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	people_n	subject_n	10,355	5	6.9314	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20834	Peirs Gaueston Earle of Cornvvall His life, death, and fortune.	Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.	1594 (1594)	STC 7214; ESTC S105408	27,911	79

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