Selected quad for the lemma: body_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
body_n	nature_n	soul_n	unite_v	6,882	5	9.6339	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26733	Of natural & supernatural things also of the first tincture, root, and spirit of metals and minerals, how the same are conceived, generated, brought forth, changed, and augmented / [by] Basilius Valentinus ; translated out of high Dutch by Daniel Cable ; whereunto is added Frier Roger Bacon, Of the medicine or tincture of antimony; Mr. John Isaac Holland, his Work of Saturn; and Alex. Van Suchten, Of the secrets of antimony.	Basilius Valentinus.; Cable, Daniel.; Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294.; Hollandus, Johan Isaäc, 15th cent.; Suchten, Alexander von, ca. 1520-ca. 1590.	1671 (1671)	Wing B1020; ESTC R29247	60,576	242

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basilius_n valentinus_n a_o benedictine_n monk_n of_o natural_a &_o supernatural_a thing_n also_o of_o the_o first_o tincture_n root_n and_o spirit_n of_o metal_n and_o mineral_n how_o the_o same_o be_v conceive_v generate_v bring_v forth_o change_v and_o augment_v whereunto_o be_v add_v friar_n roger_n bacon_n of_o the_o medicine_n or_o tincture_n of_o antimony_n mr._n john_n isaac_n holland_n his_o work_n of_o saturn_n and_o alex._n van_n suchten_n of_o the_o secret_n of_o antimony_n translate_v out_o of_o high_a dutch_a by_o daniel_n cable_n london_n print_v and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o moses_n pitt_n at_o the_o white_a hart_n in_o little_a britain_n 1671._o basilius_n valentinus_n a_o benedictine_n monk_n of_o natural_a &_o supernatural_a thing_n also_o of_o the_o first_o tincture_n root_n and_o spirit_n of_o metal_n and_o mineral_n how_o the_o same_o be_v conceive_v generate_v bring_v forth_o change_v and_o augment_v translate_v out_o of_o high_a dutch_a by_o daniel_n cable_n 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