Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	lord_n	see_v	world_n	5,471	5	4.4220	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67506	A journey to Hell, or, A visit paid to the Devil a poem.	Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.	1700 (1700)	Wing W740; Wing W742; ESTC R3697	25,878	60

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