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	whole_a	world_n	10,372	5	4.5584	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90249	[T]o the right honourable, [the betrusted knights, citizens, [illegible] i]n the Commons House of Parliament (Englands legall soveraign power) the humble petition of the inhabitants of Buckingham-shire, and Hartfo[rd]shire, whose names are hereunto subscribed.	Overton, Richard, fl. 1646.	1647 (1647)	Wing O635; Thomason 669.f.10[115]; ESTC R210693	2,183	1

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