Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	great_a	honour_n	king_n	2,927	5	3.5798	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59266	A sermon on the restoring of the coyn with reference to the state of the nation, and of the church therein / by a minister of the Church of England.	Minister of the Church of England.	1697 (1697)	Wing S2629; ESTC R21327	12,449	33

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