Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	air_n	body_n	element_n	4,987	5	9.8633	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07629	Contemplatio mortis, et immortalitatis	Manchester, Henry Montagu, Earl of, 1563?-1642.	1631 (1631)	STC 18023.5; ESTC S112815	39,881	132

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