Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	country_n	england_n	great_a	1,515	5	2.7980	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38483	An English winding-sheet for the East-India manufactors in a letter to a person of quality.		1700 (1700)	Wing E3124; ESTC R3589	10,028	10

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the_o sell_v his_o birthright_n for_o a_o mess_n of_o pottage_n for_o we_o give_v the_o indian_n and_o pattentees_n both_o flesh_n and_o pottage_n when_o we_o send_v our_o silver_n away_o to_o purchase_v a_o curse_n to_o ourselves_o which_o their_o manufacture_n be_v and_o after_o this_o year_n of_o 1700_o let_v we_o never_o more_o laugh_v at_o and_o ridicule_n the_o poor_a negro_n indian_n that_o give_v we_o their_o gold_n dust_n which_o themselves_o be_v not_o capable_a better_a to_o improve_v for_o bead_n shell_n knife_n and_o sizar_n and_o such_o like_a which_o be_v to_o they_o for_o use_n and_o ornament_n when_o we_o part_v with_o our_o bullion_n to_o invest_v our_o kingdom_n with_o china_n toy_n or_o obscene_a statue_n and_o image_n and_o other_o trifle_n but_o the_o height_n of_o our_o folly_n be_v chief_o express_v in_o their_o manufactor_n that_o be_v opposite_a to_o and_o destructive_a of_o our_o one_o nor_o do_v i_o believe_v that_o solomon_n send_v his_o ship_n purposely_o 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