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	pembroke_n	william_n	10,600	5	8.3905	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04640	Catiline his conspiracy· VVritten by Ben: Ionson	Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.	1611 (1611)	STC 14759; ESTC S107869	61,878	112

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