Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	heart_n	lord_n	word_n	16,070	5	4.2011	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44166	A sermon preached at the assizes at Leicester, March 19, 1685, being the county-court also when the nobility and gentry met to chuse [sic] their knights for the ensuing Parliament / by Richard Holland ...	Holland, Richard, 1679-1706.	1685 (1685)	Wing H2435; ESTC R805	11,442	36

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foot_n and_o humble_o beg_v for_o it_o and_o the_o author_n your_o lordship_n friendship_n and_o patronage_n which_o my_o relation_n never_o want_v from_o your_o noble_a ancestor_n nothing_o but_o its_o plainness_n honesty_n and_o loyalty_n can_v recommend_v it_o to_o the_o auditory_a consist_v most_o of_o your_o lordship_n tenant_n and_o neighbour_n and_o those_o recommendation_n i_o be_o sure_a will_v welcome_v it_o to_o your_o honour_n which_o therefore_o i_o most_o humble_o entreat_v your_o lordship_n to_o accept_v as_o a_o testimony_n of_o a_o grateful_a mind_n for_o those_o manifold_a favour_n which_o my_o relation_n for_o many_o generation_n have_v receive_v from_o your_o honourable_a ancestor_n and_o for_o those_o i_o have_v so_o often_o and_o so_o late_o experience_v myself_o from_o your_o lordship_n and_o as_o a_o earnest_a and_o pledge_n that_o i_o shall_v always_o behave_v myself_o as_o become_v your_o lordship_n most_o oblige_v faithful_a and_o obedient_a servant_n 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