Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	heaven_n	kingdom_n	lord_n	11,378	5	4.0943	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28291	New Atlantis a work unfinished / written by the Right Honourable Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban.	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.	1658 (1658)	Wing B307; ESTC R21978	31,652	41

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