Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	eye_n	heaven_n	lift_v	4,375	5	8.2727	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28432	An appeal from the country to the city, for the preservation of His Majesties person, liberty, property, and the Protestant religion	Blount, Charles, 1654-1693.	1679 (1679)	Wing B3300; ESTC R228069	16,678	32

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