Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	motion_n	spirit_n	vital_a	2,273	5	10.8790	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52536	A discourse upon the nature and faculties of man in several essayes with some considerations of humane life / by Tim. Nourse ...	Nourse, Timothy, d. 1699.	1686 (1686)	Wing N1418; ESTC R16136	165,226	400

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