Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	george_n	john_n	sir_n	17,593	5	7.6408	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29353	The merry jests of Smug the smith, or, The life and death of the merry divel of Edmonton with the pleasant pranks of Smug the smith, Sir John and mine host of the George about the stealing of venison : whereunto is added Mr. Peter's fables and Smugs ghost / by T. Brewer.	T. B. (Thomas Brewer)	1657 (1657)	Wing B4431; ESTC R30248	29,690	42

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have_v never_o show_v the_o fullness_n of_o her_o skill_n more_o in_o any_o then_o in_o he_o for_o the_o other_o i_o mean_v his_o great_a learning_n include_v many_o mystery_n he_o be_v as_o ample_o blessed_v as_o any_o very_o pleasant_a kind_a and_o free-hearted_a be_v he_o to_o or_o with_o his_o familiar_n very_o affable_a and_o courteous_a to_o stranger_n and_o very_o liberal_a full_a of_o commiseration_n and_o pity_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a both_o abroad_o from_o his_o purse_n and_o at_o home_n from_o his_o table_n in_o his_o time_n very_o well_o know_v to_o he_o and_o sometime_o in_o pastime_n very_o familiar_a with_o he_o be_v these_o man_n oliver_n smug_n sir_n john_n the_o merry_a parson_n banks_n the_o miller_n and_o my_o host_n of_o the_o george_n in_o who_o company_n many_o time_n for_o recreation_n he_o will_v spend_v some_o hour_n in_o edmonton_n he_o be_v bear_v live_v and_o die_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n th●_n 7._o how_o master_n peter_n deceive_v 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