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	grace_n	holy_a	12,063	5	5.0409	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63029	Poems on several occasions being the result of idle hours, to please the desire of some friends / written by J.T. Esq.	J. T., Esq.	1700 (1700)	Wing T19A; ESTC R23473	27,576	114

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