Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	earth_n	great_a	world_n	2,396	4	4.4621	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B14293	Ionsonus virbius: or, The memorie of Ben: Iohnson revived by the friends of the Muses	Duppa, Brian, 1588-1662.	1638 (1638)	STC 14784; ESTC S107894	29,237	91

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