Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	great_a	king_n	orange_n	3,164	5	10.0228	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62604	A sermon preach'd before the Honourable House of Commons, on Wednesday the 16th of April, a day appointed by Their Majesties, for a solemn monthly fast by John Tillotson ...	Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.	1690 (1690)	Wing T1241; ESTC R16574	15,352	41

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