Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	king_n	sir_n	time_n	2,225	5	3.5097	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25777	The argument against a standing army, discuss'd by a true lover of his country.; Argument shewing that a standing army is inconsistent with a free government	Trenchard, John, 1662-1723.; Moyle, Walter, 1672-1721.	1698 (1698)	Wing A3631; ESTC R15603	27,307	44

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