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	water_n	32,759	5	7.2266	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43425	A discourse of divine providence, made before an honourable auditory by Samuel Herne ...	Herne, Samuel.	1679 (1679)	Wing H1577; ESTC R14998	13,185	57

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