Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	john_n	sir_n	william_n	220,632	5	9.5376	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45741	A sermon preached before the right honourable the lord mayor and court of alderman, at St. Bride's church, on Wednesday in Easter-week, April 11th. 1694 by John Hartcliffe ...	Hartcliffe, John, 1651-1712.	1694 (1694)	Wing H969; ESTC R10311	15,681	35

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honourable_a sir_n william_n ashurst_n knight_n lord-mayor_n etc._n etc._n my_o lord_n a_o discourse_n upon_o charity_n though_o it_o be_v much_o below_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o subject_a must_v be_v welcome_a to_o your_o lordship_n because_o this_o virtue_n seem_v so_o very_o agreeable_a to_o your_o natural_a temper_n as_o it_o appear_v in_o your_o method_n of_o govern_v this_o great_a city_n which_o be_v like_o those_o of_o charity_n in_o a_o religious_a course_n of_o life_n prudent_a steady_a just_a and_o peaceable_a every_o good_a man_n in_o his_o station_n be_v bind_v to_o do_v what_o he_o can_v towards_o the_o amendment_n of_o a_o evil_a age_n but_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n of_o so_o famous_a a_o city_n and_o the_o worthy_a governor_n of_o the_o hospital_n thereof_o be_v great_a and_o eminent_a example_n which_o must_v have_v a_o strong_a power_n to_o persuade_v other_o to_o be_v good_a than_o any_o argument_n beside_o now_o for_o all_o our_o disease_n the_o most_o 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