Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	edward_n	henry_n	wales_n	3,941	5	10.5391	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38478	The English princess, or, The duchess-queen a relation of English and French adventures : a novel : in two parts.; Princesse d'Angleterre. English	Préchac, Jean de, 1647?-1720.	1678 (1678)	Wing E3115; ESTC R31434	74,999	258

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