Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	faith_n	gift_n	grace_n	6,936	5	5.6824	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35337	Sir Salomon, or, The cautious coxcomb a comedy as it is acted at His Royal Highness the Duke of York's Theatre.	Caryll, John, 1625-1711.; Molière, 1622-1673. Ecole des femmes.	1671 (1671)	Wing C746; ESTC R11614	62,207	104

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