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	zeal_n	zealous_a	180	3	9.1279	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78017	Balzac's remaines, or, His last letters· Written to severall grand and eminent persons in France. Whereunto are annexed the familiar letters of Monsieur de Balzac to his friend Monsieur Chapelain. Never before in English.; Correspondence. English. Selections	Balzac, Jean-Louis Guez, seigneur de, 1597-1654.; Chapelain, Jean, 1595-1674.; Dring, Thomas.	1658 (1658)	Wing B616; Thomason E1779_1; ESTC R209057	331,826	458

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with_o advantage_n can_v i_o but_o evidence_n to_o you_o with_o what_o respect_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n mar._n 28._o 1640._o letter_n xxi_o to_o the_o reverend_a father_n stephen_n de_fw-fr bourges_n a_o capuchin_n preacher_n reverend_a father_n you_o ought_v to_o commiserate_v i_o instead_o of_o complain_v of_o i_o you_o know_v well_o on_o who_o the_o unhappiness_n of_o your_o separation_n fall_v or_o at_o lest_o who_o lose_v most_o by_o it_o since_o you_o will_v be_v so_o good_a as_o to_o take_v a_o share_n in_o the_o mishap_n for_o my_o justification_n be_v please_v to_o consider_v only_o the_o present_a estate_n of_o thing_n you_o be_v the_o distributer_n of_o the_o favour_n

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adversos_fw-la componere_fw-la motus_fw-la qui_fw-la gallum_fw-la atque_fw-la aquilam_fw-la conciliare_fw-la potest_fw-la et_fw-la marti_fw-la dare_v vincla_fw-la &_o terris_fw-la pellere_fw-la diras_fw-la et_fw-la sanctum_fw-la optatae_fw-la condere_fw-la pacis_fw-la opus_fw-la if_o you_o be_v nor_o very_o confident_a i_o love_v you_o honour_v you_o and_o esteem_v you_o infinite_o you_o be_v very_o ill_o inform_v of_o what_o pass_v in_o my_o heart_n and_o your_o familiar_a spirit_n do_v not_o give_v you_o a_o faithful_a account_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v a_o hundred_o league_n from_o you_o esto_fw-la mihi_fw-la tu_fw-la sol_fw-la testis_fw-la tu_fw-la dia_n carenta_n vos_fw-fr nymphae_fw-la num_fw-la i_o veneres_fw-la laudare_fw-la pudicas_fw-la victuri_fw-la urbanosque_fw-la sale_n artemque_fw-la placendi_fw-la audistis_fw-la solidumque_fw-la altis_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la acumen_fw-la et_fw-la bona_fw-la vera_fw-la animi_fw-la cum_fw-la i_o dicente_fw-la vel_fw-la 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