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
A62933	Scarbrough spaw spagyrically anatomized by Geo. Tonstall ...	Tonstall, George, b. 1616 or 17.	1670 (1670)	Wing T1889; ESTC R4765	15,856	62

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