Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	act_v	servant_n	theatre_n	2,674	5	12.8313	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33613	A duke and no duke as it is acted by Their Majesties servants : to which is now added, a preface concerning farce : with an account of the personæ and larvæ, &c. of the ancient theatre / by N. Tate ...	Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.; Lady.; Person of quality.; Etherege, George, Sir, 1635?-1691.; Cokain, Aston, Sir, 1608-1684. Trappolin creduto principe.; Draghi, Giovanni Battista, ca. 1640-1708. Tell me no more I am deceiv'd.; King, Robert, fl. 1676-1728. Ah, poor Olinda.; Draghi, Giovanni Battista, ca. 1640-1708. Who can resist my Celia's charms?	1693 (1693)	Wing C4895B; ESTC R32743	33,773	66

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