Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	prince_n	spain_n	7,228	5	8.4983	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26596	A moral discourse of the power of interest by David Abercromby ...	Abercromby, David, d. 1701 or 2.	1690 (1690)	Wing A83; ESTC R6325	62,955	218

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kingdom_n to_o introduce_v atheism_n which_o the_o bishop_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o because_o there_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n only_o be_v concern_v but_o that_o now_o they_o appear_v with_o a_o great_a zeal_n than_o be_v requisite_a against_o tartuffee_n because_o their_o own_o reputation_n seem_v to_o lie_v at_o stake_n article_n xl._o 1._o interest_n the_o frequent_a cause_n of_o ingratitude_n 2._o king_n charles_n the_o second_v behaviour_n towards_o his_o best_a friend_n 3._o lewis_n the_o fourteen_o high_o oblige_v by_o the_o french_a hugonot_n such_o as_o forget_v or_o reward_v not_o the_o good_a do_v they_o by_o their_o best_a friend_n and_o benefactor_n be_v general_o think_v either_o to_o be_v guilty_a of_o or_o not_o to_o scruple_n much_o at_o any_o other_o crime_n according_a to_o the_o old_a say_n si_fw-mi ingratum_fw-la dixeris_fw-la omne_fw-la dixeris_fw-la yet_o the_o power_n of_o interest_n be_v so_o absolute_a and_o so_o arbitrary_a as_o to_o cause_v man_n 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