Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	great_a	king_n	prince_n	14,432	5	5.5888	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58357	Reflexions on Monsieur Fagel's letter		1688 (1688)	Wing R700; Wing R701_INCORRECT; ESTC R35362	9,615	4

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they_o and_o themselves_o sir_n i_o be_o you_o january_n 12._o 1688._o