Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	duke_n	king_n	savoy_n	1,314	5	11.4006	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47658	The characters, or, The manners of the age by Monsieur de la Bruyere ... made English by several hands ; with the characters of Theophrastus, translated from the Greek, and a prefatory discourse to them, by Monsieur de la Bruyere ; to which is added, a key to his Characters.; Caractères. English	La Bruyère, Jean de, 1645-1696.; Theophrastus. Characters. English.	1699 (1699)	Wing L104; ESTC R10537	259,067	532

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a_o prince_n etc._n etc._n the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n 27._o a_o second_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n 29._o a_o three_o the_o present_a king_n of_o england_n 239._o 23._o a_o good_a monarch_n the_o king_n of_o france_n 245._o 12._o menalcas_n the_o count_n de_fw-fr brancas_n chevalier_n d'_fw-fr honneur_fw-fr to_o the_o queen_n mother_n 165._o 32._o a_o man_n die_v at_o paris_n etc._n etc._n the_o late_a prince_n of_o conde_n 276._o 20_o some_o man_n mr_n de_fw-fr fevillade_n 277._o 24._o it_o be_v easy_a for_o some_o man_n etc._n etc._n the_o late_a archbishop_n of_o paris_n francis_n de_fw-fr harlay_n 278._o 5._o some_o man_n etc._n etc._n the_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr bovillon_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o noyon_n 12._o other_o begin_v their_o life_n etc._n etc._n the_o count_n of_o guiche_n and_o bussy_n rabutin_n 284._o 1._o phidippus_n the_o abbot_n dance_n 15._o gnathon_n the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr sable_n 285._o 20._o cliton_n ms_n de_fw-fr olonne_n and_o du_fw-fr broussin_n 298._o 11._o 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state_n 325._o 5._o socrates_n the_o author_n speak_v of_o himself_o and_o of_o his_o book_n in_o the_o three_o follow_a paragraph_n 328._o 23._o what_o surprise_v success_n etc._n etc._n the●_n late_a chancellor_n of_o france_n mr_n le_fw-fr tellier_n 357._o 12._o when_o a_o courtier_n become_v humble_a the_o duke_n of_o beauvilliers_n precedent_n of_o the_o king_n council_n and_o governor_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n 369._o 4._o some_o man_n etc._n etc._n mr_n de_fw-fr l'anglois_fw-fr de_fw-fr rieux_n 372._o 20._o a_o brisk_a jolly_a priest_n mr_n hameau_n curate_n of_o s._n paul_n 386._o 8._o titius_n monsieu_n hennequin_n 389._o 13._o hermippus_n mr_n dasserville_n 397._o 15._o till_o such_o time_n etc._n etc._n mr_n le_fw-fr tourne●r_fw-fr decease_v some_o year_n ago_o 398._o 4._o apostolic_a man._n father_n seraphin_n a_o capuchin_n 401._o 7._o the_o man_n must_v have_v some_o wit._n the_o abbot_n bavyn_n and_o other_o 402._o 13._o a_o soft_a effeminate_a morality_n the_o 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