Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	day_n	light_n	rule_v	3,378	5	10.4702	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34298	The birth of a muse a poem to the right honourable Charles Montague, Chancellor of the Exchequer &c. / by Mr. Congreve.	Congreve, William, 1670-1729.	1698 (1698)	Wing C5845; ESTC R29682	4,254	14

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