Selected quad for the lemma: opinion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
opinion_n	church_n	pope_n	rome_n	2,836	5	6.7539	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60496	The narrative of Mr. John Smith of Walworth ... containing a further discovery of the late horrid and popish-plot ...	Smith, John, of Walworth.	1679 (1679)	Wing S4127; ESTC R15413	45,689	42

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