Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	lord_n	reign_n	8,265	5	8.1877	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96165	Weighty queries relating to the past, present, and future state of Ireland calculated for the present and future benefit of that unhappy kingdom. And tendred to the serious consideration of all who are willing to be inform'd how it became unhappy, and how it may yet be made happy again to posterity.		1691 (1691)	Wing W1258A; ESTC R230818	5,616	4

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baldwin_n near_o the_o oxford-arm_n in_o warwick-lane_n 1691._o