Selected quad for the lemma: war_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
war_n	king_n	person_n	treason_n	2,782	5	9.6030	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49199	Elegant apothegms in the speech of Lewis IV King of France to his revolted subjects		1685 (1685)	Wing L3095; ESTC R8669	3,806	4

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