Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	father_n	glory_n	lord_n	5,562	5	3.6407	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31110	A sermon preached at St. Mary le Bow before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, on Wednesday the 16th of July being the fast day by Samuel Barton.	Barton, Samuel, 1647 or 8-1715.	1690 (1690)	Wing B991; ESTC R16055	17,246	41

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