Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	great_a	part_n	water_n	5,914	5	6.2806	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49151	Of liberty and servitude translated out of the French into the English tongue, and dedicated to Geo. Evelyn, Esquire.; De la liberté et de la servitude. English	La Mothe Le Vayer, François de, 1583-1672.; Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.	1649 (1649)	Wing L302; ESTC R1325	26,155	156

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