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	knight_n	viscount_n	13,366	5	11.8212	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36592	All for love, or, The world well lost a tragedy, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, and written in imitation of Shakespeare's stile / written by Mr. Dryden.	Dryden, John, 1631-1700.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Antony and Cleopatra.	1692 (1692)	Wing D2230; ESTC R8598	57,629	88

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