Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	earth_n	jacob_n	ladder_n	1,902	5	11.5153	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10879	The stoope gallant. Or a treatise of humilitie composed by the reuerend father F. Alfonso Rodriguez of the Societie of Iesus. Translated into English; Ejercicio de perfección y virtudes cristianas. Part 2. Treatise 3. English	Rodríguez, Alfonso, 1526-1616.; Matthew, Tobie, Sir, 1577-1655.	1631 (1631)	STC 21146; ESTC S107104	158,342	402

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