Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	decay_a	great_a	32	3	2.1265	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84109	The Earle of Essex his letter to Master Speaker. July 9. 1643. With some briefe animadversions on the said letter.	Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.	1643 (1643)	Wing E3322; Thomason E64_3; ESTC R1626	4,224	11

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