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	power_n	13,233	5	4.9591	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55478	The medal revers'd a satyre against persecution / by the author of Azaria and Hushai.	Pordage, Samuel, 1633-1691?	1682 (1682)	Wing P2973; ESTC R19437	8,413	34

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