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	time_n	17,472	5	3.8110	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51105	A modest vindication of the Earl of S---------y in a letter to a friend concerning his being elected King of Poland.		1681 (1681)	Wing M2375; ESTC R16384	4,926	4

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