Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	sir_n	thomas_n	william_n	2,442	5	8.9729	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20965	A wittie encounter betweene Monsieur du Moulin, and Monsieur De Balzac Esteemed two the most elegant pens of their nation. Wherein they deliver things weighty, and important both in religion and state. Faithfully translated out of the french (sic) coppy by A.S. Gent.	Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658.; Stafford, Anthony.; Balzac, Jean-Louis Guez, seigneur de, 1597-1654.	1636 (1636)	STC 7344; ESTC S118665	12,493	132

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