Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	father_n	name_n	son_n	14,571	5	5.9519	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86609	An exact legendary compendiously containing the whole life of Alderman Abel, the maine proiecter and patentee for the raising of wines. His apprentiship with a vintener, betrothing to his wife, the manner of his rising reigning, and after delinquencie, whereby he stands liable to a severe censure and penalty in Parliament.	A. H.	1641 (1641)	Wing H3; Thomason 669.f.4[15]; ESTC R209942	3,188	1

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