Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	command_n	right_a	word_n	4,845	5	5.2166	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67349	The second part of Mr. Waller's poems Containing, his alteration of The maids tragedy, and whatever of his is yet unprinted: together with some other poems, speeches, &c. that were printed severally, and never put into the first collection of his poems.	Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687.; Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687. Maid's tragedy. aut	1690 (1690)	Wing W521A; ESTC R219928	35,197	139

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