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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	ceremonial_a	law_n	moral_a	3,536	5	9.8204	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66090	The exact politician, or, Compleat statesman briefly and methodically resolved into such principles whereby gentlemen may be qualified for the management of any publick trust, and thereby rendered useful in every station to the establishment of the common welfare / written by Leonard Willan, Esq.	Willan, Leonard.	1670 (1670)	Wing W2263; ESTC R33657	173,826	208

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