Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	body_n	bread_n	nourish_v	4,911	5	10.6386	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18932	The life of the glorious virgin S. Clare Togeather with the conuersion, and life of S. Agnes her sister. And of another S. Agnes, daughter to the King of Bohemia. Also the rule of S. Clare. And the life of S. Catharine of Bologna. Translated into English.; Chronicle and institution of the order of the seraphicall father S. Francis. Selections	Marcos, de Lisboa, Bishop of Porto, 1511-1591.; Bentley, Catharine, attributed name.; Evelinge, Elizabeth, attributed name.	1622 (1622)	STC 5350; ESTC S121170	48,749	225

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