Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	great_a	see_v	world_n	7,593	5	4.4143	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43699	A sermon preach'd before the Right Honourable the lord mayor and court of aldermen at the Guild-hall chapel, Nov. 21, 1686 by Charles Hickman.	Hickman, Charles, 1648-1713.	1687 (1687)	Wing H1897; ESTC R27428	12,624	30

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neither_o poverty_n nor_o riches_n but_o feed_v i_o with_o food_n convenient_a for_o i_o the_o end_n