Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	lay_v	moth_n	treasure_n	2,139	5	9.7940	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51436	Religious meditations on Ecclesiastes, Chap. 12. vers. 13, 14	Mosse, John.	1699 (1699)	Wing M2857A; ESTC R221919	20,870	69

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