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	william_n	24,179	5	7.9914	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56701	A sermon preached at St. Paul's Covent Garden on the day of thanksgiving Jan. XXXI, 1668 for the great deliverance of this kingdom by the means of His Highness the Prince of Orange from popery and arbitrary power / by Simon Patrick ...	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1689 (1689)	Wing P847; ESTC R18296	19,982	42

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parishioner_n who_o persuade_v i_o they_o shall_v reap_v some_o profit_n by_o the_o read_n as_o they_o tell_v i_o they_o do_v by_o the_o hear_n of_o it_o if_o they_o so_o do_v they_o be_v bind_v very_o much_o to_o your_o lordship_n for_o it_o by_o who_o eavour_n i_o be_v promote_v to_o this_o place_n where_o your_o kindness_n have_v not_o grow_v less_o to_o i_o but_o so_o much_o increase_v that_o i_o can_v but_o take_v this_o opportunity_n to_o assure_v your_o lordship_n it_o shall_v never_o be_v forget_v by_o my_o lord_n your_o most_o humble_a and_o affectionate_a servant_n simon_n patrick_n feb._n seven_o 1688_o 1688_o 9_o psalm_n lxxv_o 1._o unto_o thou_o o_o god_n do_v we_o give_v thanks_o unto_o thou_o do_v we_o give_v thanks_o for_o that_o thy_o name_n be_v near_o thy_o wondrous_a work_n declare_v as_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o look_v upon_o the_o curious_a frame_n of_o the_o world_n and_o consider_v the_o admirable_a contrivance_n and_o harmony_n in_o every_o part_n but_o we_o 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