Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	great_a	king_n	people_n	13,648	5	4.7769	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25258	Chuse which you will, liberty or slavery: or, An impartial representation of the danger of being again subjected to a popish prince; Character of a bigotted prince.	Ames, Richard, d. 1693.	1692 (1692)	Wing A2975AD; ESTC R213413	14,440	31

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