Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	word_n	world_n	year_n	172	3	4.1693	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41077	Batavia, or, The Hollander displayed in brief characters & observations of the people & country, the government of their state & private families, their virtues and vices : also, A perfect description of the people & country of Scotland.; Brief character of the Low-Countries under the states	Felltham, Owen, 1602?-1668.; Weldon, Anthony, Sir, d. 1649? Perfect description of the people and countrey of Scotland.	1672 (1672)	Wing F647; ESTC R13602	23,207	94

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