Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	great_a	kingdom_n	time_n	3,773	5	3.1684	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65597	A treatise of the celibacy of the clergy wherein its rise and progress are historically considered.	Wharton, Henry, 1664-1695.	1688 (1688)	Wing W1570; ESTC R34741	139,375	174

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