Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	world_n	year_n	yearly_a	19	3	8.6538	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86316	The actors vindication, containing, three brief treatises, viz. I. Their antiquity. II. Their antient dignity, III. The true use of their quality. Written by Thomas Heywood.; Apology for actors	Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.; Cartwright, William, 1611-1643.	1658 (1658)	Wing H1777; Thomason E948_4; ESTC R6819	34,648	62

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