Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	flesh_n	life_n	reap_v	6,710	5	11.2413	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27456	Historical applications and occasional meditations upon several subjects written by a person of honour.	Berkeley, George Berkeley, Earl of, 1628-1698.	1667 (1667)	Wing B1963; ESTC R8483	20,594	142

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