Selected quad for the lemma: rest_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
rest_n	king_n	lord_n	people_n	2,166	4	4.7391	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47906	The reformed Catholique, or, The true Protestant	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1679 (1679)	Wing L1289; ESTC R20504	23,451	38

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