Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	heat_n	sun_n	zone_n	43	3	13.8285	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61855	The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys Through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Muscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts, and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and, III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships. To which are added 2 narrativs sent from Capt. D. Butler, relating to the taking in of Astrachan by the Cosacs. Illustrated with divers curious plates, first designed and taken from the life by the author himself. Rendered out of Nether-dutch by John Morrison·; Reysen door Moscovien, Tartarijen, Oost-Indien. English	Struys, Jan Janszoon, d. 1694.; Morrison, John, 17th cent.; Butler, David, Captain.	1684 (1684)	Wing S6019; ESTC R216963	334,708	398

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the_o 18_o of_o july_n i_o be_v visit_v with_o a_o most_o violent_a burn_a feave●_n which_o rage_v so_o cruelty_n that_o i_o grow_v desperate_a for_o i_o feel_v myself_o eve●_n day_n weak_a and_o weak_a fever_n wherefore_o suppose_v notwithstanding_o t●_n contrary_a opinion_n of_o many_o that_o if_o i_o shall_v change_v the_o air_n tha●_n shall_v change_v the_o air_n that_o i_o shall_v recover_v and_o therefore_o g●_n one_o to_o address_v himself_o to_o the_o h●er_a director_n de_fw-fr haas_n and_o in_o my_o na●_n intercede_v that_o i_o may_v go_v for_o batavia_n with_o the_o ship_n n●ytsenbur●_n which_o lie_v ready_a for_o sail_v the_o director_n be_v please_v to_o give_v order_n th●_n i_o shall_v go_v aboard_o which_o be_v matter_n of_o joy_n for_o i_o fear_v if_o i_o ha●_n stay_v much_o long_o that_o i_o shall_v have_v take_v my_o leave_v of_o the_o worl●_n thus_o i_o be_v bring_v aboard_o and_o meet_v there_o with_o one_o laurence_n 〈◊〉_d akersloot_n who_o ask_v i_o from_o whence_o 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the_o occasion_n 〈◊〉_d it_o however_o i_o still_o persist_v till_o at_o last_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o condesce●_n so_o soon_o as_o i_o be_v let_v blood_n i_o find_v myself_o abundant_o ease_v recover_v and_o fr●_n time_n to_o time_n grow_v better_a althô_o it_o be_v very_o long_o before_o i_o be_v restore_v to_o my_o former_a strength_n the_o carpenter_n of_o the_o ship_n be_v also_o at_o t●_n same_o time_n strike_v with_o a_o violent_a fever_n and_o die_v by_o the_o way_n 1._o do_v vimarckt_v 2._o do_v strant_n versié_fw-fr meet_v veel_v coopmans_n waren_fw-ge 3._o tw●●_n hollantse_fw-la sche●pen_fw-la in_o the_o month_n of_o august_n and_o september_n it_o be_v here_o so_o incredible_a hot_a and_o scorch_a that_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o express_v the_o condition_n that_o stranger_n be_v in_o be_v as_o if_o