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	year_n	6,631	5	4.9369	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45248	Forced uniformity neither Christian nor prudent Presented to those in authority whom it may concern.	Hutchinson, Thomas, Quaker.	1675 (1675)	Wing H3836; ESTC R217016	8,227	9

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