Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	estate_n	hold_v	tenant_n	1,796	5	9.6185	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56016	A proposal for the farming of licence to use no conscience at all		1663 (1663)	Wing P3699; ESTC R221536	5,740	11

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weapon_n of_o captain_n bessus_n be_v by_o our_o enemy_n mere_o eat_v up_o into_o knife_n that_o our_o clothes_n in_o general_n be_v so_o bedanbed_n with_o distillation_n from_o the_o pint-pot_n that_o they_o smell_v more_o strong_a than_o a_o brewer_n apron_n we_o out_o of_o a_o heroic_a indignation_n can_v no_o long_o patient_o endure_v these_o most_o ungodly_a persecution_n but_o humble_o implore_v that_o the_o mean_n hereafter_o propose_v may_v be_v listen_v and_o yield_v to_o that_o there_o may_v be_v some_o alleviation_n of_o our_o misery_n and_o that_o we_o may_v once_o more_o be_v restore_v to_o our_o transcendent_a nobilitate_v element_n of_o sack_n and_o ale_n whereby_o our_o droop_a spirit_n will_v be_v again_o set_v afloat_o to_o the_o utter_a confusion_n of_o all_o the_o small-beer_n presbytetians_n anabaptist_n fifth-monarchy-man_n and_o quaker_n and_o of_o all_o the_o coffee-drinking-commonwealths-man_n and_o harringtonians_n our_o proposal_n and_o petition_n be_v that_o 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