Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	baron_n	earl_n	william_n	12,226	5	7.7233	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59319	An heroick poem on the Right Honourable Thomas Earl of Ossory	Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.	1681 (1681)	Wing S2693; ESTC R10692	13,331	40

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