Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	duke_n	king_n	poland_n	2,753	5	11.6962	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40372	An account of Muscovy, as it was in the year 1689 In which the troubles that happen'd in that empire from the present czar Peter's election to the throne, to his being firmly settled in it, are particularly related. With a character of him, and his people. By Monsieur de La Neuville, then residing at Moscow.; Relation curieuse et nouvelle de Moscovie. English.	Foy de la Neuville.; Baillet, Adrien, 1649-1706, attributed name.	1699 (1699)	Wing F2046A; ESTC R201277	48,599	138

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the_o czar_n peter_n he_o be_v refuse_v audience_n and_o hardly_o through_o the_o intercession_n of_o the_o prncess_n can_v he_o be_v admit_v to_o kiss_v the_o czar_n hand_n he_o undergo_v bitter_a reproach_n and_o can_v not_o say_v any_o thing_n that_o will_v pass_v as_o a_o justification_n of_o his_o conduct_n for_o some_o day_n galischin_n be_v leave_v at_o quiet_a but_o the_o princess_n liberality_n give_v occasion_n to_o new_a commotion_n she_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o distribute_v among_o the_o boyar_n considerable_a present_n in_o recompense_n of_o the_o good_a service_n they_o have_v do_v to_o the_o empire_n but_o the_o czar_n oppose_v it_o and_o will_v inquire_v first_o into_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o service_n that_o their_o reward_n may_v be_v proportionable_a the_o princess_n will_v bear_v no_o restraint_n but_o find_v mean_n to_o bring_v the_o czar_n to_o a_o compliance_n with_o her_o desire_n she_o give_v then_o to_o prince_n galischin_n 1500_o peasant_n house_n in_o 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