Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	great_a	henry_n	king_n	20,531	5	4.0678	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67124	A panegyrick of King Charles being observations upon the inclination, life, and government of our Soveraign Lord the King / written by Sir Henry Wotton ...	Wotton, Henry, Sir, 1568-1639.	1649 (1649)	Wing W3645; ESTC R34764	12,099	132

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