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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88002	A letter really written by a moderate Cavallier to an intelligent and moderate Independent of trust and credit in the now marching army. Occasioned by a discourse between them entertained at London, June 16th concerning the present grand affaire.	Moderate Cavallier.	1647 (1647)	Wing L1587; Thomason E394_4; ESTC R201619	2,276	7

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