Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	city_n	sir_n	william_n	11,583	5	8.5467	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81968	A panegyrick to his excellency, the Lord Generall Monck. By Sir William Davenant.	D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668.	1660 (1660)	Wing D332; Thomason 669.f.24[33]; ESTC R211731	814	1

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