Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	france_n	king_n	treaty_n	1,483	5	9.3011	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39110	An extraordinary express sent from Pasquin at Rome, to all the princes and potentates of Europe.		1690 (1690)	Wing E3931A; ESTC R219788	27,030	89

with_o who_o we_o be_v now_o to_o contend_v and_o who_o be_v resolve_v not_o to_o hearken_v to_o any_o peace_n till_o france_n be_v abase_v but_o it_o be_v my_o misfortune_n that_o in_o this_o abasement_n i_o shall_v find_v my_o own_o the_o king_n will_v not_o give_v ear_n to_o my_o counsel_n and_o perhaps_o when_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o mind_n to_o take_v my_o advice_n it_o may_v then_o be_v too_o late_o he_o always_o think_v that_o he_o have_v strength_n enough_o to_o break_v through_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o to_o make_v way_n for_o a_o favourable_a peace_n but_o this_o account_n be_v very_o different_a from_o that_o of_o the_o confederate_n who_o advance_v on_o all_o side_n to_o enter_v into_o france_n peradventure_o if_o i_o be_v master_n and_o shall_v make_v proposition_n to_o they_o they_o will_v hearken_v to_o i_o but_o the_o king_n will_v never_o consent_v to_o this_o till_o the_o last_o extremity_n therefore_o i_o come_v hither_o to_o know_v to_o which_o party_n i_o ought_v to_o adhere_v in_o case_n the_o enemy_n shall_v invade_v the_o kingdom_n the_o oracle_n the_o success_n of_o the_o campain_n of_o the_o year_n 1691_o shall_v show_v it_o to_o thou_o xxii_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n tire_v with_o do_v nothing_o and_o vex_v to_o see_v himself_o reject_v and_o despise_v go_v to_o consult_v the_o oracle_n say_v i_o have_v always_o very_o well_o discharge_v my_o trust_n whensoever_o the_o king_n have_v think_v fit_a to_o require_v my_o service_n witness_v the_o battle_n and_o take_v of_o st._n omer_n and_o although_o his_o majesty_n have_v be_v please_v to_o express_v the_o satisfaction_n he_o receive_v from_o the_o glory_n that_o i_o have_v there_o obtain_v nevertheless_o i_o remain_v without_o employment_n and_o the_o king_n neither_o talk_v nor_o take_v no_o more_o notice_n of_o i_o than_o if_o there_o be_v no_o such_o person_n in_o the_o world_n whence_o do_v this_o proceed_v the_o oracle_n the_o king_n will_v not_o have_v his_o 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