Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	king_n	law_n	part_n	3,617	5	4.6028	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66763	Mr. Geo. Withers revived, or, His prophesie of our present calamity, and (except we repent) future misery written by him in the year 1628.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1683 (1683)	Wing W3173; ESTC R11628	7,993	4

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m_o r._n geo._n wither_v revive_v or_o his_o prophecy_n of_o our_o present_a calamity_n and_o except_o we_o repent_v future_a misery_n write_a by_o he_o in_o the_o year_n 1628._o god_n have_v a_o controversy_n with_o our_o land_n and_o in_o a_o evil_a plight_n affair_n do_v stand_v already_o we_o do_v smart_n for_o do_v ill_a yet_o we_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n afflict_v still_o and_o many_o see_v it_o not_o as_o many_o be_v so_o wilful_a that_o his_o hand_n they_o will_v not_o see_v some_o plain_o view_v the_o same_o but_o nothing_o care_v some_o at_o the_o sight_n thereof_o amaze_v be_v like_o belthazar_n and_o have_v a_o tremble_a heart_n yet_o will_v not_o from_o their_o vanity_n depart_v some_o dream_n that_o all_o thing_n do_v by_o chance_n succeed_v and_o that_o i_o prate_v more_o of_o they_o than_o i_o need_v but_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o witness_v i_o invoke_v that_o careless_o i_o nothing_o here_o have_v speak_v if_o this_o o_o sickly_a island_n thou_o believe_v and_o 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