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	limit_v	3,744	5	10.3160	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64271	Obedience and submission to the present government, demonstrated from Bishop Overall's convocation-book	Taylor, Zachary, 1653-1705.	1690 (1690)	Wing T597; ESTC R2448	6,580	24

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