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	see_v	17,577	5	3.7605	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04011	A letter to the Lord Fleetwood, from an officer in the army.	Fleetwood, Charles, d. 1692.	1659 (1659)	Wing L1741; ESTC R234578	2,661	10

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