Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	king_n	people_n	power_n	15,452	5	5.2145	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87134	A parallel of the spirit of the people, with the spirit of Mr. Rogers. And an appeal thereupon unto the reader, whether the spirit of the people, or the spirit of men like Mr. Rogers, be the sitter to be trusted with the government. By James Harrington.	Harrington, James, 1611-1677.	1659 (1659)	Wing H817; Thomason E770_3; ESTC R207274	5,335	8

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