Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	believe_v	holy_a	scripture_n	6,955	5	5.9774	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69244	Here foloweth the. C. hystoryes of Troye Lepistre de Othea deesse de Prudence, enuoyee a lesperit cheualereny [sic] Hector de Troye, auec cent histoires.; Epître d'Othéa à Hector. English	Christine, de Pisan, ca. 1364-ca. 1431.; Wyer, Robert, fl. 1530-1556.	1549 (1549)	STC 7272; ESTC S108381	74,324	323

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and_o drink_v ne_o for_o grace_n of_o service_n ne_o for_o plenty_n of_o benefyte_n or_o good_a dede_n and_o of_o this_o vice_n say_v saint_n paul_n the_o apostle_n erunt_fw-la homines_fw-la elati_fw-la cupidi_fw-la superbi_fw-la proditores_fw-la proterni_fw-la tumidi_fw-la two_o ad_fw-la thimote_a three_o ca._n the_o lxxxii_o history_n the_o lxxxii_o text_n to_o grant_v that_o thing_n be_v never_o dangerous_a which_o thou_o may_v employ_v without_o vytuperation_n and_o make_v the_o a_o myrroure_n of_o hermophroditus_n which_o damage_n receyve_v for_o his_o denegation_n the_o lxxxii_o gloze_v hermophroditus_n be_v a_o young_a man_n of_o great_a beaulte_n a_o nymph_n be_v great_o surpryse_v with_o the_o love_n of_o he_o in_o no_o wise_a he_o will_v love_v she_o again_o and_o over_o all_o she_o he_o pursue_v to_o have_v purchase_v his_o love_n so_o much_o that_o upon_o a_o time_n the_o young_a man_n be_v much_o weary_a for_o the_o chase_n wherein_o he_o have_v all_o the_o day_n travail_v 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scrutatis_fw-la scripturas_fw-la in_o quibu●_n putatis_fw-la uttame_n e●ernam_fw-la habere_fw-la johan_n v._o ca._n the_o lxxxiiii_o history_n the_o lxxxiiii_o text_n if_o with_o cupydo_o thou_o ever_o be_v attaynte_n and_o gyve_v to_o he_o thy_o heart_n steadfast_a as_o stone_n beware_v with_o bryseyde_a the_o for_o to_o acquaynte_v for_o she_o have_v the_o heart_n now_o here_o and_o now_o go_v the_o lxxxiiii_o gloze_v bryseyde_v who_o master_v chaucer_n call_v cressayde_v in_o his_o book_n of_o troilus_n be_v a_o damosel_n of_o great_a beaulte_n and_o yet_o be_v more_o quaynte_a mutable_a &_o of_o vagaunt_n condytion_n troilus_n the_o young_a son_n of_o priam_n which_o great_o be_v replenyssh_v of_o knyght_o prowess_n great_a beaulte_n &_o gentylnes_n love_v she_o of_o great_a and_o perfyte_n love_n &_o she_o give_v he_o her_o love_n and_o promise_v he_o for_o ever_o so_o to_o contynewe_v and_o never_o to_o false_fw-mi ne_fw-fr w_z tdrawe_v it_o calcas_fw-la father_n to_o the_o 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