Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	call_v	good_a	king_n	2,217	5	3.5127	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41495	The compleat gentleman, or, Directions for the education of youth as to their breeding at home and travelling abroad in two treatises / by J. Gailhard ...	Gailhard, J. (Jean)	1678 (1678)	Wing G118; ESTC R11538	187,544	338

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little_a to_o say_v that_o kingdom_n except_o what_o they_o have_v in_o holstein_n and_o jutland_n consist_v all_o in_o island_n which_o indeed_o be_v more_o plentiful_a and_o better_a country_n than_o sueden_n there_o be_v several_a little_a one_o as_o longland_n loyland_n femeren_n and_o funen_n big_a than_o all_o these_o whereof_o the_o chief_a place_n be_v odensea_n but_o the_o great_a and_o best_a of_o all_o be_v sealand_n whereof_o copenhagen_n be_v the_o metropolis_n elsenore_n be_v on_o this_o side_n the_o sound_n and_o cronenberg_n castle_n be_v the_o strong_a place_n of_o all_o those_o part_n upon_o the_o same_o island_n be_v also_o roskildt_n and_o fredericksburg_n all_o worth_n see_v more_o or_o less_o the_o temper_n of_o this_o nation_n in_o some_o thing_n be_v like_o the_o suedish_n but_o more_o high_a and_o lofty_a though_o upon_o account_n of_o state_n there_o be_v a_o antipathy_n between_o the_o two_o nation_n for_o the_o kingdom_n which_o be_v elective_a be_v now_o 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extent_n but_o that_o king_n be_v potent_a in_o a●rica_n and_o the_o east-indies_n where_o they_o make_v considerable_a conquest_n and_o drive_v a_o great_a trade_n goa_n being_z one_o of_o the_o most_o merchant_n city_n of_o all_o those_o indies_n they_o understand_v well_o the_o art_n of_o navigation_n whereby_o that_o kingdom_n be_v much_o enrich_v there_o be_v not_o many_o strong_a or_o otherwise_o considerable_a town_n braga_n braganza_n porto_n coimbra_n eluas_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o chief_a but_o lisboa_n or_o lisbon_n be_v a_o good_a and_o rich_a city_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o kingdom_n it_o have_v some_o thing_n of_o the_o spanish_a temper_n but_o not_o altogether_o so_o slow_a there_o be_v not_o many_o stranger_n there_o except_o those_o who_o be_v in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o crown_n merchant_n and_o some_o attend_v on_o foreign_a minister_n for_o gentleman_n who_o travel_v to_o see_v the_o world_n and_o improve_v themselves_o make_v no_o long_o stay_v there_o 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