Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	king_n	people_n	power_n	34,395	5	5.6262	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45043	Paradoxes by J. De la Salle.	Hall, John, 1627-1656.	1653 (1653)	Wing H354; ESTC R32039	27,903	231

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pag._n 104._o par._n 6._o that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v lame_a or_o bedrid_a then_o lusty_a and_o able_a to_o walk_v abroad_o pag._n 135._o paradox_n by_o john_n hall_n obscuris_fw-la vera_fw-la involuens_fw-la london_n print_v for_o john_n wa●●●●_z at_o the_o star_n in_o popes-head_n alley_n mdcl_o paradox_n par._n i._n that_o a_o absolute_a tyranny_n be_v the_o best_a government_n since_o that_o power_n be_v the_o very_a life_n and_o essence_n of_o every_o government_n and_o those_o government_n be_v the_o most_o perfect_a that_o have_v the_o most_o power_n and_o that_o that_o power_n be_v most_o in_o tense_n which_o reside_v in_o one_o and_o more_o weak_a and_o faint_a which_o be_v disperse_v among_o a_o many_o since_o that_o all_o people_n hate_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o their_o equal_n and_o therefore_o choose_v to_o put_v themselves_o under_o a_o umpire_n it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o lordly_a or_o absolute_a monarchy_n be_v the_o best_a and_o most_o natural_a 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