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	sun_n	water_n	3,028	5	5.7616	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29192	An answer to two letters of T.B. by the author of The vindication of the clergy.	Bramhall, John, 1594-1663.; Eachard, John, 1636?-1697.	1673 (1673)	Wing B4213; ESTC R20172	27,318	74

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