Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	day_n	lord_n	see_v	6,946	5	3.6931	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93987	Strange and wonderful news from Northampton-shire, or, The discontented spirit Being a true relation of a spirit that appeared to one Richard Lake of Hinnington in Northampton-shire. That had been murthered, 267 years, and odd days, he was seen several times about Richard Clarke yard: and at last he comming from ... his mault, the spirit met him at the door and shov'd him into the orchard, and there spoke to him, saying that he must go to London, and so to Southwark to be his messenger, and he would be his guide to go with him, (which the said Clarke did) and what he saw, is expressed in this following ditty. The tune is, Summertime.		1675 (1675)	Wing S5867; ESTC R229855	1,925	2

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