Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earth_n	heaven_n	high_a	10,258	5	5.6924	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14795	Spare-minutes: or resolved meditations and premeditated resolutions. Written by A.W.	Warwick, Arthur, 1604?-1633.	1634 (1634)	STC 25096; ESTC S102697	27,998	212

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