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	people_n	whole_a	3,467	5	4.5873	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70661	A letter from a gentleman in Ireland to his brother in England, relating to the concerns of Ireland in matter of trade	Marvell, Andrew, 1621-1678.	1677 (1677)	Wing M871B; ESTC R13907	13,581	24

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