o the_o product_n of_o such_o farm_n be_v it_o not_o from_o hence_o evident_a 1._o that_o the_o wealth_n and_o trade_n of_o england_n will_v be_v great_o increase_v by_o the_o addition_n of_o so_o much_o more_o traffic_n and_o commerce_n as_o will_v arise_v from_o the_o product_n of_o its_o now_o useless_a and_o unprofitable_a part_n 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the_o french_a king_n or_o any_o other_o oppressor_n and_o consider_v the_o horrible_a devastation_n of_o the_o palatinate_n the_o continual_a danger_n of_o the_o protestant_n upon_o the_o rhine_n and_o elsewhere_o and_o the_o little_a ground_n which_o be_v to_o be_v purchase_v in_o holland_n which_o may_v otherwise_o be_v a_o sanctuary_n for_o they_o how_o willing_o will_v they_o upon_o any_o encouragement_n flock_v hither_o and_o what_o i_o wonder_v in_o a_o such_o a_o case_n can_v be_v england_n loss_n by_o a_o general_a naturalisation_n will_v it_o not_o not_o rather_o be_v infinite_o her_o advantage_n so_o have_v their_o estate_n spend_v here_o upon_o she_o own_o product_n and_o their_o assistance_n otherwise_o upon_o any_o emergent_a occasion_n will_v not_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o nation_n by_o their_o estate_n and_o their_o support_n of_o the_o government_n by_o bear_v part_n of_o the_o charge_n of_o it_o be_v advance_v by_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o privilege_n and_o 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