Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	city_n	mountain_n	river_n	1,763	5	6.9182	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30473	Three letters concerning the present state of Italy written in the year 1687 ... : being a supplement to Dr. Burnet's letters.	Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.	1688 (1688)	Wing B5931; ESTC R20842	102,028	209

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the_o expense_n that_o have_v be_v lay_v out_o on_o this_o and_o on_o the_o two_o mole_n chief_o the_o new_a one_o one_o see_v that_o this_o state_n spare_v nothing_o which_o public_a safety_n or_o the_o convenience_n of_o trade_n do_v require_v these_o public_a work_n have_v run_v the_o republic_n into_o a_o vast_a debt_n for_o they_o owe_v above_o nine_o million_o of_o crown_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o bank_n beside_o several_a other_o debt_n in_o particular_a their_o great_a debt_n to_o st._n george_n house_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o revenue_n of_o this_o state_n stand_v engage_v for_o the_o interest_n that_o they_o pay_v so_o that_o though_o the_o whole_a revenue_n amount_v to_o 1200000_o crown_n they_o reckon_v that_o 900000_o crown_n of_o this_o be_v engage_v so_o that_o they_o have_v only_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o crown_n clear_a for_o their_o whole_a expense_n which_o be_v so_o small_a a_o matter_n that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o they_o be_v in_o a_o low_a 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