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	great_a	king_n	26,882	5	4.1773	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14868	A discourse of English poetrie Together, with the authors iudgment, touching the reformation of our English verse. By VVilliam VVebbe. Craduate [sic].	Webbe, William.; Virgil. Bucolica. 1-2. English.	1586 (1586)	STC 25172; ESTC S111629	51,720	84

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