Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	army_n	king_n	time_n	2,640	5	3.4054	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61341	The state of parties, and of the publick as influenc'd by those parties, in this conjuncture, offered to English men.		1692 (1692)	Wing S5303; ESTC R15662	16,309	15

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