Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	king_n	people_n	samuel_n	1,198	5	10.5950	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84018	English liberty and property asserted in pursuance of the statute laws of this common-wealth. Discovering Israels sin in chusing a king, by several questions humbly propounded to the grave senators at Westminster. And to all others, who have the power of this nation in their hands.		1657 (1657)	Wing E3095; Thomason E905_2; ESTC R207439	3,672	8

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