Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	island_n	lie_v	south_n	5,603	5	9.7081	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77171	The martial-field of Europe being a geographical and historical description of those parts of Europe, which are most famous in this present war, viz. I. Flanders, II. The Rhine, III. Savoy, IV. Catalonia, V. Hungary, VI. Greece. With an account of the several revolutions of those places, either by conquest or treaties of peace, particularly from the treaty of Munster in 1648. to this present time. By A. Boyer, Gent.	Boyer, Abel, 1667-1729.	1694 (1694)	Wing B3916; ESTC R203420	162,311	286

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northern_a shore_n of_o the_o island_n article_n iii_o island_n in_o the_o mare_fw-la egeo_fw-la or_o archipelago_n there_o be_v in_o this_o sea_n a_o great_a many_o island_n of_o which_o there_o be_v but_o three_o worth_n take_v notice_n of_o viz._n egena_fw-la culuri_n and_o negropont_n i._o egena_fw-la egena_fw-la lie_v about_o 15_o italian_a mile_n from_o the_o sea-coast_n of_o athens_n 10_o of_o culuri_n and_o 12_o of_o morea_n it_o be_v call_v egina_fw-la by_o strabo_n aenone_n by_o baudrand_n myrmidonia_n by_o brietius_n and_o engi_n by_o the_o mariner_n it_o be_v 30_o mile_n in_o compass_n but_o have_v no_o harbour_n for_o ship_n partridge_n multiply_v here_o to_o that_o degree_n that_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v use_v to_o search_v their_o nest_n and_o destroy_v their_o egg_n in_o the_o spring_n to_o prevent_v the_o prejudice_n so_o great_a a_o quantity_n of_o fowl_n may_v cause_v to_o their_o seed_n there_o be_v here_o two_o fine_a monument_n of_o antiquity_n the_o first_o be_v a_o temple_n of_o venus_n towards_o the_o north_n of_o the_o island_n the_o second_o be_v another_o temple_n dedicate_v to_o jupiter_n by_o aeacus_n first_o king_n of_o this_o island_n the_o town_n which_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o island_n be_v former_o dignify_v with_o the_o title_n of_o a_o bishopric_n suffragan_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o athens_n and_o famous_a for_o the_o birth_n of_o paul_n of_o medicis_n but_o it_o be_v now_o reduce_v to_o a_o miserable_a borough_n join_v to_o the_o fortress_n which_o be_v only_o remarkable_a for_o the_o advantage_n of_o its_o situation_n upon_o a_o high_a craggy_a rock_n which_o overlook_v several_a island_n of_o the_o archipelago_n this_o island_n be_v former_o subject_a to_o the_o venetian_n but_o since_o the_o time_n that_o frederick_n barberossa_n take_v it_o from_o they_o it_o be_v become_v a_o receptacle_n of_o banditto_n and_o pirate_n in_o 1674._o morosini_fw-la force_v they_o to_o surrender_v at_o discretion_n and_o have_v pillage_v and_o demolish_v the_o town_n he_o cause_v 300_o greek_n and_o 40_o turk_n to_o be_v chain_v in_o order_n to_o row_v upon_o the_o galley_n of_o the_o republic_n of_o venice_n ii_o culuri_n this_o island_n be_v call_v by_o the_o ancient_n salamis_n and_o be_v know_v to_o the_o mariner_n under_o the_o name_n of_o santa_n bursia_n and_o under_o that_o of_o cychria_n scyrar_n and_o pityussa_n to_o baudrand_n it_o have_v a_o village_n which_o bear_v its_o name_n seat_v on_o the_o most_o southern_a part_n of_o this_o island_n with_o about_o 200_o house_n in_o it_o and_o a_o harbour_n which_o according_a to_o mr._n spon_n travel_n be_v one_o of_o the_o large_a in_o the_o world_n be_v seven_o mile_n long_o and_o two_o broad_a this_o island_n lie_v about_o 10_o italian_a mile_n from_o egena_fw-la 2_o from_o attica_n and_o be_v about_o 35_o in_o compass_n it_o have_v about_o a_o thousand_o inhabitant_n and_o