Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	howard_n	john_n	sir_n	15,925	5	6.7373	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58871	Amaryllis to Tityrus being the first heroick harangue of the excellent pen of Monsieur Scvdery, a witty and pleasant novel / Englished by a person of honour.	Scudéry, Madeleine de, 1607-1701.; Person of honour.	1681 (1681)	Wing S2143; ESTC R10262	26,814	97

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