Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	king_n	law_n	legal_a	3,469	5	9.7932	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59448	Satyr to his muse by the author of Absalom & Achitophel.	Author of Absalom & Achitophel.; Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716.; Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692.	1682 (1682)	Wing S2870; ESTC R7499	4,716	20

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