Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	confess_v	good_a	great_a	142	4	2.1334	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62395	Scot's Discovery of vvitchcraft proving the common opinions of witches contracting with divels, spirits, or familiars ... to be but imaginary, erronious conceptions and novelties : wherein also, the lewde unchristian all written and published in anno 1584, by Reginald Scot, Esquire.; Discoverie of witchcraft	Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599.	1651 (1651)	Wing S943; ESTC R19425	465,580	448

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this_o thamus_n be_v a_o pilot_n bear_v in_o egypt_n unknown_a to_o many_o that_o be_v in_o the_o ship_n wherefore_o be_v twice_o call_v he_o answer_v nothing_o but_o the_o three_o time_n he_o answer_v and_o the_o other_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n command_v he_o that_o wheu_o he_o come_v to_o palodes_n he_o shall_v tell_v they_o that_o the_o great_a god_n pan_n be_v depart_v whereat_o every_o one_o be_v astonish_v as_o epitherses_n affirm_v and_o be_v in_o consultation_n what_o be_v best_a to_o do_v thamus_n conclude_v that_o if_o the_o wind_n be_v high_a they_o must_v pass_v by_o with_o silence_n but_o if_o the_o weather_n be_v calm_a he_o must_v utter_v that_o which_o he_o have_v hear_v but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o palodes_n and_o the_o weather_n calm_a thamus_n look_v out_o towards_o the_o land_n cry_v aloud_o that_o the_o great_a god_n pan_n be_v decease_v and_o immediate_o there_o follow_v a_o lamentable_a noise_n of_o a_o multitude_n of_o people_n as_o it_o be_v with_o great_a 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