Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	artery_n	blood_n	vein_n	5,874	5	10.2889	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01454	Historie naturall and experimentall, of life and death. Or of the prolongation of life. Written in Latine by the Right Honorable Francis Lo. Verulam, Vis-count St. Alban; Historia vitae et mortis. English	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. Instauratio magna.; Rawley, William, 1588?-1667.	1638 (1638)	STC 1158; ESTC S100506	99,149	463

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of_o aliment_n it_o seem_v to_o pertain_v rather_o to_o the_o part_n than_o to_o the_o live_a spirit_n for_o a_o man_n may_v easy_o believe_v that_o the_o live_a spirit_n 〈◊〉_d in_o identity_n not_o by_o succestion_n or_o renovation_n and_o as_o for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d soul_n in_o man_n it_o be_v above_o all_o question_n that_o it_o be_v no_o engender_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o parent_n nor_o be_v repair_v nor_o can_v die_v they_o speak_v of_o the_o natural_a spirit_n of_o live_a creatute_n and_o also_o of_o vegetable_n which_o differ_v from_o that_o other_o soul_n essential_o and_o formal_o for_o out_o of_o the_o confusion_n of_o these_o that_o same_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n and_o innumerable_a other_o device_n of_o heathen_n and_o heretic_n have_v proceed_v 23_o the_o body_n of_o man_n do_v regular_o require_v renovation_n by_o aliment_n every_o day_n and_o body_n in_o health_n can_v scarce_o endure_v fast_v three_o day_n together_o notwithstanding_o use_v and_o custom_n will_v 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