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	essex_n	sir_n	17,454	5	6.6448	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01128	Certaine miscellany vvorks of the Right Honourable Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount S. Alban. Published by William Rawley ...	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; Rawley, William, 1588?-1667.	1629 (1629)	STC 1124; ESTC S100333	51,832	176

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