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	time_n	year_n	23,396	5	4.9641	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59697	The shepherd and the king and of Gillian the shepherds wife, with her churlish answer. Being full of mirth and patime. To the tune of Flying fame.		1695 (1695)	Wing S3151A; ESTC R220258	3,160	1

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