Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	land_n	sea_n	water_n	5,314	5	6.4029	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03385	A full account of the late dreadful earth-quake at Port-Royal in Jamaica, written in two letters from the minister of that place, from aboard the Granada in Port-Royal Harbour, June 22. 1692.	Heath, E., Rev., fl. 1692.	1692 (1692)	Wing F2269; ESTC R177213	4,326	2

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ship_n in_o order_n to_o come_v home_o but_o the_o people_n be_v so_o importunate_a wit●_n 〈◊〉_d to_o stay_v i_o know_v not_o what_o to_o say_v to_o they_o i_o must_v undergo_v great_a hardship_n if_o i_o continue_v here_o the_o come_v …_o be_v break_a all_o to_o piece_n and_o dissetled_a i_o must_v live_v in_o a_o hutt_n eat_v yam_n and_o plantant_n for_o bread_n w●●●●_n i_o can_v never_o endure_v drink_v rumm-punch_a and_o water_n which_o be_v never_o please_v to_o i_o i_o have_v 〈◊〉_d to_o send_v a_o young_a person_n who_o may_v better_a endure_v the_o fatigue_n of_o it_o than_o i_o can_v but_o if_o i_o shall_v leave_v now_o it_o will_v look_v very_o unnatural_a to_o leave_v they_o in_o their_o distress_n and_o therefore_o what_o ever_o i_o suffer_v i_o 〈◊〉_d not_o have_v such_o a_o blame_n lie_v at_o my_o door_n i_o be_o resolve_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o present_a distress_n to_o continu●_n 〈◊〉_d they_o a_o year_n long_o they_o be_v go_v all_o in_o haste_n to_o build_v a_o new_a town_n near_o the_o rock_n in_o linuave_fw-la …_o guardian_n of_o this_o island_n the_o french_a from_o pituguaveis_n do_v attack_v this_o island_n on_o the_o north_n side_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o defeat_a and_o destroy_v it_o be_v about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o earthquake_n june_n 28._o 1692._o ever_o since_o that_o fatal_a day_n the_o most_o terrible_a that_o ever_o i_o see_v in_o my_o life_n i_o have_v live_v on_o board_n a_o shi●_n the_o shake_n of_o the_o earth_n return_v every_o now_o and_o then_o yesterday_o we_o have_v a_o very_a great_a one_o but_o it_o 〈◊〉_d less_o terrible_a on_o ship_n board_n than_o on_o shoar_n yet_o i_o have_v venture_v to_o port_n royal_a no_o less_o than_o three_o 〈◊〉_d since_o its_o desolation_n among_o the_o shatter_a house_n to_o bury_v the_o dead_a and_o pray_v with_o the_o sick_a an●_n …_o sten_v the_o child_n sunday_n last_o i_o preach_v among_o they_o in_o a_o tent_n the_o house_n that_o remain_v be_v so_o shatter_v i_o dare_v not_o venture_v to_o preach_v in_o they_o the_o people_n be_v overjoy_v to_o see_v i_o among_o they_o and_o wipe_v bitter_o 〈◊〉_d i_o preach_v to_o they_o i_o hope_v by_o this_o terrible_a judgement_n god_n will_v make_v they_o reform_v their_o life_n for_o th●●●_n 〈◊〉_d not_o a_o more_o ungodly_a people_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v a_o sad_a sight_n to_o see_v all_o this_o harbour_n one_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o goodly_a i_o ever_o see_v cover_v with_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o people_n of_o all_o condition_n float_v up_o and_o do●●●●●●out_a burial_n for_o our_o famous_a burial_n place_n call_v the_o pallisadoe_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o earthquake_n and_o 〈◊〉_d wash_v the_o carcase_n of_o those_o that_o be_v bury_v out_o of_o their_o grave_n their_o tomb_n be_v dash_v to_o piecene_a earthquake_n of_o which_o there_o be_v hunder_n in_o that_o place_n multitude_n of_o rich_a man_n be_v utter_o ruin_v whil●_n 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v poor_a by_o watch_v opportunity_n and_o search_v the_o wrack_a and_o sink_v house_n even_o almost_o w●●●●_n 〈◊〉_d earthquake_n last_v and_o terror_n and_o amazement_n be_v upon_o all_o the_o considerable_a people_n have_v get_v great_a we_o have_v have_v account_n from_o several_a part_n of_o these_o island_n of_o the_o mischief_n do_v by_o the_o earthquake_n 〈…〉_o ann_n we_o hear_v of_o above_o 1000_o acre_n of_o wood-land_n change_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o carry_v with_o it_o whole_a plan●●_n 〈…〉_o but_o no_o place_n suffer_v like_o port_n royal_a where_o whole_a street_n be_v swallow_v up_o by_o the_o open_a earth_n 〈…〉_o house_n and_o inhabitant_n go_v down_o together_o some_o of_o they_o be_v drive_v up_o again_o by_o the_o sea_n which_o arise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d breach_n and_o wonderful_o escape_v some_o be_v swallow_v up_o to_o the_o neck_n and_o then_o the_o earth_n shut_v upon_o th●●_n 〈◊〉_d squeeze_v they_o to_o death_n and_o in_o that_o manner_n several_a be_v bury_v with_o their_o head_n above_o ground_n only_a som●_n the_o dog_n have_v eat_v other_o be_v cover_v with_o dust_n and_o earth_n by_o the_o people_n which_o yet_o remain_v in_o the_o plac●_n 〈◊〉_d ●void_v the_o stink_n thus_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o a_o long_a and_o a_o sad_a story_n and_o god_n know_v what_o worse_n may_v happen_v y●●_n people_n tell_v i_o that_o they_o hear_v great_a bellow_n and_o noise_n in_o the_o mountain_n which_o make_v some_o ver●●●●●●hensive_a of_o a_o eruption_n of_o fire_n if_o so_o it_o will_v i_o fear_v be_v more_o destructive_a than_o the_o earthquake_n i_o be_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stay_n and_o yet_o i_o know_v not_o how_o in_o point_n of_o conscience_n at_o such_o a_o juncture_n as_o this_o to_o quite_o my_o station_n print_a at_o edinburgh_n and_o reprint_v at_o glasgow_n 1692._o