Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earl_n	england_n	son_n	11,403	5	4.9980	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43928	The history of the intrigues & gallantries of Christina, Queen of Sweden, and of her court whilst she was at Rome faithfully render'd into English from the French original.; Histoire des intrigues galantes de la reine Christine de Suède et de sa cour, pendant son séjour à Rome. English	Franckenstein, Christian Gottfried, 1661-1717.; Hollingworth, Philip.	1697 (1697)	Wing H2164; ESTC R4691	131,498	344

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