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	time_n	water_n	2,905	5	6.1944	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32323	Passion and discretion, in youth and age ...	Calver, Edward, fl. 1649.	1641 (1641)	Wing C316; ESTC R22499	54,467	122

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