Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	honourable_a	majesty_n	privy_a	10,396	5	9.6495	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02315	A looking glasse for the court. Composed in the Castilian tongue by the Lorde Anthony of Gueuarra Bishop of Mondouent, and chronicler to the Emperour Charles. And out of Castilian drawne into Frenche by Anthony Alaygre. And out of the French tongue into Englishe by Sir Fraunces Briant Knight one of the priuy Chamber, in the raygne of K. Henry the eyght; Menosprecio de corte. English	Guevara, Antonio de, Bp., d. 1545?; Tymme, Thomas, d. 1620.; Bryan, Francis, Sir, d. 1550.	1575 (1575)	STC 12448; ESTC S103507	62,967	162

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the_o contrary_n not_o regard_v chapter_n 12._o that_o in_o the_o court_n of_o prince_n all_o say_v we_o will_v do_v it_o but_o they_o do_v it_o not_o chapter_n 13._o that_o there_o be_v a_o small_a number_n of_o they_o that_o be_v good_a in_o the_o court_n and_o a_o great_a number_n of_o good_a in_o the_o common_a wealth_n chapter_n 14._o of_o many_o affair_n in_o the_o court_n and_o that_o there_o be_v better_a husbandman_n than_o common_o be_v of_o courtier_n chapter_n 15._o that_o among_o courtier_n be_v neither_o keep_v amity_n nor_o faithfulness_n and_o how_o much_o the_o court_n be_v full_a of_o traveyle_n of_o envy_n and_o rancour_n chapter_n 16._o by_o how_o much_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o the_o court_n of_o the_o time_n past_a be_v more_o perfect_a than_o the_o court_n of_o the_o time_n present_a chapter_n 17._o of_o

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