Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	duke_n	king_n	richard_n	10,231	5	8.7282	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57393	A sermon preached at St. Thomas Church in Bristol, September 3, 1685 before the Right Honorable the Lord Arthur Somerset, and the Society of the Loyal Young Men and Apprentices of Bristol, at the time of their anniversary feast / by Richard Roberts ...	Roberts, Richard, fl. 1685.	1685 (1685)	Wing R1604; ESTC R36790	12,524	33

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for_o the_o publication_n of_o their_o discourse_n the_o more_o obnoxious_a they_o usual_o render_v themselves_o to_o the_o censorious_a lash_n of_o captious_a and_o critical_a reader_n and_o therefore_o instead_o of_o stuff_v this_o epistle_n with_o formal_a pretence_n and_o excuse_n i_o think_v it_o much_o fit_a to_o take_v this_o opportunity_n of_o acquaint_v the_o world_n that_o your_o lordship_n great_a condescension_n in_o vouchsafe_v the_o loyal_a young_a man_n of_o bristol_n the_o honour_n of_o be_v their_o leader_n be_v not_o only_o acknowledge_v by_o they_o with_o all_o the_o dutiful_a expression_n of_o a_o humble_a gratitude_n but_o moreover_o be_v likely_a to_o have_v a_o very_a good_a influence_n upon_o they_o in_o order_n to_o the_o king_n service_n this_o perhaps_o some_o may_v think_v mean_o and_o slight_o of_o because_o the_o person_n list_a under_o your_o lordship_n conduct_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o their_o minority_n and_o not_o very_o many_o of_o they_o 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themselves_o yet_o the_o representation_n of_o they_o to_o your_o lordship_n may_v be_v adjudge_v flattery_n i_o shall_v at_o present_a forbear_v the_o insist_v any_o far_o on_o they_o only_o desire_v the_o favour_n of_o humble_o remember_v your_o lordship_n that_o the_o best_a and_o most_o ingenuous_a way_n of_o improve_n those_o advantage_n and_o endowment_n be_v to_o make_v they_o always_o subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o glory_n of_o he_o who_o original_o give_v they_o unto_o you_o by_o the_o do_v this_o my_o lord_n you_o will_v take_v the_o most_o effectual_a method_n for_o the_o advance_v your_o own_o glory_n and_o for_o the_o make_v all_o the_o world_n sensible_a that_o you_o act_n like_o a_o son_n of_o the_o great_a duke_n and_o duchess_n of_o beaufort_n and_o therefore_o that_o you_o may_v not_o fail_v of_o endeavour_v and_o obtain_v it_o shall_v be_v ever_o the_o prayer_n of_o my_o lord_n your_o lordship_n most_o obedient_a and_o dutiful_a servant_n richard_n roberts_n a_o 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