Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	best_a	generous_a	great_a	36	3	2.1135	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36624	Examen poeticum being the third part of miscellany poems containing variety of new translations of the ancient poets, together with many original copies by the most eminent hands.	Dryden, John, 1631-1700.; Fracastoro, Girolamo, 1478-1553. Syphilis.; Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.	1693 (1693)	Wing D2277; ESTC R122	135,928	614

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