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	light_n	rule_v	1,848	5	9.5748	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67332	Divine poems by Edward Waller Esq.; Poems. Selections	Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687.	1685 (1685)	Wing W497; ESTC R779	8,033	36

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