Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	great_a	king_n	war_n	11,090	5	6.2008	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92063	Sir Benjamin Rudyerd his speech for propositions of peace to be sent to His Majestie: spoken in the high court of Parliament.	Rudyerd, Benjamin, Sir, 1572-1658.	1642 (1642)	Wing R2194; Thomason E83_30; ESTC R22062	1,177	8

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