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	good_a	reason_n	5,130	5	4.8642	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65398	The poets complaint a poem : to which is added The character of poetry, written in prose.	T. W.	1682 (1682)	Wing W127A; ESTC R33757	8,810	25

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