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	holy_a	lord_n	23,094	5	4.0162	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47384	Mid-night and daily thoughts in prose and verse / by Sir William Killigrew.	Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695.	1694 (1694)	Wing K462; ESTC R22780	45,259	108

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