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	see_v	11,837	5	3.6230	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03424	The Famous flower of serving-men, or, The lady turn'd serving-man. Her lord being slain, her father dead, her bower robb'd, her servants fled; she drest herself in mans attire: She trimm'd her locks, she cut her hair; and therewithal she changed her name, from fair Elise to sweet William. To a delicate new tune, or Flora Farewel. Summer time. Or, Lovers tide.	L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680?	1663 (1663)	Wing F369A; ESTC R176942	1,716	1

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