Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	deliver_v	hand_n	king_n	10,812	5	4.0168	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63076	A sermon preached in St. Andrew's Church, Dublin, before the Honourable the House of Commons, the 8th day of October, 1695 the day appointed by the Lord Deputy and Council for a solemn thanksgiving, for the preservation of our gracious King William, and the good success of His, and His allies forces this last campagn [sic] / by John Travers, A.M. ...	Travers, John, d. 1727.	1695 (1695)	Wing T2057; ESTC R17404	9,765	17

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