Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	according_a	age_n	ancient_a	35	3	5.2562	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81077	The kingdom of darkness: or the history of dæmons, specters, witches, apparitions, possessions, disturbances, and other wonderful and supernatural delusions, mischievous feats, and malicious impostures of the Devil Containing near fourscore memorable relations, forreign and domestick, both antient and modern. Collected from authentick records, real attestations, credible evidences, and asserted by authors of undoubted verity. Together with a preface obviating the common objections and allegations of the sadduces and atheists of the age, who deny the being of spirits, witches, &c. With pictures of several memorable accidents. By R. B. Licensed and entred according to order.	R. B., 1632?-1725?; Drapentier, Jan, fl. 1674-1713.	1688 (1688)	Wing C7342; ESTC R224752	121,198	192

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be_v all_o force_a to_o leave_v the_o place_n and_o get_v away_o with_o much_o shame_n and_o confusion_n ibidem_fw-la p._n 293._o xxvii_o the_o second_o relation_n be_v of_o a_o mischievous_a daemon_n at_o caumont_n a_o village_n near_o the_o river_n of_o rhine_n in_o germany_n who_o first_o begin_v to_o throw_v stone_n at_o people_n and_o knock_n at_o their_o door_n but_o can_v never_o be_v perceive_v soon_o after_o this_o malicious_a rage_a devil_n appear_v in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n and_o begin_v to_o answer_v such_o question_n as_o be_v demand_v of_o he_o and_o to_o discover_v thing_n steal_v accuse_v slander_a and_o defame_v who_o he_o please_v and_o raise_v great_a enmity_n and_o quarrel_n among_o the_o people_n he_o first_o burn_v certain_a barn_n and_o after_o set_v fire_n to_o all_o the_o house_n but_o use_v one_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n more_o cruel_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o he_o always_o haunt_v he_o whithersoever_o he_o go_v and_o have_v burn_v his_o house_n 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who_o send_v some_o of_o the_o clergy_n to_o exorcise_v he_o at_o first_o the_o spirit_n increase_v his_o fury_n and_o throw_v stone_n at_o they_o hurt_v some_o but_o at_o length_n he_o pretend_v to_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o country_n yet_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o priest_n be_v depart_v he_o show_v himself_o again_o as_o before_o say_v he_o have_v lay_v hide_v all_o this_o while_n under_o one_o of_o their_o garment_n after_o this_o make_n a_o great_a howl_v the_o ghost_n depart_v out_o of_o these_o quarter_n and_o vanish_v into_o the_o air._n ibidem_fw-la p._n 293._o xxviii_o a_o certain_a german_a in_o our_o time_n travel_v towards_o italy_n in_o the_o company_n of_o a_o soldier_n much_o give_v to_o conjure_v by_o who_o he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v so_o much_o govern_v that_o one_o time_n this_o conjurer_n make_v he_o stand_v within_o a_o circle_n fortify_v with_o so_o many_o character_n that_o this_o ignorant_a man_n believe_v himself_o safe_a enough_o from_o the_o power_n of_o all_o the_o devil_n in_o hell_n hereupon_o the_o wizard_n use_v so_o many_o horrible_a imprecation_n and_o conjuration_n that_o a_o wicked_a spirit_n be_v call_v and_o invocate_v by_o his_o terrible_a charm_n at_o length_n appear_v as_o it_o be_v much_o against_o his_o will_n like_o a_o man_n exceed_o affright_v wear_v a_o hat_n all_o tear_v with_o a_o great_a feather_n hang_v on_o it_o have_v about_o he_o a_o sheet_n totter_a and_o tear_v all_o to_o rag_n almost_o look_v like_o a_o dead_a corpse_n that_o have_v be_v dry_v against_o the_o fire_n or_o in_o the_o sun_n and_o after_o eat_v with_o worm_n with_o a_o ghastly_a countenance_n and_o his_o foot_n not_o like_o those_o of_o a_o man_n as_o he_o thus_o stand_v the_o conjurer_n will_v

spirit_n strike_v she_o on_o 〈◊〉_d side_n as_o she_o sit_v with_o such_o violence_n that_o she_o spit_v blo●●●_n after_o it_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o parish_n come_v afterward_o to_o the_o house_n send_v she_o over_o to_o goat_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o osteroe_n from_o which_o time_n they_o have_v perceive_v nothing_o of_o any_o spirit_n or_o disturbance_n ibidem_fw-la p._n 163●_n lii_o the_o same_o author_n give_v this_o follow_a relation_n ●_o it_o happen_v about_o fifty_o year_n ago_o that_o they_o live_v a_o tenant_n call_v simon_n simonson_n in_o the_o ancient_a bishop_n house_n of_o kirkeloe_n whereunto_o belong_v a_o little_a island_n under_o sandoe_n call_v hod_z whereon_o ox_n feed_v winter_n and_o summer_n there_o be_v find_v on_o this_o island_n a_o ox_n which_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o farmer_n nor_o to_o any_o man_n of_o the_o country_n therefore_o the_o bailiff_n challenge_v the_o propriety_n of_o it_o in_o the_o king_n name_n and_o command_v the_o farmer_n to_o 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great_a man_n carry_v she_o away_o wh●●_n she_o think_v have_v be_v her_o father_n when_o she_o come_v t●_n year_n she_o be_v of_o a_o weak_a understanding_n yet_o be_v marry_v in_o the_o country_n and_o have_v many_o child_n she_o die_v a_o few_o year_n since_o her_o mother_n and_o three_o 〈◊〉_d be_v yet_o live_v idem_fw-la ibid._n lv._o our_o daenish_a historian_n saxo_n grammaticus_n say_v the_o same_o author_n be_v much_o blame_v by_o foreign_a writer_n for_o have_v among_o other_o thing_n insert_v in_o his_o history_n some_o accident_n that_o seem_v incongruous_a to_o reason_n especial_o how_o king_n hade_v be_v lead_v away_o under_o the_o earth_n by_o a_o spirit_n in_o the_o figure_n o●_n a_o woman_n and_o yet_o come_v back_o again_o it_o may_v likewise_o chance_v that_o the_o ingenious_a reader_n will_v blame_v i_o as_o relate_v fable_n but_o i_o know_v certain_o what_o i_o write_v do_v happen_v though_o we_o can_v comprehend_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o which_o as_o i_o have_v 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