Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	army_n	enemy_n	great_a	2,740	5	2.9968	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60070	A Short discourse upon the designs, practices, & counsels of France in a letter to a friend.		1677 (1677)	Wing S3589; ESTC R10678	14,260	16

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