Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	city_n	great_a	time_n	1,959	5	3.2298	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26401	An address to the hopeful young gentry of England in some strictures on the most dangerous vices incident to their age and quality / by a perfect honourer of their worth.	Perfect honourer of their worth.	1669 (1669)	Wing A565; ESTC R36717	48,627	162

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