Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	eternal_a	life_n	soul_n	7,461	5	5.0564	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40569	A Full and true account of the landing of the notorious wicked life of that grand impostor, John Taylor one of the sweet-singers of Israel, who was committed to the King's bench for speaking blasphemy ... : to which is added one of his prophane songs copied verbatim out of his own book ...		1678 (1678)	Wing F2308; ESTC R34444	3,263	8

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