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	father_n	heaven_n	4,171	5	5.2460	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60374	A father's legacy. Sir Henry Slingsbey's instructions to his sonnes. Written a little before his death	Slingsby, Henry, Sir, 1602-1658.	1658 (1658)	Wing S3995; ESTC R220066	17,170	98

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