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	king_n	majesty_n	10,823	5	5.9393	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03494	A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, August the 5. 1623. By Barten Holyday, now archdeacon of Oxford	Holyday, Barten, 1593-1661.	1626 (1626)	STC 13615; ESTC S104169	16,484	48

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