Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	absolute_a	king_n	people_n	8,145	5	5.5455	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89176	A mis-led King, and a memorable Parliament.		1643 (1643)	Wing M2251; Thomason E90_1; ESTC R16635	15,308	17

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