Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	east_n	north_n	west_n	1,819	5	8.5068	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31592	Cabala, sive, Scrinia sacra mysteries of state & government : in letters of illustrious persons, and great agents, in the reigns of Henry the Eighth, Queen Elizabeth, K. James, and the late King Charls : in two parts : in which the secrets of Empire and publique manage of affairs are contained : with many remarkable passages no where else published.; Cabala, sive, Scrinia sacra.		1654 (1654)	Wing C184_ENTIRE; Wing C183_PARTIAL; Wing S2110_PARTIAL; ESTC R21971	510,165	642

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