Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	call_v	great_a	king_n	18,708	5	3.7396	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57393	A sermon preached at St. Thomas Church in Bristol, September 3, 1685 before the Right Honorable the Lord Arthur Somerset, and the Society of the Loyal Young Men and Apprentices of Bristol, at the time of their anniversary feast / by Richard Roberts ...	Roberts, Richard, fl. 1685.	1685 (1685)	Wing R1604; ESTC R36790	12,524	33

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a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n thomas_n church_n in_o bristol_n september_n 3._o 1685._o before_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n arthur_z somerset_z and_o the_o society_n of_o the_o loyal_a young_a man_n and_o apprentice_n of_o bristol_n at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o anniversary_n feast_n by_o richard_n roberts_n m._n a._n chaplain_n to_o his_o grace_n the_o duke_n of_o beaufort_n and_o vicar_n of_o all_o saint_n in_o bristol_n london_n print_v for_o joseph_n hindmarsh_n at_o the_o golden_a ball_n over_o against_o the_o royal_a exchange_n 1685._o imprimatur_fw-la exit_fw-la aedib_n lamb._n oct._n 23._o 1685._o guil._n needham_n rr._n in_o christo_n p._n &_o d._n d._n wilhelmo_n archiep._n cant._n à_fw-la sacris_fw-la dom._n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n arthur_n somerset_n second_o son_n to_o his_o grace_n the_o duke_n of_o beaufort_n my_o lord_n i_o have_v often_o observe_v that_o the_o more_o solicitous_a some_o person_n appear_v in_o frame_v apology_n 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