Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	desire_v	king_n	war_n	2,467	5	6.1948	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94438	To the annonimus author of the argument against a standing army		1697 (1697)	Wing T1387B; ESTC R230417	1,968	4

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