Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	great_a	mile_n	river_n	2,581	5	7.3220	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89959	A Nevv declaration of the last affairs in Ireland, shewing the great overthrow given to the Irish rebels. Also in what estate that kingdome now stands. Read in the House of Commons, and ordered forthwith to be printed. Die Lunæ 2, of May, 1642. It is ordered by the House of Commons that this be forth-with printed. H. Elsinge. Cler. Parl. D. Com.; New declaration of the last affairs in Ireland.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing N613; Thomason E146_9; ESTC R19710	8,060	17

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