Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	ghost_n	gift_n	holy_a	21,083	5	5.7385	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12644	St Peters complainte Mary Magdal· teares. Wth other workes of the author R:S; Poems. Selected Poems	Southwell, Robert, Saint, 1561?-1595.; Barret, William.	1620 (1620)	STC 22965; ESTC S117670	143,832	592

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