Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	french_a	king_n	prince_n	8,899	5	6.0355	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35609	The Case of disbanding the army at present briefly and impartially considered.		1698 (1698)	Wing C902; ESTC R4007	4,003	14

the_o case_n of_o disband_v the_o army_n at_o present_n brief_o and_o impartial_o consider_v publish_a by_o john_n nutt_n near_o stationer_n hall_n 1698._o the_o case_n of_o disband_v the_o army_n at_o present_n brief_o and_o impartial_o consider_v i_o shall_v reduce_v my_o thought_n about_o this_o matter_n within_o as_o small_a a_o compass_n as_o may_v be_v and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o histostorical_a quotation_n either_o out_o of_o ancient_n or_o modern_a author_n as_o altogether_o foreign_a to_o the_o purpose_n unless_o they_o be_v prove_v to_o agree_v with_o the_o present_a conjuncture_n of_o affair_n in_o every_o particular_a and_o so_o far_o it_o may_v be_v own_a that_o man_n in_o the_o same_o circumstance_n will_v do_v the_o same_o thing_n for_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a case_n that_o in_o take_v true_a measure_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o any_o government_n man_n must_v examine_v the_o present_a state_n of_o affair_n both_o within_o and_o without_o 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