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	prerogative_n	9,741	5	10.5060	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59414	A congratulatory poem on His Highness the Prince of Orange his coming into England written by T.S., a true lover of his countrey.	Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692.	1689 (1689)	Wing S2839; ESTC R18654	2,150	9

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