Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	covenant_n	king_n	people_n	10,707	5	6.1453	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85915	A letter sent from a gentleman in The Hague, to a noble and loyal earl in Scotland.	R. G.	1649 (1649)	Wing G55; Thomason E532_36; ESTC R204628	9,453	12

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