Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	david_n	house_n	king_n	10,577	5	4.0463	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08811	You perceive by His Majesties letters patents for rebuilding the Cathedral Church of St. Pauls how zealously His Majesty is concerned to have this so pious and charitable work effectually carried on ...	Compton, Henry, 1623-1713.	1678 (1678)	Wing C5674A; ESTC R174214	3,981	4

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