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	henry_n	king_n	46,858	5	4.3252	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50588	A Memorable song on the unhappy hunting in Chevy-Chase, betweene Earle Piercy of England and Earle Dowglas of Scotland to the tune of Flying fame.		1670 (1670)	Wing M1678_VARIANT; ESTC R32073	3,025	1

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bowman_n bold_a all_o choose_a man_n of_o might_n who_o know_v full_a well_o in_o time_n of_o war_n to_o aim_v there_o shaft_n aright_o the_o gallant_a grayhound_n swift_o run_v to_o chase_v the_o fallow_a dear_a on_o monday_n they_o begin_v to_o hunt_v when_o daylight_n do_v appear_v and_o long_o before_o high_a noon_n they_o have_v a_o hundred_o fat_a buck_n slay_v then_o have_v dine_v the_o drover_n go_v to_o rouse_v they_o up_o again_o the_o bowman_n muster_v on_o the_o hill_n well_o able_a to_o endure_v their_o backside_n all_o with_o special_a care_n that_o day_n be_v guard_v sure_a the_o hound_n run_v swift_o through_o the_o wood_n the_o nimble_a dear_a to_o take_v that_o with_o their_o cry_n the_o hit_n and_o dale_n a_o echo_n shrill_a do_v maky_a lord_n piercy_n to_o the_o quarry_n go_v to_o view_v the_o tender_a dear_a quoth_v he_o earl_n dowglas_n promise_v this_o day_n to_o meet_v i_o here_o but_o if_o i_o think_v he_o will_v not_o come_v no_o long_o will_v i_o stay_v 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kill_v my_o fallow_a dear_a the_o man_n that_o first_o do_v answer_n make_v be_v noble_a piercy_n he_o who_o say_v we_o listen_v not_o to_o declare_v nor_o tell_v who_o man_n we_o be_v yet_o we_o will_v spend_v our_o dear_a blood_n thy_o chief_a heart_n to_o stay_v then_o dowglas_n swear_v a_o solemn_a oath_n and_o thus_o enrage_v do_v say_v ere_o thus_o i_o will_v out_o brave_v be_v one_o of_o we_o two_o shall_v die_v i_o know_v thou_o well_o a_o earl_n thou_o be_v lord_n piercy_n so_o be_o i_o but_o trust_v i_o piercy_n pity_v it_o be_v and_o great_a offence_n to_o kill_v any_o of_o these_o our_o harmless_a man_n for_o they_o have_v do_v no_o ill_n let_v thou_o and_o i_o the_o battle_n try_v and_o set_v our_o man_n aside_o accurse_v be_v he_o lord_n piercy_n say_v by_o who_o it_o be_v deny_v then_o step_v a_o gallant_a squire_n forth_o witherington_n be_v his_o name_n who_o say_v he_o will_v not_o have_v it_o tell_v to_o henry_n our_o king_n for_o shame_n that_o ere_o my_o captain_n 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