Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	fire_n	nature_n	water_n	5,977	5	6.4744	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05188	Three Christian sermons, made by Lodouike Lauatere, minister of Zuricke in Heluetia, of famine and dearth of victuals: and translated into English, as being verie fit for this time of our dearth: by VV. Barlow Bachelar in Diuinitie; Von thüwre unn hunger dry predigen. English	Lavater, Ludwig, 1527-1586.; Barlow, William, d. 1613.	1596 (1596)	STC 15322; ESTC S108382	49,209	164

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