Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	dissolution_n	fall_v	great_a	23	3	2.1590	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01281	Englands sicknes, comparatively conferred with Israels Diuided into two sermons, by Tho: Adams.	Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.	1615 (1615)	STC 114; ESTC S100411	68,934	100

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