Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	body_n	soul_n	whole_a	13,673	5	5.8632	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38573	Witt against wisdom, or, A panegyrick upon folly penn'd in Latin by Desiderius Erasmus ; render'd into English.; Moriae encomium. English	Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Kennett, White, 1660-1728.	1683 (1683)	Wing E3215; ESTC R15011	99,706	204

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good_a memory_n so_o indeed_o i_o may_v as_o true_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o hate_v a_o hearer_n that_o will_v carry_v any_o thing_n away_o with_o he_o wherefore_o in_o short_a farewell_n be_v jolly_a live_v long_o drink_v deep_a you_o most_o illustrious_a votary_n of_o folly_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la do_v by_o sir_n thomas_n chaloner_n and_o print_v at_o london_n 1549_o in_o 4_o 0_o 0_o denham_n denham_n mwelae_fw-la nic_n lyra._n

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