Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	blood_n	body_n	heart_n	5,603	5	5.0093	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31013	An account of the original, nature, preparation, vertues, and use of the Vatican pill famous for many years past, unto this day throughout Europe, and particularly in this kingdom, for the many great and remarkable cures wrought by it / prepared exactly according to the most correct process, and recommended to publick use, by J.B. ...	J. B.	1700 (1700)	Wing B88; ESTC R35734	7,195	9

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