Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	write_v	year_n	zealous_a	54	3	9.4053	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51143	The history of painting, sculpture, architecture, graving, and of those who have excell'd in them in three books : containing their rise, progress, decay, and revival : with an account of the most considerable productions of the best artists in all ages, and how to distinguish the true and regular performances from those that are otherwise / by P. Monier ...; Histoire des arts qui ont rapport au dessein. English	Monier, Pierre, 1639-1703.	1699 (1699)	Wing M2419; ESTC R16358	161,014	242

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all_o its_o colony_n the_o most_o famous_a be_v that_o of_o diana_n of_o the_o 274._o the_o the_o temple_n of_o diana_n of_o the_o ephesian_n be_v not_o build_v by_o the_o amazon_n but_o by_o croesus_n and_o ephesius_n who_o give_v his_o name_n to_o the_o city_n which_o be_v a_o colony_n of_o the_o elean_n it_o be_v in_o the_o country_n of_o the_o jonians_n who_o build_v there_o several_a temple_n pausanias_n in_o his_o achaia_n p._n 274._o ephesian_n which_o deserve_v to_o have_v be_v reckon_v among_o the_o seven_o wonder_n of_o the_o world_n the_o first_o model_n of_o this_o temple_n be_v make_v by_o the_o ingenious_a archiphron_n after_o he_o ctesiphon_n have_v the_o management_n of_o it_o and_o dinocrates_n 2._o dinocrates_n it_o be_v one_o name_v herostratus_n who_o set_v it_o on_o fire_n to_o gain_v himself_o a_o name_n dinocrates_n rebuilt_a it_o it_o be_v he_o also_o who_o build_v alexandria_n by_o order_n of_o alexander_n he_o be_v a_o great_a designer_n or_o modelist_n for_o 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