Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	element_n	fire_n	water_n	14,576	5	6.7528	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30934	Sudorificum regale, or, The royal sudoforick	Barker, Richard, Sir.	1676 (1676)	Wing B779A; ESTC R29065	14,525	39

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