Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	bless_a	lord_n	soul_n	6,252	5	5.0695	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97307	A few words in tenderness to the well-meaning professors, suiting the present season [by] Thomas Zachary.	Zachary, Thomas, d. 1686.	1674 (1674)	Wing Z2; ESTC R43844	4,928	1

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