Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	george_n	sir_n	thomas_n	40,805	5	8.7899	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63846	Moderation recommended in a sermon preached before the lord mayor and court of aldermen at Guild-Hall Chappel, May 12th, 1689 by George Tullie ...	Tullie, George, 1652?-1695.	1689 (1689)	Wing T3241; ESTC R38916	15,335	35

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