Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	england_n	king_n	wales_n	9,030	5	10.3396	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44730	A letter from a nobleman in London, to his friend in the country written some months ago. Now published for the common good.	Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695.	1690 (1690)	Wing H309; ESTC R215176	12,259	8

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