Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	write_v	year_n	yield_v	59	3	6.9165	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68397	The breuiary of Britayne As this most noble, and renowmed iland, was of auncient time deuided into three kingdomes, England, Scotland and Wales. Contaynyng a learned discourse of the variable state, [and] alteration therof, vnder diuers, as wel natural: as forren princes, [and] conquerours. Together with the geographicall description of the same, such as nether by elder, nor later writers, the like hath been set foorth before. Writen in Latin by Humfrey Lhuyd of Denbigh, a Cambre Britayne, and lately Englished by Thomas Twyne, Gentleman.; Commentarioli Britannicae descriptionis fragmentum. English	Llwyd, Humphrey, 1527-1568.; Twyne, Thomas, 1543-1613.	1573 (1573)	STC 16636; ESTC S108126	73,902	228

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britain_n for_o this_o man_n which_o be_v bring_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o bowel_n thereof_o all_o man_n do_v well_o know_v only_a polydorus_n except_v and_o william_n petit_n the_o monk_n his_o schoolmaster_n of_o late_o bring_v to_o light_n unworthy_a ever_o to_o have_v see_v light_a by_o the_o slanderer_n &_o detra●tours_n of_o the_o british_a glory_n and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o a_o certain_a frenchman_n of_o late_a day_n and_o also_o a_o ancient_a greek_a author_n of_o the_o name_n of_o mayor_n affirm_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v at_o dyrachium_n call_v now_o durazo_n i_o mean_v to_o bring_v forth_o the_o most_o ancient_a word_n of_o the_o panegyricus_n which_o be_v pronounce_v before_o constantinus_n himself_o oh_o say_v he_o most_o fortunate_a and_o now_o above_o all_o land_n most_o bless_a britain_n which_o do_v first_o behold_v constantinus_n the_o emperor_n nature_n have_v worthy_o endue_v thou_o with_o all_o benefit_n of_o air_n and_o soil_n in_o who_o be_v 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