Selected quad for the lemma: war_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
war_n	country_n	great_a	king_n	7,647	5	3.5976	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02970	Three letters written by the King of Nauarre first Prince of the bloud and chiefe peere of France to the states of the cleargie, noblitie and third estate of France. More: a letter from the sayd King ot the Gouernors and communaltie of the towne of Paris. All faithfully translated out of the French.	Navarre (Kingdom). Sovereign (1572-1610 : Henry III); Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610.; Aggas, Edward, attributed name.	1586 (1586)	STC 13111; ESTC S113599	9,066	23

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