Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	bird_n	feather_n	good_a	21	3	2.1572	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14277	The blazon of iealousie· A subiect not written of by any heretofore· First written in Italian, by that learned gentleman Benedetto Varchi, sometimes Lord Chauncelor vnto the Signorie of Venice: and translated into English, with speciall notes vpon the same; by R.T. Gentleman.; Lettura sopra un sonetto della gelosia di mons. Dalla Casa. English	Varchi, Benedetto, 1503-1565.; Tofte, Robert, 1561-1620. aut	1615 (1615)	STC 24593; ESTC S119026	72,936	79

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