Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	wont_a	world_n	year_n	27	3	4.1884	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20860	Nicetas or the triumph ouer incontinencie written in Latin by. F. Hier. Drexelius of the Society of Iesus. And translated into English by. R.S. 1633; Nicetas. English	Drexel, Jeremias, 1581-1638.; Samber, Robert, attributed name.; Stanford, Robert, attributed name.; R. S., gent.	1633 (1633)	STC 7238; ESTC S109936	169,773	468

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