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	year_n	youth_n	21	3	7.5291	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65238	The gentlemans monitor, or, A sober inspection into the vertues, vices, and ordinary means of the rise and decay of men and families with the authors apology and application to the nobles and gentry of England seasonable for these times / by Edw. Waterhous[e] ...	Waterhouse, Edward, 1619-1670.	1665 (1665)	Wing W1047; ESTC R34735	255,011	508

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and_o noble_a quality_n they_o can_v adorn_v themselves_o with_o and_o render_v themselves_o conspicuous_a by_o and_o that_o because_o it_o be_v the_o copy_n of_o god_n original_a a_o draught_n from_o perfection_n itself_o god_n as_o i_o may_v so_o say_v 179._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazianz._n orat._n 11._o p._n 179._o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o man_n now_o as_o true_a nobility_n be_v likeness_n to_o the_o king_n in_o such_o proportion_n as_o he_o be_v please_v to_o dispense_v honour_n which_o be_v fontal_o and_o prerogative_o he_o so_o be_v piety_n and_o religion_n such_o a_o partake_n of_o god_n and_o such_o a_o effigiation_n of_o all_o his_o gracious_a proportion_n on_o the_o table_n of_o the_o heart_n &_o thence_o on_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o life_n as_o mortality_n be_v capable_a to_o take_v of_o immortality_n and_o imperfection_n of_o perfection_n and_o though_o it_o serve_v to_o the_o excellent_a purpose_n of_o this_o world_n in_o civilise_v and_o associate_a man_n 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