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	fire_n	heaven_n	4,737	5	5.5411	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84620	The flaming islands: or, a full description and account of the strange and terrible fire lately broke out of the ground, in the island Fyal, in threescore and ten several places. As also in some other neighbouring islands; to the destruction of most of the inhabitants, and unexpressible terror and affrightment of those that by flight escaped its dismal effects.		1672 (1672)	Wing F1130; ESTC R229862	2,437	10

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