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	lord_n	maker_n	2,612	5	9.7328	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A24497	An Account of marriage, or, The interests of marriage considered and defended against the unjust attacques of this age in a letter to a friend.		1672 (1672)	Wing A209; ESTC R9093	15,237	94

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