Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	blood_n	lord_n	shed_v	1,770	5	9.8115	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59556	A sermon preached on the day of the public fast, April the 11th, 1679, at St. Margarets Westminster, before the Honourable House of Commons by John Sharp ...	Sharp, John, 1645-1714.	1679 (1679)	Wing S2984; ESTC R17020	18,372	44

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