Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	charles_n	king_n	naples_n	3,196	5	11.2320	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38620	The falshood of human virtue a moral essay / done out of French.; Fausseté des vertus humaines. English	Esprit, Mr. (Jacques), 1611-1678.	1691 (1691)	Wing E3277; ESTC R3094	107,156	314

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exchange_n for_o another_o near_a and_o more_o commodious_a or_o surrender'd_n either_o for_o the_o prevention_n or_o put_v a_o end_n to_o some_o great_a war._n they_o be_v also_o well_o instruct_v that_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v to_o descant_v upon_o the_o action_n of_o their_o sovereign_n and_o that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o censure_v their_o government_n without_o a_o misbeseem_v audaciousness_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o subject_n say_v tacitus_n to_o condemn_v the_o action_n of_o king_n nor_o to_o inquire_v into_o the_o hide_a reason_n and_o mystery_n of_o their_o conduct_n the_o god_n have_v make_v they_o arbitrer_n of_o the_o affair_n and_o design_n of_o empire_n and_o have_v only_o leave_v we_o the_o honour_n to_o obey_v beside_o have_v the_o subject_n any_o reason_n to_o complain_v that_o their_o right_n be_v invade_v by_o the_o surrender_n of_o a_o province_n do_v the_o kingdom_n belong_v to_o they_o be_v it_o not_o the_o patrimony_n of_o our_o prince_n have_v 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