Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	north_n	pole_n	south_n	3,753	5	10.5697	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20443	Fata mihi totum mea sunt agitanda per orbem	Digges, Dudley, Sir, 1583-1639.	1611 (1611)	STC 6846; ESTC S105356	8,210	30

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