Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	earth_n	light_n	sun_n	6,837	5	6.9883	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44315	An attempt to prove the motion of the earth from observations made by Robert Hooke ...	Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703.	1674 (1674)	Wing H2613; ESTC R11231	26,098	47

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